Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
14 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Joan Glazer’s $80K as Managing Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Glazer | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $75,000 | $75,050 | $75,050 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Actors Equity Foundation INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports actors and advances the theatrical profession through cooperation and improvement.
Questions for Actors Equity Foundation INC
Your first name shows with your question. Actors Equity Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.
The foundation provides unrestricted grants to support the general operations of not-for-profit theaters and not-for-profit organizations that work to benefit members of the acting profession and improve the state of the theater.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 13-2513378) · Dispute this lineThe foundation sponsors the steven falat christmas basket project. This project delivers holiday baskets to individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 13-2513378) · Dispute this lineThe foundation grants awards to individuals and organizations that recognize accomplishments in the acting profession and those who contribute to the advancement of the theatrical professions. Current foundation awards include the grant fund east, the paul robeson award, the ST. Clair bayfield award, the joseph a.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 13-2513378) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $294K | $123K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.0M | $3.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.3M | $3.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.3M | $3.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $124K | $124K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $95K | $42K | $53K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $301 | $301 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $7K | $7K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $246 | $246 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $20K | $20K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $4K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $277K | $196K | $81K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 12, 2026 | $193K | $245K | −$52K | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 | $3K | $269K | −$266K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 | $250K | $241K | $9K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2023 | $1.7M | $326K | $1.4M | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2022 | $322K | $232K | $90K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 | $226K | $277K | −$51K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $226,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $226,386 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,107 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,209,465 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,209,465 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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