To honor the legacy of the great american playwright, Arthur Miller, and his new york city public school education, the Arthur Miller Foundation (the "Foundation") increases equitable access to quality theater education for public school students by offering scholarships for qualified candidates to earn their theater teaching certification, and supporting public school theater teachers to build sustainable in-school theater programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $316K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
55%
Net assets
$854K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$841K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$879K
FY2024$973K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$827K
FY2024$945K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$854K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$713K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$854K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $668K Management & general 23% · $275K Fundraising 22% · $269K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$154,196Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jaime Hastings’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jaime Hastings$154,196$149,205$143,500$132,500$125,000$117,500

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Supports theater teachers to build school programs, increasing student access to quality theater education.

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2 programs · $668K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Arthur Miller Foundation Fellows Program

The arthur miller foundation fellows program in partnership with new york city public schools (nycps) arts office increases equitable access to quality theater education for public school students by providing tailored support for public school theater teachers to build sustainable in-school theater programs.

$525Kprogram expense
02

Arthur Miller Foundation Scholars Program

The arthur miller foundation scholars program provides 50% tuition scholarship grants to select candidates committed to obtaining a new york state (nys) certification in theater and an MS. Ed.

$143Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $644K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$54,143
Unitemized GrantFY2023$57,088
Unitemized GrantFY2022$64,953
Unitemized GrantFY2021$62,320
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,930
Unitemized GrantFY2020$49,593
Unitemized GrantFY2020$49,593
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,740
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,740
Unitemized GrantFY2019$38,813
Unitemized GrantFY2019$38,813

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$668K
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$269K
Owns and owesPt X
$854K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$293K
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$470K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$854K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K$470K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$207K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$480$0
Total assetsLn 16$802K$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$797K$854K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$82K$82K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$54K$63K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$125K$72K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$6K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$10K$6K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$16K$12K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$219K$142K$14K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$95
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$455$455
TravelLn 17$9K$779$7K$710
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$480$259$120$101
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$298K$219K$13K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$13K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$668K$275K$269K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$57K$854K 990 PDF
FY2024 $973K$945K$28K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023 $879K$827K$52K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022 $908K$779K$129K$713K 990 PDF
FY2021 $457K$574K−$117K$584K 990 PDF
FY2020 $841K$661K$180K$695K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,268,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $958,096$1,247,455
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,870$20,353
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,672$1,053
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $972,638$1,268,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $79,556$81,951
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $370,684$500,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $494,370$629,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $944,610$1,211,916
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,028$56,945
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,268,861 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$122,540
VIII-1e Government grants$74,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,050,415
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,247,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,825$14,825
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,528$5,528
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,053$1,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,406$1,268,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,211,916 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $81,951$81,951
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,648 · Management $62,589 · Fundraising $62,589$178,826
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,820 · Management $71,946 · Fundraising $55,574$252,340
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,641 · Management $2,953 · Fundraising $2,146$10,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,426 · Management $6,098 · Fundraising $4,750$21,274
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,653 · Management $11,553 · Fundraising $10,062$37,268
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $27,788$27,788
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,117$22,117
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $142,434 · Management $14,500 · Fundraising $62,250$219,184
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,971 · Fundraising $95$3,066
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,010$21,010
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,874$2,874
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $455$455
IX-17 TravelPrograms $779 · Management $7,085 · Fundraising $710$8,574
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $259 · Management $120 · Fundraising $101$480
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,828$3,828
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,390 · Management $12,512 · Fundraising $65,739$297,641
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,000 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $5,000$22,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $668,001 · Management $274,899 · Fundraising $269,016$1,211,916
Part X · Balance sheet $878,750 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $339,084$293,035
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $181,124$177,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $73,384$153,748
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $250$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $480$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $207,457$254,534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $801,779$878,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,024$25,129
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,024$25,129
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $724,121$803,871
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,634$49,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $796,755$853,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $801,779$878,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $853,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,268,861
XI-2 Total expenses$1,211,916
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$796,755
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$79
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$853,621

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