Art2Action, Inc. creates, develops, produces and presents original devised theater work, interdisciplinary performances, performative acts and progressive cultural organizing. We support women artists, artists of color, queer or trans-identified artists, and creative allies. We are dedicated to cultural equity and innovation, artistic quality and community value, performativity and impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $452K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$415K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$441K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$415K
FY2022▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$167K
FY2020$346K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$699K
Expenses
$329K
FY2022▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$157K
FY2020$213K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$463K
Net assets
$441K
FY2022▲ +186%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$32K
FY2020$164K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$422K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $228K Management & general 31% · $101K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic & Executive Director
$78,196Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$55,246Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Assaf’s $106K as Artistic & Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Andrea Assaf$106,454$80,016$78,196$88,667$75,000$61,923
Gabrielle Vigueira$59,992$54,746$55,246———
Dora Arreola———$1,000$3,200—

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

Programs and updates

Creates and presents original theater and performances, supporting diverse artists and fostering cultural equity.

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3 programs · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

A2a Originals

As part of our on-going new works creation series, "A2A Originals," we developed and presented new work by commissioned artists including Celeste Miller, Dora Arreola, Heather Raffo, Andrea Assaf, and more. Expenses include artist fees for collaborating artists, travel and accommodations, per diem, etc.

$178Kprogram expense
02

Directing Institute

"Writer's Laboratory & Professional Peer Exchange," a component of the National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation, was co-organized and co-directed by Art2Action and Pangea World Theater.

$37Kprogram expense
03

Veteran Arts

One of our community engaged program areas is to provide events for military veterans, including our Veteran Community Open Mic. In 2022, we held 4 quarterly open mic events in partnership with the Straz Center for the Performing Arts and Paint22, a local veteran-led organization that raises awareness about veteran suicide and prevention…

$9Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$325K
South Arts INCFY2024$22K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$452K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$378
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$441K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$378
Other incomeLn 4–11$185
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$441K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$155K$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$155K$441K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$85K$49K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$0$11K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$60K$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$0$5K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$4K$0
TravelLn 17$64K$49K$14K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$0$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$12K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$228K$101K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $699K$463K$236K$422K 990 PDF
FY2023 $238K$493K−$255K$186K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $415K$329K$86K$441K 990 PDF
FY2021 $254K$261K−$7K$155K 990 PDF
FY2020 $346K$213K$133K$164K 990 PDF
FY2019 $167K$157K$10K$32K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $415,083 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $136,182$295,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $117,130$118,670
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $394$378
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$185
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $253,706$415,083
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $117,554$144,303
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,106$184,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,660$328,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,954$86,269
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $415,083 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,385 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$285,850
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$295,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $116,470 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$116,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $378 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $119,233 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$415,083
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,814 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,726 · Management $48,716 · Fundraising $0$133,442
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $10,861 · Fundraising $0$10,861
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,321 · Management $11,472 · Fundraising $0$71,793
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,676 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,676
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,993 · Management $3,514 · Fundraising $0$8,507
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,543 · Fundraising $0$4,543
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,580 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $0$17,180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,358 · Management $14,203 · Fundraising $0$63,561
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,397 · Fundraising $0$2,397
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,144 · Management $1,710 · Fundraising $0$13,854
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,798 · Management $101,016 · Fundraising $0$328,814
Part X · Balance sheet $446,370 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,518$242,039
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$198,023
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$405
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,903
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,518$446,370
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$5,182
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,182
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,160$344,198
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $98,358$96,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $154,518$441,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,518$446,370
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $441,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,083
XI-2 Total expenses$328,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$154,518
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$200,401
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$441,188

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