Arts engagement through Young Actors Guild positively impacts students across academic, social, and emotional domains. Participation in structured yag performing arts programs has shown: improved literacy, math engagement, and critical thinking reduced disciplinary incidents and increase school attendance strengthened emotional regulation, teamwork, and leadership skills provide trauma-informed outlets for expression and healing for students engaged in yag, the arts can serve as a stabilizing forceoffering consistency, mentorship, and purpose during non-school hours. Creates safe, supervised spaces during peak unsupervised hours reinforces positive relationships with caring adults and mentors elevates student voice and cultural identity strengthens school-community connections the academy leverages community partnerships, ensuring accessibility and familiarity for students and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
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
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$398K
Spent
$397K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$398K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$526K
Expenses
$397K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$0
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $244K Management & general 39% · $153K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,500Pt VII · Sec A
$16,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chrysti Chandler’s $101K as Founder and Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chrysti Chandler$100,769—$43,900——
Sabrina Norwood$91,538—$41,600$38,400$36,500
Christi Chandler———$38,400$16,500
Sarbina Norword—$23,400———
Christi J Chandler—$23,400———

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

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

Provides theatrical and dance programs for inner-city youth in Memphis and North Mississippi.

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3 programs · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Art memphis

$6Kprogram expense
02

Brooklyn communmity foundation

$2Kprogram expense
03

Think inspired

$500program 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Money outPt IX
$397K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$153K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Government grantsLn 1e$181K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$53K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$89K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K$244K
Total functional expensesLn 25$397K$244K$153K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $526K$476K$49K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $521K$489K$32K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $555K$475K$80K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $513K$367K$146K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $391K$386K$5K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $398K$397K$2K$0 990 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 $398,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $620,771$398,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $207,305$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $828,076$398,355
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $454,328$396,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $454,328$396,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $373,748$1,568
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $398,355 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$180,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$398,355
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$398,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,787 across 4 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $53,000$53,000
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $89,000$89,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,787$10,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,000$244,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,000 · Management $152,787 · Fundraising $0$396,787
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 6 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$398,355
XI-2 Total expenses$396,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,568
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$604,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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