Act Up Theater INC

Tax-deductible

Hartford, CT501(c)(3)Since 2008Youth DevelopmentEIN 81-1065321

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Education and art

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $72K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$379K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$411K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$94K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$379K
FY2025▼ -33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$379K
Expenses
$411K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$411K
Net assets
$94K
FY2025▼ -25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$94K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $146K Management & general 64% · $265K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Faithlyn Johnson’s $133K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Faithlyn Johnson$132,805—
Faithlyn Johnson—$50,500

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

Programs and updates

Act Up Theater INC is a youth development nonprofit based in Hartford, CT, formed in 2008.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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arts and education

Pt IX · col B

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$72K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$379K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$411K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$265K
Owns and owesPt X
$94K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Government grantsLn 1e$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$379K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Other assetsLn 15−$16K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$94K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$126K$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$126K$94K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$169K$169K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50
Accounting feesLn 11c$650$650
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$188K$146K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K$146K$265K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $379K$411K−$32K$94K 990 PDF
FY2024 $562K$436K$126K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$396K$9K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$286K−$40K$98K 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$144K$36K$138K 990 PDF
FY2020 $130K$76K$54K$102K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,888 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$253,770
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$378,874
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14$14
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $410,909 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $168,628$168,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $18,943$18,943
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50$50
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $650$650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $145,632 · Management $42,586$188,218
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,562$18,562
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,099$4,099
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,705$3,705
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,054$8,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $146,332 · Management $264,577 · Fundraising $0$410,909
Part X · Balance sheet $93,645 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$107,604
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,527
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,307−$16,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,666$93,645
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $125,666$93,645
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,666$93,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,645 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,888
XI-2 Total expenses$410,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$125,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,645

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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