Acme Performance Group INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4297361

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Moving Arts Is Committed To Creating, Producing And Promoting Adventurous Theatrical New Work By Diverse Los Angeles Artists For Diverse Audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
20¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
20%
of spending
Concern: 20% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
+189% vs prior year
Spent
$132K
To programs
20%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2022▲ +189%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$132K
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$132K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$255K
Net assets
$86K
FY2022▲ ×11
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$246

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

20 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 20% · $27K Management & general 77% · $102K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Reed’s $5K as Managing Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Produces and promotes adventurous new theater by diverse Los Angeles artists for all audiences.

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2 program services account for $27K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Plays in Motion is another development program, but one that is focused on plays that are written and that we think might have production possibilities with the company. This was a new program and one that we found very rewarding and successful for both the artists and the company.

$24Kprogram expense
02

MADlab is our new play development program, taking a playwright from a concept of a play to a first public reading of that new play. We developed three new plays, each very different from the other.

$3Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$27K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Other assetsLn 15$109
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 60
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$30K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$30K$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$86K
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$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$20K$30K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$3K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$5K$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$0$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$46K$0$46K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$288$0$288$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$251$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$27K$102K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$255K−$25K$246 990 PDF
FY2024 $176K$222K−$46K$36K 990 PDF
FY2023 $243K$246K−$3K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $211K$132K$79K$86K 990 PDF
FY2021 $73K$8K 990 PDF
FY2020 $110K$30K 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 $211,141 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,694
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,694
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,898
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $44,542$44,542
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,141
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,382 across 22 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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,649 · Management $30,184 · Fundraising $0$49,833
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 $1,947 · Management $2,989 · Fundraising $0$4,936
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 $1,185 · Fundraising $0$1,185
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,979 · Management $7,386 · Fundraising $0$12,365
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $5,826 · Fundraising $0$5,826
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,052 · Fundraising $0$1,052
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $45,704 · Fundraising $0$45,704
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $288 · Fundraising $0$288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,185 · Fundraising $0$3,185
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $251 · Management $4,679 · Fundraising $3,078$8,008
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,826 · Management $102,478 · Fundraising $3,078$132,382
Part X · Balance sheet $106,587 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,089$106,478
X-15 Other assets$109
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,089$106,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $583$11
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $21,918$20,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,501$20,765
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,588$85,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,089$106,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,141
XI-2 Total expenses$132,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,588
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,822

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