Acme Performance Group INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4297361Revenue $243K in FY2023

On file with the IRS3191 Casitas Ave Box 10 Suite 100, 90039-2469 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jun 1996Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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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.
33¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
33%
of spending
Concern: 33% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$22K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$243K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
33%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$246K
FY2023▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$132K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$255K
Net assets
$84K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$246

From the FY2023 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

33 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 33% · $81K Management & general 66% · $163K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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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3 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

This program is acting classes. It is a scene-study acting class for professional actors.

$32Kprogram expense
02

Our one Mainstage production in 2023 was RESET

$31Kprogram expense
03

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.

$17Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
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$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$84K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$107K$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$86K$84K
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$102K$50K$52K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$2K$9K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$29K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$0$15K$0
Office expensesLn 13$600$0$600$0
OccupancyLn 16$47K$0$47K$0
TravelLn 17$854$0$854$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$0$33K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$81K$163K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$255K−$25K$246 990 PDF
FY2024 $176K$222K−$46K$36K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $243K$246K−$3K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $243,194 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,694$119,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,898$62,553
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$13
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,542$60,659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,141$243,194
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 $54,769$112,010
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,613$134,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,382$246,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,759−$3,111
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,194 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,603 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,969
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$119,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,553
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $59,056$59,056
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,225 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$243,194
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,305 across 17 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 $49,869 · Management $52,072 · Fundraising $0$101,941
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,517 · Management $8,552 · Fundraising $0$10,069
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,215 · Management $3,552 · Fundraising $0$32,767
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $14,682 · Fundraising $0$14,682
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $600 · Fundraising $0$600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $46,698 · Fundraising $0$46,698
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $854 · Fundraising $0$854
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $0$1,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,435 · Fundraising $0$2,435
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $32,817 · Fundraising $2,362$35,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,601 · Management $163,342 · Fundraising $2,362$246,305
Part X · Balance sheet $105,589 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,478$103,413
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $109$2,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,587$105,589
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11$2,138
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,754$19,590
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,765$21,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,822$83,861
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,587$105,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,861 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,194
XI-2 Total expenses$246,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,111
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,822
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,861

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