Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$29,031,518

Total expenses

$11,319,845

Contributions and grants received

$27,865,193

Grants paid

$4,079,431

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$992,637

Other revenue

$173,688

Total assets, end of year

$74,836,015

Total liabilities, end of year

$13,689,696

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$61,146,319

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,740,792

Management and general expenses

$1,946,893

Fundraising expenses

$632,160

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,740,792

Program services were 77.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $4,629,817 · Grants $4,020,431

• PERFORMERS PROGRAMS: IN ORDER TO PREPARE A DYNAMIC TALENT POOL FOR SUCCESS IN THE EVOLVING ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS THE PERFORMERS PROGRAMS, A BROAD EDUCATIONAL ROSTER WITH SUBJECTS RANGING FROM AUDITION TECHNIQUE AND SELF-MARKETING TO PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH ACCOMPLISHED ACTORS AND MODERATED TALKS WITH RESPECTED DIRECTORS. THESE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE PERFORMING ARTISTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR CAREERS, REFINE THEIR CRAFT, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND ESTABLISH LIFELONG HABITS OF SELF-MOTIVATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO SCALE UP IN-PERSON PERFORMERS PROGRAMS IN HOUSE AND AT OFF-SITE VENUES, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING VIRTUAL RESOURCES TO THE SAG-AFTRA COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ADD NEWLY RECORDED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE VIDEO GALLERY AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, OR MOBILITY ISSUES, HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAMMING. THE BUSINESS: THE BUSINESS PROVIDES PARTICIPATING MEMBERS WITH AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF ENTERTAINMENT'S FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL MECHANICS, AS WELL AS CURRENT TRENDS AND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY. ATTENDEES LEARN PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SELF-MARKETING, PRE-AUDITION PREPARATION, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT IN LARGE FORMAT SEMINARS AND HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH TOOLS TO HELP THEM BEGIN TO THINK NOT ONLY AS ARTISTS, BUT ALSO AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS MARKETS AND THE BUYERS WITHIN THOSE MARKETS, AND PUTTING IN PLACE LONG-TERM CAREER PLANS.CONVERSATIONS: CONVERSATIONS PROGRAMS PRESENT FILM AND TELEVISION SCREENINGS ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATED DISCUSSIONS WITH CAST MEMBERS, AS WELL AS CAREER CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADING ACTORS WHO HAVE MADE LASTING ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INDUSTRY. CONVERSATIONS PROGRAMMING IS CURATED WITH A FOCUS ON PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED CASTS GENERATING BOTH CONSUMER ATTENTION AND CRITICAL HONORS, OFFERING ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM FELLOW PERFORMING ARTISTS WHO ARE WORKING IN CURRENT OR RECENT PRODUCTIONS. GUEST SPEAKERS EXPLORE THE PROCESS AND PROFESSION OF ACTING AND DRILL DOWN INTO THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND ARTISTIC INFLUENCES THAT HAVE SHAPED THEIR CAREERS. THESE INSIGHTS PROVIDE BOTH NEW AND ESTABLISHED PERFORMERS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH AN EXPANDED UNDERSTANDING OF FRESH METHODS FOR APPROACHING MATERIAL, BOTH IN AUDITIONS AND WHILE WORKING ON SET.CASTING ACCESS: OFFERING CRITICAL INSIGHT INTO THE CASTING PROCESS, PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH COLD READING EXPERIENCE IN AN INTERACTIVE CLASS SETTING. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM RESPECTED INDUSTRY CASTING PROFESSIONALS THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN FROM.COMPUTER LAB: THE FOUNDATION OPENED A VIRTUAL COMPUTER LAB DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AND BECOME COMFORTABLE USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY. CLASSES GIVE PARTICIPANTS ACCESS TO WRITING SOFTWARE AND VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITING PROGRAMS, HELPING THEM CREATE THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES AND BUILD THEIR ONLINE BRANDS. THE LA COMPUTER LAB WILL OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2024 AND NEW YORK IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED LATER IN THE YEAR.VOICEOVER LAB: THIS PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MEMBERS FOR CAREERS IN THE VOICEOVER ARTS. VO LAB PROGRAMMING PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH INSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK, AND ADVICE ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FROM RESPECTED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN INTERACTIVE CLASSES THAT EXPLORE PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE IN MULTIPLE VOICEOVER SUBSETS -- INCLUDING VOICING COMMERCIALS, VOICE-TO-PICTURE PROMO WORK, AUDIOBOOK NARRATION, AND ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAME VOICE ACTING. THE FOUNDATION RE-OPENED THE LA AND NY FACILITIES AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. ON-CAMERA: MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REHEARSE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA IN OUR LA AND NY ON-CAMERA LABS, WHICH OFFER QUIET, DEDICATED SPACES WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD LIGHTING AND EQUIPMENT. STAFFED BY TRAINED ENGINEERS, THE ON-CAMERA LABS ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS IN WHICH OUR ENGINEERS SERVE AS READERS OR HELP MEMBERS TROUBLESHOOT TECH-RELATED ISSUES THEY MAY BE HAVING WHILE SELF-RECORDING THEIR OWN AUDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS PRODUCED A COLLECTION OF TECH TIPS VIDEOS WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR SELF-RECORDING AUDITIONS, SUCH AS POINTERS FOR LIGHTING, BACKDROPS, AND CAMERA AND SOUND TECHNIQUE. THESE VIDEOS ARE PUBLISHED IN OUR WEBSITE VIDEO GALLERY AND ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

  Expenses $2,857,915 · Grants $59,000

• PROGRAM FACILITY COSTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK LOCATIONS.

  Expenses $745,463

• LITERACY INITIATIVES: PROMOTES READING AND LITERACY SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN. STORYLINE ONLINE: THE FOUNDATION'S DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAM, AVAILABLE AT NO COST AND AD-FREE TO THE PUBLIC, CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL RESOURCE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PROVIDING LESSONS REMOTELY, AS WELL AS FOR THE MANY PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO ARE TAKING A MUCH LARGER DAILY ROLE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE STORYLINE ONLINE LIBRARY HAS GROWN TO 80 VIDEOS DESIGNED TO BUILD READING CAPACITY AT THE K THROUGH 4 LEVEL, WITH ACCLAIMED ACTORS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO READ CHILDREN'S BOOKS ALOUD ALONGSIDE IMAGINATIVELY PRODUCED ILLUSTRATIONS. EPISODES RUN BETWEEN SEVEN AND 15 MINUTES, WITH EACH VIDEO FOCUSING ON TOPICS INCLUDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT, HONESTY, PERSEVERANCE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND KINDNESS AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, ENCOURAGING YOUNG LEARNERS TO EXPLORE THESE CONCEPTS AND IDENTIFY COMMONALITIES IN HUMAN EXPERIENCES THAT ON THE SURFACE MAY SEEM VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN. SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY GUIDES DEVELOPED BY A CREDENTIALED ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR AND ALIGNED WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) COMMON CORE STANDARDS ACCOMPANY EVERY VIDEO FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM, VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, HOSPITALS, AND AT HOME.

  Expenses $507,597

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA

  $88,145

  COVID-19 SUPPORT

• GHETTO FILM SCHOOL

  $25,000

  OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

• MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND

  $25,000

  OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• SAG-AFTRA

  501(C)(5) · PERFORMERS UNION · CA

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 March 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202410819349301601

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