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← OPENING ACT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPENING ACT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,121,529
Total expenses
$1,312,205
Contributions and grants received
$1,103,560
Grants paid
$16,990
Program service revenue
$10,600
Investment income
$8,634
Other revenue
-$1,265
Total assets, end of year
$465,563
Total liabilities, end of year
$82,479
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$383,084
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$769,107
Management and general expenses
$255,752
Fundraising expenses
$287,346
Program service expenses (Part III)
$769,107

Program services were 58.6% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $215,005

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $253,455

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $635,100

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP AND SPEAKING INCOME

    total $10,600 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,634 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $8,634

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,001

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $215,005

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,266

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,265 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$1,265

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $16,990 · program services $16,990

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $214,628 · program services $195,828 · management and general $18,800 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $598,794 · program services $424,618 · management and general $0 · fundraising $174,176

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $56,771 · program services $33,013 · management and general $1,760 · fundraising $21,998

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,711 · program services $42,772 · management and general $42,056 · fundraising $32,883

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $93,739 · program services $0 · management and general $93,739 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,845 · program services $12,970 · management and general $62,249 · fundraising $30,626

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,569 · program services $0 · management and general $189 · fundraising $3,380

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,203 · program services $0 · management and general $7,820 · fundraising $3,383

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,176 · program services $0 · management and general $10,176 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,197 · program services $4,458 · management and general $360 · fundraising $379

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,752 · program services $0 · management and general $920 · fundraising $1,832

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,656 · program services $0 · management and general $2,656 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Venue

    total $23,266 · program services $23,266 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Credit Card Fees and Bank Charges

    total $8,685 · program services $0 · management and general $8,660 · fundraising $25

  • 24c · Other expenses: Refreshments and Meals

    total $7,199 · program services $5,691 · management and general $477 · fundraising $1,031

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $12,623 · program services $3,612 · management and general $3,903 · fundraising $5,108

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,401 · program services $5,889 · management and general $1,987 · fundraising $12,525

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $184,348 · end of year $97,325

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $52,078

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $180,000 · end of year $209,121

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $143,589 · end of year $6,846

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,469 · end of year $3,485

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $24,342

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,894 · end of year $7,142

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $203,464 · end of year $89,566

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,004 · end of year $32,479

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $70,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $271,542 · end of year $174,268

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $302,218 · end of year $208,816

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Opening Acts theater programs provide students attending New York Citys most under-served public schools the opportunity to gain confidence, pride and the knowledge that they can succeed at anything in life. We strive to offer an exceptional and consistent theater program to any New York City school that needs one.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Opening Acts theater programs provide students attending New York Citys most under-served public schools the opportunity to gain confidence, pride, and the knowledge that they can succeed at anything in life.

  • See Schedule O.

    Expenses $769,107

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leah Day VanHorn

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Iliana Guibert

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jamie Trowbridge

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chris Wilkens

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael Fleming

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kym Blanchard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Cellupica

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gregg Arst

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Drew Garrison

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pam Hacker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ashia Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ali Kamin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Kwan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Annie Parisse

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anastasia Pronin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Schorr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ira Schreck

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rahul Tripathi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Zareta Ricks

    Executive Director (Through 6/2/23)

    Total calculated
    $61,129
    From this org
    $57,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,472
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $57,657
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,472
    Filer's total
    $61,129
  • Deborah Steinglass

    Interim Executive Director (9/14/2023 to 10/2024)

    Total calculated
    $38,833
    From this org
    $37,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,557
    Hours/week
    35
  • Maza Myrie

    Board Member until 8/4/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0
  • Sari Garnat

    Board Member until 12/7/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0
  • Ken Huynh

    Board Member until 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0
  • Nikki Calliste

    Board Member until 1/16/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0

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

Answered yes

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Pt I Line 4a
RESIGNED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED SEVERNCE PAYMENT FOR HER TIME WITH THE ORGANIZATION.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531339349301548

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