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1 E 29TH ST
New York NY 10016-7405
New York NY | IRS ruling year: 1928 | EIN: 13-5563397
THE EPISCOPAL ACTORS' GUILD PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID AND SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS OF ALL FAITHS UNDERGOING FINANCIAL CRISIS. WE ARE ALSO DEDICATED TO HELPING ... (More)
THE EPISCOPAL ACTORS' GUILD PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID AND SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS OF ALL FAITHS UNDERGOING FINANCIAL CRISIS. WE ARE ALSO DEDICATED TO HELPING EMERGING ARTISTS ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. (Less)
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This charity's score is 97%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 80% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, 10% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. has earned a 97% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other school related activities (BMF activity code: 059)
Gifts or grants to individuals (other than scholarships) (BMF activity code: 561)
Other religious activities (BMF activity code: 029)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc.) or EIN (135563397) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
EAG was eligible for additional pandemic relief grants and brought in more than anticipated in FY20-21. Contributions from individual donors were also higher in 2020 due to COVID giving, including increased giving from donors new to our organization. EAG applied for and received a PPP loan, which has since been forgiven, which insured that our staff of three could work full-time remotely to continue providing services to our client base.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
When EAG closed our physical office due to New York State's PAUSE order in March 2020, we immediately pivoted to using online applications for our primary program, the Emergency Aid & Relief Program. EAG was able to continue providing short-term emergency financial grants for rent, utility bills, medical bills, and sustenance needs virtually with no pause in our services. Within a week of closing our headquarters, EAG reimagined how our onsite Actors Pantry could ward off hunger for performers in need. EAG is currently able to feed people by providing either a $50 grocery store gift card or a $50 grocery delivery order once every two weeks for as long as the need persists. By April 2020, our free Artists Afternoon workshops and multiple sessions of The Artist's Way, a support group for artists, were shifted to Zoom. Our Headshot Project, Open Stage Space Grant, and the Thomas Barbour Playwrights Award, all of which require in-person access to our space, were put on pause in 2020.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
Starting March 13, 2020, our staff worked more than full-time remotely to make sure that NYC's performing arts community continued to receive the same fast, responsive, and compassionate help that they were used to getting from EAG. We shifted all programs and services to a virtual model if possible. On March 30, 2020, our board passed a proposal temporarily decreasing individual grants to a maximum of $500 to meet our community’s increased need during the public health crisis without having to turn qualified performers away. By May, EAG was able to restore our grant awards to their pre-pandemic levels (maximum annual grant of $750; $1000 for our HIV/AIDS, seniors age 65+, and disabled clients). Food insecurity in our client population remains at an all-time high; requests for assistance from our Actors Pantry MORE THAN TRIPLED in 2020 requiring us to shift additional resources to this program.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
When our physical Actors Pantry reopened for “shopping” appointments in September 2021, EAG moved to a hybrid model for this food assistance program, integrating what we learned during the pandemic. In addition to providing food to all clients through our onsite Actors Pantry at the time of initial intake and by appointment as the need persists, we will continue allowing clients to request a $25 grocery store gift card once a month, giving them the opportunity to supplement the Pantry’s shelf-stable items with fresh foods. Senior and disabled clients will still qualify for online grocery delivery orders. We also intend to continue using an online application process for our Emergency Aid & Relief Program. And, even after our space reopens for in-person activities, EAG will continue to offer some of our free Artist Afternoon workshops virtually on Zoom, improving access for those for whom traveling to our offices would prove difficult.
Not Currently Scored
Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. reported its three largest programs on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
THE EMERGENCY AID AND RELIEF PROGRAM - GIVE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED PERFORMERS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS REGARDLESS OF FAITH, RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, PHYSICAL ABILITY OR LANGUAGE ADDRE ... (More)
THE EMERGENCY AID AND RELIEF PROGRAM - GIVE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED PERFORMERS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS REGARDLESS OF FAITH, RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, PHYSICAL ABILITY OR LANGUAGE ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE EVICTION, HOUSING COURT STIPULATIONS, UTILITY SHUTOFFS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND DENTAL COSTS, AND SUSTENANCE NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
THE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SPECIFIC, AND OFTEN ONGOING, NEEDS OF PERFORMERS LIVING WITH THE DISEASE.
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN THOSE STUDYING PERFORMING ARTS.
Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. has earned a 90% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
100% of beacon score
This organization's score of 90 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 7 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (3/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (4/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
THE EPISCOPAL ACTORS' GUILD PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID AND SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS OF ALL FAITHS UNDERGOING FINANCIAL CRISIS. WE ARE ALSO DEDICATED TO HELPING EMERGING ARTISTS ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
The Episcopal Actors' Guild (EAG) is a safety net for the performing arts community. We help NYC's professional actors, singers, and dancers to bridge the inevitable gaps that happen in performing arts careers so they can keep working in the career of their choice. Artistic careers are "real" jobs! EAG provides a toolkit so that NYC's performers can have longevity in their industry.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Continue to grow our Actors Pantry to meet the needs of the performing arts community. Expand food deliveries to those who are homebound.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Provide caring and expedient help to performers in crisis.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: Increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among our staff, leadership and membership.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
We have implemented DEI training for all staff and board members. We have also sent staff to paid trainings on budgeting, quickbooks, and board development.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
Community Building
The majority of our leadership are professionals in the performing arts sector. Most of our efforts are organic. For example, board members often share our resources while in rehearsal or on set. In addition, we participate in a coalition of performing arts charities to ensure an organized collective effort for the performers we serve. We also work with performing arts unions (AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AGMA, AGVA) to help promote the word about our programs and services. Whenever a client’s needs exceed our capabilities, we make referrals to other organizations such as Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. We contact other agencies and advocate on behalf of our clients. We also advise clients to take advantage of the services provided by Housing Court Answers, The Legal Aid Society, and NYC’s Human Resources Administration.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
EAG is no stranger to adapting to changing conditions and unexpected challenges; we have helped artists through everything from the Great Depression to the HIV-AIDS crisis to COVID. After successfully shifting all our programs and services and fundraising efforts online in 2020, we reopened Guild Hall in September 2021, moving to a hybrid schedule with staff splitting their time between the office and remote work as needs dictate. To safely reopen, we have kept a close eye on CDC, NYS, and NYC guidelines. We have reopened as a fully vaccinated facility. EAG has implemented many new safety measures including contracting an HVAC specialist, installing a commercial-grade HEPA unit, upgrading our existing mini split-system a/c units to add upper room UV disinfecting lights, and installing a CO2 monitor. Due to the pandemic, food insecurity remains at an all-time high, and requests for food assistance MORE THAN TRIPLED in our last completed fiscal year (April 1, 2020-March 31, 2021) with EAG providing $50 grocery store gift cards or grocery store deliveries to more than 900 clients. Our onsite pantry reopened in September 2021. Due to issues in the supply chain and rising food costs, it has been difficult to purchase the same quantities of non-perishable food items from the vendor we relied on pre-pandemic, but we have been able to adapt by expanding the number of suppliers we use to obtain the food that our community needs. Clients who are homebound due to age, disability, injury, illness, etc. will still qualify for online grocery delivery orders. In 2020, EAG made a DEI commitment to reduce barriers to access, increase diversity in leadership, amplify the voices of BIPOC artists, maintain an equitable and inclusive workspace, and be better anti-racist allies.
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