Charity Navigator - Rating for Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc.

Medium-sized Arts and culture Arts services

501(c)(3) organization

Donations are tax-deductible

www.actorsguild.org

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)

Rating Information

Great

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.

Beacon Weights

Historical Ratings

Important note on the timeliness of ratings

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 As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations.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.

Rating Report

Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability

Impact & ResultsAccountability & FinanceCulture & CommunityLeadership & Adaptability

Accountability & Finance

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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Accountability and Transparency

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Board Composition - 34/34 - 25/25 pts

Independent Audit or Financial Review - Has Audit/Review - 20/20 pts

Total Revenue Amount	Expectation to Receive Credit
$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)

Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts

Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts

Document Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 pts

Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 pts

Website - Listed - 3/3 pts

Financial Metrics

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Liabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.11% - 15/15 pts

Liabilities to Assets Ratio	Amount of Credit Received
Less than 50%	Full Credit
50% - 59.9%	Partial Credit
60% or more	No Credit

Program Expense Ratio - 73.63% - 25/25 pts

Program Expense Percentage	Amount of Credit Received
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

Unscored Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - Data Available

Salary of Key Persons - Data Available

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

Pandemic Response - Data Available

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.

Equity Practices (3/7)
	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)
	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.

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