New York · Nonprofit
THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC
THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC (New York) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $213,917 to it, the largest being The Agnes Varis Trust ($175,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2018
- $508k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $214k
- Net assets
- $-59478
What The Actors Company Theatre Inc does
Mission
The Actors Company Theatre is dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit, with a focus on creating theatre from its essence: the text and the actor's ability to bring it to life. Over the past eighteen seasons and more than 90 productions, we have grown to become a true ensemble: a group that has developed a common vocabulary and a technique based on our artistic vision and collective body of work. Our actors and directors are committed to TACT because of the artistic opportunities it offers: creative challenges, professional growth, and the chance to work on great plays that deserve to be seen more often in New York City.
As stated on its FY2018 Form 990.
Program
Mainstage. The centerpiece of our programming is to present, twice yearly, neglected works of literary merit to New York City area audiences. The focus of these productions is placed on the text and the actor, and on exploring the script in an in-depth way in an intimate space. Casting is mainly sourced from the company of actors. Additionally, we strive to breakdown barriers between audience members and our artists. Salon Series. The original concept of the company was rooted in the staged reading which we initially called Concert Performances and has, over the years, transformed into our current Salon Series. The Salon Series allows us to present a broader range of work as these script-in-hand presentations are not reliant on production values or salaries. The Salons offer an intimate theatrical experience for our subscribers where company members are highly accessible both on stage in the intimate TACT Studio, and as ushers and greeters. This close contact often inspires lasting relationships between our artists and audience. newTACTics. A development program for new work which culminates in an annual festival each June. The mission is centered on developing new work for the…
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $65k to $11k (−84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2018: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $204k → $10k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 86% · 2018 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
89% of THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $11k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC?
- THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC (New York) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $213,917 to it, the largest being The Agnes Varis Trust ($175,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $213,917 in grants to THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC?
- The Agnes Varis Trust is the largest funder on record, with $175,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ACTORS COMPANY THEATRE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2018 (financials across 2017–2018), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing