New York · Nonprofit
THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA (New York) receives grants from 578 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,800,997 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,238,054). 321 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $66M
- Funders on record
- 578
- Grants received
- $64M
- Net assets
- $119M
What The Actors' Fund of America does
Mission
The entertainment community fund is a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. (continued in schedule o).
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The actors fund home is a 169-bed health care facility providing skilled nursing, short-stay rehabilitation, assisted living and dementia care in englewood, new jersey, for members of the performing arts and entertainment community. The home is a gold standard for senior care and a recipient of the highest rating of 5 stars from the centers for medicare and medicaid services, as well as a perfect survey from the new jersey state department of health. (see schedule o).program accomplishment 1: the actors fund homethe actors fund home provides residential health care at a 169-bed health care facility in englewood, new jersey. Skilled nursing, short-stay rehabilitation, assisted living and dementia care is provided there for members of the performing arts and entertainment community.
$25,989,933 spent$20,435,498 earned by the program47% of program spendingHuman services (social services, employment & training, health services and senior residential care.) the fund helped approximately 26,000 people through its programs and services. These comprehensive programs are designed to meet the critical needs of performing arts and entertainment professionals. (see schedule o).program accomplishment 2: human services (social services, employment & training, health services and senior residential care.)the fund's human services offer comprehensive programs designed to meet the critical needs of entertainment and performing arts professionals. In 2024, the fund helped more than 25,981 people through its programs and services.social servicesthe fund offers free and confidential social service programs designed to address a wide array of challenges faced by people in performing arts and entertainment. In 2024, we helped 11,274 people through our free and confidential social service programs. The fund provided $7.6m in emergency financial assistance to 5,489 individuals.youth serviceslooking ahead supports young performers in developing the values, skills and confidence they need to successfully transition to fulfilling adult lives. It serves…
$25,972,091 spentof which $8,430,702 as grants$5,146,997 earned by the program47% of program spendingAffordable and supportive housing is a critical concern for many in the performing arts and entertainment industry. With education programs and through marketing outreach, the fund helps performing arts and entertainment professionals secure housing; it also develops and operates affordable, supportive and special needs housing through its subsidiary, the actors fund housing development corporation. (see schedule o).program accomplishment 3: housinghousing is a critical concern for people who work in performing arts and entertainment. The fund works to increase access to affordable housing for our community. The dorothy ross friedman residence, a 178-unit affordable, and supportive housing residence on west 57th street in manhattan, nyc, provides housing to special low-income entertainment professionals, including seniors, working professionals, and persons living with hiv/aids. Social services and a vibrant activities program helped residents build community, focus on health and wellness and stay engaged, creative and active.the palm view is a 40 unit affordable housing facility in west hollywood, california, that is available to low-income people living with hiv/aids and seniors…
$3,717,881 spentof which $947,346 as grants$460,644 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $55,679,905.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $108M to $140M (+30%).
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: 2017 5% · 2018 5% · 2019 5% · 2020 3% · 2021 11% · 2022 3% · 2023 2% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
51% of THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (0% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Annette Bening
Chairman of the board
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 118 funders to 199 funders, grant income rose $2.3M → $10M.
34 of 578 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $93M from 26 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA raised.
From the IRS filings of THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 578 funders by total. 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' FUND OF AMERICA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 41% · 2019 29% · 2020 12% · 2021 16% · 2022 17% · 2023 15% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
39% of THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
61% of THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA'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. $20M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 states 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.
Against its field
THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 425 membership benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 425 membership benefit nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $377k on record — $125k federal, $252k state.
- National Endowment for the Arts$125k
- GRANT IN AID$250k
- TRUST FUND$1k
- DEDICATED$495
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 38 states
Part of a family of 7 related entities
- Entertainment Health Insurance Solutions · disregarded
- Actors Fund Productions LLC · disregarded
- Taf Hac Building LLC · disregarded
- Entertainment Community Insurance Services LLC · disregarded
- Actors Fund Housing Development Corp · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA?
- THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA (New York) receives grants from 578 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,800,997 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,238,054). 321 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA have?
- IRS filings report 578 organizations giving $63,800,997 in grants to THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA, 321 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $10,238,054 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 578 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing