ACTING OUT THEATER COMPANY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ACTING OUT THEATER COMPANY INC

EIN 06-1791023 · Theater (A65)

What they do

ACTING OUT THEATER COMPANY HAS BROUGHT THEATER to THE MERRIMACK VALLEY for THE PAST 20 YEARS LINDA BEGAN ACTING OUT IN 2002 IN HOPES of CREATING A NON-COMPETITIVE or INTIMIDATING THEATER EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE CONTINUED and EXPANDED OUR MISSION to PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES for PEOPLE of ALL AGES, ABILITY STATUSES, SKILL LEVELS, and BACKGROUNDS to BECOME INVOLVED IN THEATER AS PERFORMERS, CREW MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, or EVEN AS THE AUDIENCE WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THEATER PROGRAMS and PERFORMANCES WITHIN OUR OWN FACILITY, INSTRUCTION and DIRECTION WITHIN LOCAL SCHOOLS, and WORKSHOPS HELD AT OTHER NON-PROFITS. WE STRIVE to MAKE THEATER AN INCLUSIVE and FUN EXPERIENCE for ANYONE WHO WISHES to JOIN, MAKING NO DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN PAYING and SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPANTS. ACTING OUTS GOAL is to EXPAND THE MERRIMACK VALLEYS CULTURAL SCENE WHILE REWARDING LOCAL TALENT, YOUNG and OLD, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY to BE PART of THE THEATER EXPERIENCE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $82.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

74.39%of revenue went to mission work82.8% of expenses · Program services

4.54%of revenue went to fundraising5.1% of expenses

$89.80spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.87%of revenue went to management and office costs12.1% of expenses

$0.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

4.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$337,474

Mission workProgram services$251,05974.39% of revenue82.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$36,67710.87% of revenue12.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$15,3144.54% of revenue5.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$34,42410.20% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$303,05089.80% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 82.8% mission · 12.1% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.80% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 10.2% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.63% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 18.4% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.75% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.2% mission · 27.4% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.58% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.8% mission · 21.1% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.03% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 11.3% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.60% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 14.1% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.31% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 12.2% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$337,474

Expenses$303,050

Annual surplus $34,424 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$251,059 · 82.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$36,677 · 12.1% of expenses

Fundraising$15,314 · 5.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$337,474

Expenses$303,050

Assets$69,332

Income$337,474

Contributions$13,585

Mission work (program services)$251,059

Fundraising$15,314

Management and general$36,677

Executive compensation (total)$8,202

Accounting fees$1,901

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LINDA SCHOONMAKERPRESIDENT/TR · 40 hrs/week $39,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (9)

LINDA SCHOONMAKERPRESIDENT/TR

BETSY HOPKINSTRUSTEE

CARRIE RAINENTRUSTEE

DAVE BOUDREAUTRUSTEE

DAVE COOKTRUSTEE

HANNA HONDZINSKISECRETARY CL

JENN KENNEDYVICE PRESIDE

MARY CORREDORTRUSTEE

MOLLIE LESNEVERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2007
Location: 60 ISLAND ST STE 2, LAWRENCE, MA 01840-1835
County: Essex
In care of: % LINDA SCHOONMAKER
Primary officer: LINDA SCHOONMAKER, PRESIDENT/TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailactingoutregistrar@gmail.com Phone(978) 794-0001

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ROY & RURAK LLC
NTEE classification: Theater (A65)
IRS tax category: Theater