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PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 1: HUMAN SERVICES (SOCIAL SERVICES + EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING + HEALTH SERVICES) THE ACTORS FUND HUMAN SERVICES OFFER COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. IN 2013, THE FUND HELPED 17,541 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND OVER 400,000 THROUGH ITS ON-LINE TRAINING AND INFORMATION SERVICES. SOCIAL SERVICES OUR FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES COVER A FULL RANGE OF CATEGORIES. LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE COUNSELING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE MANY DIFFICULTIES THAT CAN ARISE THROUGHOUT ONE'S LIFE AND CAREER. IN 2013, THE ACTORS FUND PROVIDED OVER $2,690,000 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HELPED 3,291 PEOPLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: THE ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE AIDS INITIATIVE, SENIORS AND DISABLED PROGRAM, WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, THE DANCERS' RESOURCE, AND HOWL! HELPS. 6,267 PEOPLE RECEIVED CLINICAL SERVICES AND EMERGENCEY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 753 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SEMINARS ON FINDING AND APPLYING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUDGETING, MANAGING DEBT AND INVESTMENTS, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY IN THE WORKPLACE AWARENESS AND RETIREMENT PLANNING. YOUTH SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES, THE ACTORS FUND LOOKING AHEAD PROGRAM ENHANCED THE ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL YOUNG PERFORMERS, AGES 9-18, TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD BY BUILDING A MORE COHESIVE COMMUNITY FOR THEM AND BY EXPANDING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE NEW SOCIAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE FUND PROVIDED 13 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, 18 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES, 13 SOCIAL EVENTS, 37 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND 114 TRAINING AND 153 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR 238 YOUNG PERFORMERS AND 191 OF THEIR PARENTS. HEALTH SERVICES IN 2013, HEATH CARE WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR NATION'S CONSCIOUSNESS-ESPECIALLY WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE AFFORDABLE CAREACT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. TO HELP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEWLY AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, OUR ARTISTS HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER (AHIRC) HELD A RECORD NUMBER OF SEMINARS AND COUNSELING SESSIONS TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS AND WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO ENROLL. 6,984 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED OUR FREE HEALTH INSURANCE SERMINARS OR RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL CONSELING THROUGH OUR ARTISTS HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER. THE FUND OPERATES A NATIONAL WEB-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER AND, IN 2013, 431,999 PEOPLE VISITED THE WEBSITE. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED VIA NEW YORK'S AL HIRSCHFELD FREE HEALTH CLINIC (THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN MANHATTAN) AND LOS ANGELES'S PERFORMING ARTISTS CLINIC (IN COLLABORATION WITH MUSICARES AND THE VENICE FAMILY CLINIC). IN 2013, THE al Hirschfeld CLINIC PROVIDED 3,161 FREE MEDICAL VISITS TO 1,445 PEOPLE. THE CLINIC'S VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS PROGRAM - BROADWAY DOCS - CONTRIBUTED 586 MEDICAL VISITS VALUED AT $130,110 WITH LABORATORY TESTING VALUED AT $241,872 DONATED BY BIO-REFERENCE LABS. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES THE ACTORS FUND WORK PROGRAM (AWP) ASSISTS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS IN IDENTIFYING AND FINDING SIDELINE WORK AND NEW CAREERS. AWP IS A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESILIENCY AND SELF RELIANCE FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A RESOURCE FOR REFERRAL OF HIGHLY SKILLED AND CREATIVE WORKERS TO THE LARGER EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY. THROUGH AWP SERVICES, CLIENTS CAN DEVELOP REWARDING SIDELINE CAREERS IN SUCH AREAS AS TEACHING, HEALING PROFESSIONS AND REAL ESTATE. OFTEN, WORKING PROFESSIONALS NEED TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUING PURSUIT OF INDUSTRY WORK. MANY OF THE SKILLS THAT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS HAVE - COMMUNICATION, DISCIPLINE, CREATIVITY, FLEXIBILITY, PROFESSIONALISM - ARE TRANSFERABLE AND HIGHLY VALUED IN THE BROADER LABOR MARKET. THE ACTORS FUND WORK PROGRAM HELPS TO IDENTIFY AND APPLY THESE SKILLS TO OTHER WORK SETTINGS. THE PROGRAM HAD 3,378 PARTICIPANTS IN 2013 AND PROVIDED 1,261 INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS, HELD 28 SEMINARS WITH 2,224 ATTENDEES, 10 WORKSHOPS (MULTIPLE SESSIONS) WITH 774 PARTICIPANTS AND 12 COMPUTER CLASSES WITH 270 ENROLLEES. 922 NEW JOBS WERE REPORTED BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 2: SKILLED NURSING CARE & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN 1902, THE ACTORS FUND OPENED A RETIREMENT HOME FOR MEMBERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY. TODAY, THE FUND PROVIDES 124-BEDS OF ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED NURSING CARE AT THE LILLIAN BOOTH ACTORS HOME IN ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. IN 2013, A TOTAL OF 144 PEOPLE RESIDED AT THE LILLIAN BOOTH ACTORS HOME. IN BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS, THE LILLIAN BOOTH HOME PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR SENIORS THROUGH IT 82-BED SKILLED NURSING AND 42-ROOM ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. THE HOME REALIZED 98% OCCUPANCY IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND 97% IN ASSISTED LIVING. THE HOME ACHIEVED A 5 STAR RATING - THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE - FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 3: HOUSING AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE AND SENIOR HOUSING IS A CRITICAL CONCERN FOR MANY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. THE ACTORS FUND WORKS IN MANY WAYS TO HELP ITS CONSTITUENTS FIND AND SECURE HOUSING. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE (FORMERLY THE AURORA), A 178-UNIT AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENCE ON WEST 57TH STREET IN MANHATTAN, PROVIDES HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS, SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH AIDS. IN 2013, 194 PEOPLE RESIDED AT THE FRIEDMAN. THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND A VIBRANT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM HELPED RESIDENTS BUILD COMMUNITY, FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND STAY ENGAGED, CREATIVE AND ACTIVE. IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, THE ACTORS FUND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION, PROVIDES 40 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE PALM VIEW RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR COMMUNITY - BUILDING WORKSHOPS, THE BUILDING OFFED WEEKLY YOGA AND PAINTING CLASSES. THE SCHERMERHORN RESIDENCE IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PROVIDES 216 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PROFESSIONALS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS OR CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS. CREATED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY, THE SCHERMERHORN HAS WON NUMEROUS DESIGN AWARDS. HOUSED IN THE BUILDING IS THE ACTORS FUND ARTS CENTER, A 2,000 SQ FT BLACK BOX THEATER THAT OFFERS LOW-COST SPACE TO OVER 40 SMALL ARTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM. THE ACTORS FUND HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ROOMMATES AND HOME SHARING, TENANTS' RIGHTS, HOUSING COURT AND PURCHASING YOUR FIRST HOME. THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER ALSO SPONSORS THE HOUSING BULLETIN BOARD WHERE INDUSTRY MEMBERS CAN POST HOUSING AVAILABILITIES AND SEARCH FOR PLACES TO LIVE. 231 PEOPLE ATTENDED HOUSING WORKSHOPS IN NYC. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 |
PRESIDENT & CEO, JOSEPH BENINCASA, SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BIO-REFERENCE LABORATORIES, A CORPORATION WHOSE CHAIRMAN AND CEO IS DR. MARC GRODMAN WHO SERVES AS AN ACTORS FUND TRUSTEE. MANY ACTORS FUND TRUSTEES ARE EMPLOYED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. FROM TIME TO TIME, THESE INDIVIDUALS ENTER INTO BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS OR NEGOTIATE UNION-LABOR CONTRACTS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE FLUID THROUGHOUT ANY GIVEN YEAR AND SO IDENTIFYING EACH AND EVERY ONE IS VERY DIFFICULT. THESE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE ACTORS FUND'S DAILY ACTIVITIES. Process used to review form 990 Part VI, Section B, line 11 The form 990 was prepared by a nationally renowned accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. A copy of the draft Form 990 was circulated to the full Board of Trustees for discussion and comment. Each Board member was provided ample opportunity to comment on the information contained in the 990 prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Conflict of interest policy monitoring & Enforcement Part VI, section B, Line 12 The Actors Fund has a written conflict of interest policy for employees and trustees. The officers, directors, trustees, and key employees are required to complete the conflict of interest policy form and sign on an annual basis at a minimum, and inform the organization when the conflict of interest circumstances arise. Process for determining compensation Part VI, Section B, Line 15 a and b Each year an independent compensation consultant validates the organization's competitive position in the marketplace by region, organizations with a similar mission, size of organization, and operational budget. Executive Director, Senior Directors and employees increases are based on position grades and individual performance. Compensation is reviewed by the organization's Compensation Committee and approved by Executive Committee. Availability of documents to the Public Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Actors Fund's Form 990 and financial statements are posted on the organization's website. The Actors Fund Form 990 is also posted on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request and at management's discretion. interest policy and financial statements are available upon request and at management's discretion. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.