TY 2016 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
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OMB No. 1545-0047

2016

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

The Actors' Fund of America

Employer identification number

13-1635251

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PART III, LINES 4A - 4D	PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 1: SKILLED NURSING CARE & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THE HOME REALIZED 97% OCCUPANCY IN THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. WITH FIVE BEDS OFF-LINE AT THE ASSISTED FACILITY LIVING FACILITY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, 96% OF THE REMAINING 37 BEDS WERE OCCUPIED. THE HOME ACHIEVED A 5 STAR RATING BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). THE HOME WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS ONE OF THE BEST NURSING HOMES IN 2016. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 2: 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 2016, THE FUND HELPED 13,926 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND THOUSANDS MORE ACCESSED TOOLS AND RESOURCES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. SOCIAL SERVICES OUR FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES ADDRESS A WIDE ARRAY OF CHALLENGES FACED BY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. IN 2016, THE ACTORS FUND PROVIDED $1,729,188 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 2,077 INDIVIDUALS. WE SERVED 7,703 PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND TRANSITION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: THE ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SENIORS AND DISABLED PROGRAM, THE HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE, WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE, ADDICTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, THE DANCERS' RESOURCE, AND HOWL! HELPS. OVER 2,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUPPORT GROUPS AND SEMINARS ON COPING SKILLS FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, MANAGING CASH FLOW FOR ARTISTS, MANAGING STUDENT LOANS, LIVING ON A RETIREMENT INCOME AND MORE. YOUTH SERVICES LOOKING AHEAD ASSISTS YOUNG PERFORMERS AGES 918 IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HELPING THEM ACHIEVE A HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND A PLAN FOR THEIR EDUCATION, NURTURING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. LOOKING AHEAD SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS AND ALUMNI, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS. IN 2016, 217 YOUNG PERFORMERS PARTICIPATED IN 794 ACTIVITIES. THE CAREER CENTER OUR CAREER COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERVICES HELP PEOPLE FIND WORK THAT CAN BE DONE WHILE CONTINUING IN THE INDUSTRY OR WHILE DEVELOPING A NEW PROFESSIONAL DIRECTION. OFFERING CLASSES, SEMINARS, GROUPS, TUITION ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING, THE CAREER CENTER EMPOWERS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FIND FULFILLING WORK THAT COMPLEMENTS THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS. IN 2016, THE PROGRAM SERVED 2,395 ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS. CAREER TRANSITION FOR DANCERS AND DANCERS RESOURCE THE ACTORS FUND HAS LONG SUPPORTED THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN MANAGING THE DEMANDS OF A LIFE IN DANCE. TO ASSIST DANCERS DURING AND POST-CAREER, OUR CAREER TRANSITION FOR DANCERS AND DANCERS RESOURCE PROGRAMS HELP OUR COMMUNITY AROUND CAREER PLANNING AND TRANSITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORT FOR INJURED DANCERS, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2016, 1,006 DANCERS RECEIVED SERVICES. HEALTH SERVICES THE LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IS SHIFTING, SO OUR PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS ADAPTING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO EMERGING PROBLEMS. WE ARE SINGULARLY FOCUSED ON KEEPING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND CAPABLE OF PURSUING THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS. 2,407 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR FREE HEALTH INSURANCE SERMINARS OR RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND WE HELPED 1,073 CLIENTS IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA ENROLL IN AFFORDABLE HEALTH PLANS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED AT OUR AL HIRSCHFELD FREE HEALTH CLINIC, UNTIL EARLY 2017. IN 2016, THE CLINIC PROVIDED 2,352 FREE MEDICAL VISITS TO 819 PEOPLE. IN 2017, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM, THE SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN HEALTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY WAS OPENED TO OUR COMMUNITY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 3: HOUSING HOUSING IS A CRITICAL CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE ACTORS FUND WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE, 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. 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 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE PALM VIEW RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR COMMUNITY - BUILDING WORKSHOPS, THE BUILDING OFFERED WEEKLY YOGA AND PAINTING CLASSES. THE SCHERMERHORN RESIDENCE IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PROVIDES 217 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PROFESSIONALS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS OR CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS. CREATED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH BREAKING GROUND, 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 REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE TO OVER 60 SMALL ARTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OUR THREE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENCES, OUR HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, ONLINE INFORMATION VIA OUR HOUSING BULLETIN BOARD AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEMINARS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES. Family or business relationships Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Many Actors Fund trustees work in the entertainment industry. These individuals enter into business arrangements among themselves. These relationships are fluid throughout any given year and so identifying each and every one is very different. These business relationships have no impact on the Actors Fund's operations.
Form 990 Review Process	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by an 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 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Actors Fund has a written conflict of interest policy for KEY employees and trustees. The officers, 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	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a & 15B 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. All compensation is reviewed by the organization's Compensation Committee and approved by Executive Committee.
HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	Form 990, 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.
Other Changes to Net Assets and Fund Balances	Form 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Change in value of split-interest agreements $(168,061) Pension expense other than net periodic pension cost $(201,722) ----------- Total $(369,783) -----------

Return Reference

Explanation

PART III, LINES 4A - 4D

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 1: SKILLED NURSING CARE & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THE HOME REALIZED 97% OCCUPANCY IN THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. WITH FIVE BEDS OFF-LINE AT THE ASSISTED FACILITY LIVING FACILITY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, 96% OF THE REMAINING 37 BEDS WERE OCCUPIED. THE HOME ACHIEVED A 5 STAR RATING BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). THE HOME WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS ONE OF THE BEST NURSING HOMES IN 2016. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 2: 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 2016, THE FUND HELPED 13,926 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND THOUSANDS MORE ACCESSED TOOLS AND RESOURCES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. SOCIAL SERVICES OUR FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES ADDRESS A WIDE ARRAY OF CHALLENGES FACED BY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. IN 2016, THE ACTORS FUND PROVIDED $1,729,188 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 2,077 INDIVIDUALS. WE SERVED 7,703 PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND TRANSITION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: THE ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SENIORS AND DISABLED PROGRAM, THE HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE, WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE, ADDICTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, THE DANCERS' RESOURCE, AND HOWL! HELPS. OVER 2,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUPPORT GROUPS AND SEMINARS ON COPING SKILLS FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, MANAGING CASH FLOW FOR ARTISTS, MANAGING STUDENT LOANS, LIVING ON A RETIREMENT INCOME AND MORE. YOUTH SERVICES LOOKING AHEAD ASSISTS YOUNG PERFORMERS AGES 918 IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HELPING THEM ACHIEVE A HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND A PLAN FOR THEIR EDUCATION, NURTURING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. LOOKING AHEAD SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS AND ALUMNI, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS. IN 2016, 217 YOUNG PERFORMERS PARTICIPATED IN 794 ACTIVITIES. THE CAREER CENTER OUR CAREER COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERVICES HELP PEOPLE FIND WORK THAT CAN BE DONE WHILE CONTINUING IN THE INDUSTRY OR WHILE DEVELOPING A NEW PROFESSIONAL DIRECTION. OFFERING CLASSES, SEMINARS, GROUPS, TUITION ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING, THE CAREER CENTER EMPOWERS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FIND FULFILLING WORK THAT COMPLEMENTS THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS. IN 2016, THE PROGRAM SERVED 2,395 ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS. CAREER TRANSITION FOR DANCERS AND DANCERS RESOURCE THE ACTORS FUND HAS LONG SUPPORTED THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN MANAGING THE DEMANDS OF A LIFE IN DANCE. TO ASSIST DANCERS DURING AND POST-CAREER, OUR CAREER TRANSITION FOR DANCERS AND DANCERS RESOURCE PROGRAMS HELP OUR COMMUNITY AROUND CAREER PLANNING AND TRANSITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORT FOR INJURED DANCERS, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2016, 1,006 DANCERS RECEIVED SERVICES. HEALTH SERVICES THE LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IS SHIFTING, SO OUR PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS ADAPTING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO EMERGING PROBLEMS. WE ARE SINGULARLY FOCUSED ON KEEPING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND CAPABLE OF PURSUING THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS. 2,407 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR FREE HEALTH INSURANCE SERMINARS OR RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND WE HELPED 1,073 CLIENTS IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA ENROLL IN AFFORDABLE HEALTH PLANS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED AT OUR AL HIRSCHFELD FREE HEALTH CLINIC, UNTIL EARLY 2017. IN 2016, THE CLINIC PROVIDED 2,352 FREE MEDICAL VISITS TO 819 PEOPLE. IN 2017, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM, THE SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN HEALTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY WAS OPENED TO OUR COMMUNITY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 3: HOUSING HOUSING IS A CRITICAL CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE ACTORS FUND WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE, 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. 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 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE PALM VIEW RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR COMMUNITY - BUILDING WORKSHOPS, THE BUILDING OFFERED WEEKLY YOGA AND PAINTING CLASSES. THE SCHERMERHORN RESIDENCE IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PROVIDES 217 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PROFESSIONALS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS OR CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS. CREATED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH BREAKING GROUND, 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 REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE TO OVER 60 SMALL ARTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OUR THREE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENCES, OUR HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, ONLINE INFORMATION VIA OUR HOUSING BULLETIN BOARD AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEMINARS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES. Family or business relationships Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Many Actors Fund trustees work in the entertainment industry. These individuals enter into business arrangements among themselves. These relationships are fluid throughout any given year and so identifying each and every one is very different. These business relationships have no impact on the Actors Fund's operations.

Form 990 Review Process

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by an 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 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Actors Fund has a written conflict of interest policy for KEY employees and trustees. The officers, 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

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a & 15B 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. All compensation is reviewed by the organization's Compensation Committee and approved by Executive Committee.

HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

Form 990, 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.

Other Changes to Net Assets and Fund Balances

Form 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Change in value of split-interest agreements $(168,061) Pension expense other than net periodic pension cost $(201,722) ----------- Total $(369,783) -----------

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016

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