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Actors Gang Inc

EIN 95-4226223 · Culver City, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceFair68 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ACTORS' GANG (TAG) MISSION IS TO PRESENT NEW, UNCONVENTIONAL AND UNCOMPROMISING PLAYS AND DYNAMIC REINTERPRETAIONS OF THE CLASSICS; RESTORE THE ANCIENT SENSE OF THE STAGE AS A SHARED SACRED SPACE;INTRODUCE THEATER TO CHILDREN AND HELPS THEM FIND THEIR OWN CREATIVE VOICES AND BRING THE FREEDOM OF SELF EXPRESSION TO THE INCARCERATED

Income
$4.2 million
Spending
$3.9 million
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
6.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 44%
Employees
97
Volunteers
44

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $1.6 million spent. THE ACTORS' GANG PRISON PROJECT (TAGPP) REMIANS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PROVIDING SERVICES ACCROS MULTIPLE FACILITIES, THIS INCLUDES 16 YARDS ACROSS 14 PRISIONS, HEALTHRIGHT360'S S WALDEN HOUSE RE-ENTRY FACILITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH AND LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL, TAGPP OVERSAW MULTIPLE CULMINATING EVENTS-OPPORTUNIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR PROGRESS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIANCE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND INVITED OFFICIALS, THE ALUMNI NETWORK CONTINUES ITS GRWOTH AS PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE EXITED THE PRISION SYSTEM RECONNECT WITH TAGPP STAFF AND ALUMNI; LAST YEAR TAGPP CELEBRATED THE FIRST TIME A PARTICIPANT WAS TRANSFERED OFF DEATH ROW. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAING AND EXPANDING ON CURRENT PROGRAMMING, TAGPP AIMS TO CONTINUE ITS ADVANCE IN FOLDING PROGRAM ALUMNI INTO ITS WORK. ALUMNI TAS, DUE TO THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE, ARE EXTREMLY EFFECTUAL TEACHERS, AS SUCH, TAGPP PLANS TO CONTINUE SUPPLEMENTING ITS CURRENT TA ROSTER WITH NEW ALUMNI. TAGPP'S FULL-TIME STAFF INCLUDES THREE ALUMNI WITH A PLAN TO HIRE A NEW ALUMNUS FULL-TIME ONCE THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS FULLY LAUNCHED, HIRING ALUMNI IS MUTALLY BENEFICAL, CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHILE PROVIDING TAGPP WITH STAFF WHO HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM'S WORK. ITS EFFECT AND IMPACT ON FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, AND HOW IT BENEFITS SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED TO STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS. THE ACTORS' GANG PRISON PROJECT (TAGPP) REMIANS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PROVIDING SERVICES ACCROS MULTIPLE FACILITIES, THIS INCLUDES 16 YARDS ACROSS 14 PRISIONS, HEALTHRIGHT360'S S WALDEN HOUSE RE-ENTRY FACILITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH AND LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL, TAGPP OVERSAW MULTIPLE CULMINATING EVENTS-OPPORTUNIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR PROGRESS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIANCE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND INVITED OFFICIALS, THE ALUMNI NETWORK CONTINUES ITS GRWOTH AS PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE EXITED THE PRISION SYSTEM RECONNECT WITH TAGPP STAFF AND ALUMNI; LAST YEAR TAGPP CELEBRATED THE FIRST TIME A PARTICIPANT WAS TRANSFERED OFF DEATH ROW. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAING AND EXPANDING ON CURRENT PROGRAMMING, TAGPP AIMS TO CONTINUE ITS ADVANCE IN FOLDING PROGRAM ALUMNI INTO ITS WORK. ALUMNI TAS, DUE TO THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE, ARE EXTREMLY EFFECTUAL TEACHERS, AS SUCH, TAGPP PLANS TO CONTINUE SUPPLEMENTING ITS CURRENT TA ROSTER WITH NEW ALUMNI. TAGPP'S FULL-TIME STAFF INCLUDES THREE ALUMNI WITH A PLAN TO HIRE A NEW ALUMNUS FULL-TIME ONCE THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS FULLY LAUNCHED, HIRING ALUMNI IS MUTALLY BENEFICAL, CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHILE PROVIDING TAGPP WITH STAFF WHO HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM'S WORK. ITS EFFECT AND IMPACT ON FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, AND HOW IT BENEFITS SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED TO STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS.
  2. $424,207 spent. THE ACTORS GANG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (TAG-ED) CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THREE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS ACCROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY; ENSEMBLE IN THE CLASSROOM, INTERGRATED ARTS AND AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE ENSEMBLE IN THE CLASSROM PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WITH THREE SCHOOL WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) CASTLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, WHITNEY YOUNG CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS ALSO OFFERED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMNETARY SCHOOL WITHIN COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL (CUSD) AND THE ARGO NAVIS SCHOOL, THE INTERGRATED ARTS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO TWO LASUSD SCHOOLS- HIGHLAND PARK CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND BOYLE HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY- AS WELL AS IN MULTIPLE CLASSES AT CULVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHIN THE CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CCUSD) DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, TAG-ED PAR-ED ALSO PRESENTED THE PARTTNERS WITH CUSD TO OFFER ARTS AND ENRICHMENT FOR OVER 200 ELEMENTARTY SCHOOL STUDENTS, TAG-ED ALSO CONTINUES ITS FREE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERED TO STUDENTS OF CCUSD AND CONDUCTED ON-SITE AT TAG'S THEATHER. THREE SESSIONS WERE OFFERED. TWO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ONE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS STUDENTS. STUDENTS TAG-ED ALSO PRESENTED THE SHAKESPEARE IN SCHOOL TOURNING PRODUCTION OF 'MUCH ADO ABOUT POOR' FOR STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. THE PRODUCTION TOURED TO WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (CUSD), EL MARINO ELEMENTARY (CCUSD), MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (SNATE MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT., BASSET STREET ELEMENTARY (LAUSD) AND THE UCLA SCHOOL LAB, STUDENTS FROM THE ARGO NAVIS SCHOOL CAME TO TAG'S THEATER FOR AN EXCLUSIVE MATINEE PERFORMACE. THE ACTORS GANG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (TAG-ED) CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THREE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS ACCROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY; ENSEMBLE IN THE CLASSROOM, INTERGRATED ARTS AND AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE ENSEMBLE IN THE CLASSROM PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WITH THREE SCHOOL WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) CASTLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, WHITNEY YOUNG CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS ALSO OFFERED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMNETARY SCHOOL WITHIN COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL (CUSD) AND THE ARGO NAVIS SCHOOL, THE INTERGRATED ARTS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO TWO LASUSD SCHOOLS- HIGHLAND PARK CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND BOYLE HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY- AS WELL AS IN MULTIPLE CLASSES AT CULVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHIN THE CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CCUSD) DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, TAG-ED PAR-ED ALSO PRESENTED THE PARTTNERS WITH CUSD TO OFFER ARTS AND ENRICHMENT FOR OVER 200 ELEMENTARTY SCHOOL STUDENTS, TAG-ED ALSO CONTINUES ITS FREE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERED TO STUDENTS OF CCUSD AND CONDUCTED ON-SITE AT TAG'S THEATHER. THREE SESSIONS WERE OFFERED. TWO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ONE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS STUDENTS. STUDENTS TAG-ED ALSO PRESENTED THE SHAKESPEARE IN SCHOOL TOURNING PRODUCTION OF 'MUCH ADO ABOUT POOR' FOR STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. THE PRODUCTION TOURED TO WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (CUSD), EL MARINO ELEMENTARY (CCUSD), MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (SNATE MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT., BASSET STREET ELEMENTARY (LAUSD) AND THE UCLA SCHOOL LAB, STUDENTS FROM THE ARGO NAVIS SCHOOL CAME TO TAG'S THEATER FOR AN EXCLUSIVE MATINEE PERFORMACE.
  3. $797,720 spent. THE ACTORS GANG (TAG'S) 2024-2025 SEASON OPENED WITH THE 17TH PRODUTION IN THE ANNUAL FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK (STIP) SERIES FOR MULTI- GENERATIONAL AUDIENCES, EACH YEAR THIS PRODUCTION COMBINES A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY WITH MODERN AND ICONIMIC CULTURAL CHARATERS , THIS YEARS PRODUCTION, 'MUCH ADO ABOUT POOH' WAS AN ORIGINAL ADAPTATION OF 'WINNIE THE P00R" SERIES, MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PRODUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT PROFORMANCES DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. ATTENDEES UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CONSTITUTED AND ESTIMATED 65% OF THE AUDIENCE, IN SEPTEMEBR, THIS PRODUCTION BECAME THE FIRST SHOW IN THE 'SHAKESPEARE-IN-THE SCHOOLS' SERIES AS PART OF TAG'S NEW EDUCATIONAL TOURING PROGRAM, THE INAUGURAL PERFORMANCE WAS RECIEVED ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY 100 CHILDREN AT GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COMPTON UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE SEASON CONTINUED WITH A PRODUCTION OF "METHUSALEM" CONTINUES TAG'S CELEBRATION OF THEATRICAL CLASSICES THAT ARE A PART OF TAG HISTORY, 'METHUSALEM AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLAY BY IVAN GOLL, WAS FIRST PRODUCED BY TAG IN 1985. MR. HINKLEY APPEARED IN THE ORIGINAL CAST AND RETURNED TO TAGTO DIRT THIS PRODUCTION AFTER MANY YEARS ACTING AT THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN ADDITON TO CELEBRATING TAG'S HISTORY OF PRESENTINGRARLEY PRODUCED THEATRICAL CLASSICS. TAG ALSO FOUND THE THEMES OF THE PLAY REMAIN RELEVANT TODAY- THEMES OF WORKER EXPLOITATION, WEALTH CONCENTRATION, AND SOCIAL CLASS AS RELATED TO ECONOMIC STATUS. THE ACTORS GANG (TAG'S) 2024-2025 SEASON OPENED WITH THE 17TH PRODUTION IN THE ANNUAL FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK (STIP) SERIES FOR MULTI- GENERATIONAL AUDIENCES, EACH YEAR THIS PRODUCTION COMBINES A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY WITH MODERN AND ICONIMIC CULTURAL CHARATERS , THIS YEARS PRODUCTION, 'MUCH ADO ABOUT POOH' WAS AN ORIGINAL ADAPTATION OF 'WINNIE THE P00R" SERIES, MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PRODUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT PROFORMANCES DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. ATTENDEES UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CONSTITUTED AND ESTIMATED 65% OF THE AUDIENCE, IN SEPTEMEBR, THIS PRODUCTION BECAME THE FIRST SHOW IN THE 'SHAKESPEARE-IN-THE SCHOOLS' SERIES AS PART OF TAG'S NEW EDUCATIONAL TOURING PROGRAM, THE INAUGURAL PERFORMANCE WAS RECIEVED ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY 100 CHILDREN AT GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COMPTON UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE SEASON CONTINUED WITH A PRODUCTION OF "METHUSALEM" CONTINUES TAG'S CELEBRATION OF THEATRICAL CLASSICES THAT ARE A PART OF TAG HISTORY, 'METHUSALEM AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLAY BY IVAN GOLL, WAS FIRST PRODUCED BY TAG IN 1985. MR. HINKLEY APPEARED IN THE ORIGINAL CAST AND RETURNED TO TAGTO DIRT THIS PRODUCTION AFTER MANY YEARS ACTING AT THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN ADDITON TO CELEBRATING TAG'S HISTORY OF PRESENTINGRARLEY PRODUCED THEATRICAL CLASSICS. TAG ALSO FOUND THE THEMES OF THE PLAY REMAIN RELEVANT TODAY- THEMES OF WORKER EXPLOITATION, WEALTH CONCENTRATION, AND SOCIAL CLASS AS RELATED TO ECONOMIC STATUS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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