Arts Center and Theater of Schenectady Inc.
Arts Center and Theater of Schenectady Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of the Arts Center & Theatre of Schenectady (ACTS) is to provide a diverse program of excellent performing arts events, to restore and preserve the beautiful Proctor's Theatre, to serve as a cultural center for the capital region and, to the extent that resources and the certificate of incorporation permit, support activities that contribute to the economic development and quality of life in the region.
About
Arts Center and Theatre of Schenectady, Inc. ('ACTS') is a performing arts facility and regional cultural service provider. In 2018, it hosted 1,060 events across 2,816 performances, with 263,035 ticketed patrons. Its mission: through arts and community leadership, to be a catalyst for excellence in education, sustainable economic development and rich civic engagement, to enhance the quality of life in the greater capital region. From touring Broadway productions to intimate concerts, from graduations and spelling bees to the winter farmer's market, Proctors is a haven for arts and community events of all kinds, a living room for the region. It provides heating and cooling to most of the downtown block. And it also provides a cultural service platform for other organizations, including ticketing services and administrative functions for neighboring arts organizations.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Through arts and community leadership, proctors will be a catalyst for excellence in education, sustained economic development, and rich civic engagement to enhance the quality of life in the greater capital region.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The mission of the arts center & theatre of schenectady (acts) is to provide a diverse program of excellent performing arts events, to restore and preserve the beautiful proctor's theatre, to serve as a cultural center for the capital region and, to the extent that resources and the certificate of incorporation permit, support activities that contribute to the economic development and quality of life in the region.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of NY, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 432 STATE ST, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12305.
- The non-profit has a total of 203 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,153,281.
- The organization has 45 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization pays $6,441,482 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $522,997 in fundraising expenses.
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