New York, NY

ALLIANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE ARTISTS INC

EIN 13-2932524

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

To cultivate, support and inspire leaders in the field of actor training by advancing professional development, preserving pedagogical knowledge, and fostering ethical and artistic standards for theatre artists and acting teachers.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About ALLIANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE ARTISTS INC

The Alliance for the Development of Theatre Artists (est. 1978) is a New York–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advances theatre education and professional development for actors and acting teachers. It operates national initiatives including the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and runs fellowship and teacher-development programming that supports the training and ongoing development of acting instructors and theatre artists. In recent years the Alliance has continued to run its Teacher Development Program, fellowships, and national convenings, expanded partnerships with organizations such as The Actors Center, and secured foundation support to underwrite scholarships and program activity. The organization maintains an active corporate filing in New York and files annual Form 990 returns, and it accepts tax-deductible contributions to support its programs.

Notable achievements

National Alliance of Acting Teachers (NAAT)

Launched and hosts the National Alliance of Acting Teachers initiative, which provides a Teacher Development Program, an annual congress, fellowships, publications and a professional network serving acting teachers across the U.S.

Fellowships & Scholarship Support

Administers named fellowships and program scholarships (including Lloyd Richards, Earle Gister, and Ron Van Lieu fellowships) and in recent grant cycles secured foundation funding to support scholarships and program delivery.

Recent grant-funded projects

In the 2023–2024 period the Alliance received foundation support used for program expansion and special projects (including documented grants to support a Lloyd Richards archival/teaching project and scholarship funding identified in recent filings).

At a glance

Total assets: $212K
Annual revenue: $163K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-2932524
Location: New York, NY
Website: actingteachers.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Operates as a registered New York not-for-profit corporation (active state filing) and is organized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Maintains an active public program and web presence through actingteachers.org, which describes the Alliance as the organizational home for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and lists ongoing programs, fellowships and giving options.

Regularly files IRS Form 990 (990-EZ in recent years) and reports program revenues, membership dues and grant receipts in publicly available nonprofit data records.

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