Public Charity

BEHIND THE SCENES FOUNDATION

Based in LAKEVILLE, CT, BEHIND THE SCENES FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $417K in revenue, $544K in expenses, $2.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 21 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $363K.

EIN: 383715781 LAKEVILLE, CT Safety Education NTEE: M40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$417K
Total Expenses$544K
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records21
Funding Total$363K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

BEHIND THE SCENES PROVIDES GRANTS TO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS IN NEED DUE TO SERIOUS ILLNESS, INJURY, OR NATURAL DISASTER AND FOR COUNSELING OR ADDICTION REHAB. THE ORGANIZATION'S MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE PROVIDES TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WORKERS AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

Where $100 goes at Behind the Scenes Foundation

How Behind the Scenes Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$68
Behind the scenes ("bts") provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals, or their immediate dependent family members, who are seriously ill or injured
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Hague
DIRECTOR Bill Sapsis
DIRECTOR Brad Schiller
DIRECTOR Court Watson
VICE CHAIR David Saltiel
DIRECTOR Dawn Chiang

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$342,730 20 grants
Human & Social Services
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $417K $544K $2.7M
2024 $486K $599K $2.6M
2023 $786K $603K $2.4M
2022 $448K $416K $2.2M
2020 $319K $311K $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $319K to $417K (+31%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

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