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PARENT ARTIST ADVOCACY LEAGUE-PAAL INC
EAST ROCKAWAY, NY · EIN 994949089 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · paaltheatre.com
revenue
$57K
expenses
$41K
net assets
$46K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

The organization's primary purpose is to elevate the national standard of care for caregivers in the performing arts and media.

profile · synthesized from sources

PARENT ARTIST ADVOCACY LEAGUE-PAAL INC is a national advocacy organization focused on improving caregiver support in the performing arts and media. It convenes annual summits, facilitates affinity spaces, and promotes humane practices through training, resources, and policy advocacy. The organization centers justice, inclusion, and healing in its work, serving caregivers across the U.S. and internationally.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

PAAL Accountability Cohorts
Learning communities for theatres developing and implementing parent and caregiver support initiatives, providing expert guidance and peer feedback.
PAAL Childcare Grants
National grants supporting childcare needs for individuals and institutions in the performing arts and media.
PAAL International Summit
Annual virtual and hybrid convening featuring workshops, think tanks, and affinity spaces focused on creating a culture of care for caregivers in the performing arts.
Radical Parent Inclusion Project
Collaborative initiative with theaters to integrate parent inclusion into productions, including budgeting, scheduling, and childcare support.
Third Thursdays
Monthly virtual affinity spaces for caregivers, including BIPOC mothers, Black mothers, single mothers, and those experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Arts Professional Advocacy & Equity Initiatives 1 activity
    • Advocacy for caregiver rights and anti-racist practices in the performing arts
      Advocates for systemic change in the performing arts by amplifying testimony from parents of color, endorsing anti-racist initiatives such as We See You White American Theatre, and supporting fair wage and leadership candidates aligned with caregiver support, including the Fair Wage On Council Slate and Actors' Equity leadership candidates.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • External consultation and partnership support for institutions
      Provides institutional members with grant partnership development and consultation services to strengthen caregiver support infrastructure and funding access.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for artist caregivers and institutional partners
      Funds childcare grants for individual and institutional members through proceeds from merchandise sales and collaborative partnerships, including with the Sustainable Arts Foundation; awarded over $25,000 in emergency grants during the COVID-19 crisis for childcare, elder care, and income-loss support.
  • Community Capacity Building & Leadership Networks 1 activity
    • Local chapter development and community-specific support initiatives
      Supports the creation of local chapters that foster community among parent artists and collaborate with regional institutions to design and implement localized caregiver support programs.
  • Member-Exclusive Resource Access 1 activity
    • Provision of free services and consultations to individual and institutional members
      Offers free services to members, including one-on-one consultant sessions, one free consultation on the PAAL Handbook for Institutions, and access to digital resources, particularly developed during the pandemic to support caregivers in the arts.
  • Caregiver Support for Dementia and Aging 1 activity
    • Training and capacity-building programs for arts institutions
      Provides institutional members with access to six care support training workshops in 2025 and facilitates PAAL Cohorts, a shared learning program that guides theatres in implementing caregiver support solutions.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Direct community support and programming for parent and caregiver artists
      Provides ongoing community-building opportunities through monthly Zoom calls, affinity-based gatherings, in-person meetups, story circles, and digital affinity spaces tailored to identities such as BIPOC mothers, Black mothers, single mothers, and those experiencing pregnancy and infant loss. Also hosts the annual PAAL International Summit, including hybrid and virtual events, with the inaugural summit held at The Public Theater and livestreamed on HowlRound TV.
    • Research on caregiver support and policy impact
      Conducts and disseminates research on caregiver-related policies, including data analysis showing increased maternity leave for Black non-Hispanic mothers and improved infant health outcomes linked to paid disability leave programs, particularly benefiting African American and unmarried mothers.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$57K
Contributions & grants$57K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$41K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$3K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$46K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$46K
1 years on record · 2024–2024
relationships · 19

Who they work with

  • A.R.T. New York Partner — Hosted the Motherhood Happy Hour event at the PAAL Summit.
  • Actors' Equity Association Partner — PAAL engages with Actors' Equity by endorsing candidates in its leadership elections.
  • CARE Partner — Collaborates with CARE in offering services and community support.
  • CARE Partner — Collaborates with CARE on resource initiatives under the PAAL + CARE collaboration.
  • HowlRound Partner — Published and promoted testimony on anti-racist theatre practices in collaboration with PAAL.
  • HowlRound TV Partner — Livestreamed the first PAAL Summit on its global, commons-based peer-produced network.
  • IntentWave Partner — Hosts the organization's cookie policy documentation
  • NYSCA Government — Receives support or recognition from the New York State Council on the Arts
  • NoMore10Outof12s.com Partner — Cited and aligned with this advocacy initiative to abolish exploitative 10/12 work hours in theatre.
  • PAAL Partner — Collaborates on merchandise offerings.
  • PAAL National Institutional Network Cohort of Change Network — Inaugural national cohort for institutional members to drive systemic change
  • Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival Partner — Collaborated on the International Mother Artist Day Data Board addressing systemic racism in nonprofits.
  • Rachel | Media Partner — Partner organization that created the PAAL website
  • Sustainable Arts Foundation Partner — Collaborates with PAAL to provide childcare grants for parent artists.
  • The Playwrights Realm Partner — Partnered with PAAL to create the Radical Parent-Inclusion Project for the off-Broadway production of MOTHERS.
  • The Public Theater Partner — Co-hosted the inaugural PAAL Summit and Motherhood Happy Hour event.
  • The Public Theater Partner — Collaborated with PAAL to launch the PAAL International Digital Summit 2021 and served as a summit partner in 2020.
  • We See You White American Theatre Partner — Supported the testimony, experiences, and calls to action of this collective advocating for racial justice in American theatre.
  • local institutions Partner — Collaborates with local institutions to develop community-specific initiatives for parent artists.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Caregiver Support as Anti-Racist and Reproductive Justice Practice
    methodology: reproductive_justice_through_caregiver_support
    By framing formal caregiver support as essential to anti-racism, gender equity, and reproductive justice, PAAL advances equity in the arts because institutional caregiving support corrects systemic inequities that disproportionately impact women, birthing people, and communities of color.
  • Emergency Relief Grantmaking for Artist Parents
    methodology: emergency_relief_grantmaking
    By providing emergency financial grants to artist parents during crises, PAAL mitigates the compounding instability of income loss and increased care responsibilities, because targeted financial support preserves artistic careers and family stability in moments of acute vulnerability.
  • Family-Inclusive Residencies to Address Structural Barriers
    methodology: family_inclusive_residencies
    By providing family-inclusive artist residencies with integrated childcare stipends, PAAL removes structural barriers that exclude parent artists from professional opportunities, because eliminating logistical and financial caregiving burdens enables equitable participation in the arts.
  • Healing-Centered, Affinity-Based Community Building
    methodology: healing_centered_practice
    By creating identity- and experience-based affinity spaces and accountability cohorts, PAAL fosters communal healing and transformation, because shared lived experience and collective accountability generate deeper support and sustainable change more effectively than isolation.
  • Systemic Advocacy for Caregiver Support
    methodology: systemic_advocacy
    By advocating for improved standards of care for caregivers in the performing arts and media through systemic change, PAAL aims to transform institutional practices and policies that affect family well-being in the creative workforce, because structural reform produces sustainable, sector-wide impact.