Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,023,490
- Total expenses
- $1,250,838
- Contributions and grants received
- $873,508
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $100,432
- Investment income
- $49,550
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,406,411
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,082
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,378,329
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,034,704
- Management and general expenses
- $161,260
- Fundraising expenses
- $54,874
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,034,704
Program services were 82.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$873,508
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2a · Program service revenue: EVENTS INCOME
total $91,932 · related or exempt $91,932
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2b · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $8,500 · related or exempt $8,500
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3 · Investment income
total $11,848 · excluded $11,848
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $37,702
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $37,702
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $37,702 · excluded $37,702
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $182,083 · program services $100,833 · management and general $72,833 · fundraising $8,417
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $464,433 · program services $423,524 · management and general $17,000 · fundraising $23,909
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $71,969 · program services $58,371 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $3,598
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $85,216 · program services $69,114 · management and general $11,841 · fundraising $4,261
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $50,379 · program services $40,860 · management and general $7,000 · fundraising $2,519
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $102 · management and general $102
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,875 · management and general $19,875
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $61,701 · program services $61,701
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $30,242 · program services $28,639 · management and general $1,163 · fundraising $440
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $120,595 · program services $99,490 · management and general $12,060 · fundraising $9,045
-
17 · Travel
total $1,822 · program services $1,503 · management and general $182 · fundraising $137
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $5,663 · management and general $5,663
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24a · Other expenses: EVENTS, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
total $44,156 · program services $44,156
-
24b · Other expenses: DEPRECIATION
total $43,036 · program services $43,036
-
24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $26,189 · program services $25,332 · management and general $406 · fundraising $451
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24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES
total $15,991 · program services $13,193 · management and general $1,599 · fundraising $1,199
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24e · All other expenses
total $27,386 · program services $24,952 · management and general $1,536 · fundraising $898
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $178,231 · end of year $167,987
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $127,939 · end of year $141,435
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,618 · end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,629 · end of year $3,390
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,872,827
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,130,455
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $784,570 · end of year $742,372
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,405,697 · end of year $1,351,227
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $23,271 · end of year $28,082
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,483,413 · end of year $2,378,329
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1966, THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND CRAFT OF WRITING FOR THE SCREEN. THROUGH ITS LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, THE FOUNDATION ENGAGES, EDUCATES, AND INSPIRES EMERGING WRITERS-ESPECIALLY THOSE BELONGING TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS-AND PRESERVES THE RICH HISTORY OF WRITING IN HOLLYWOOD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
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THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION SHAVELSON-WEBB LIBRARY & ARCHIVETHE SHAVELSON-WEBB LIBRARY PROVIDES A QUIET SPACE FOR ANYONE-NOT JUST WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA) MEMBERS-TO READ SCRIPTS, CONSULT WITH OUR LIBRARIANS, AND WRITE. IT IS FREE TO VISIT, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND HOME TO OVER 50,000 ITEMS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW, PRIMARILY FILM, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND VIDEO GAME SCRIPTS, INCLUDING ONLINE RESOURCES LIKE VIRTUAL EVENTS AND BLOG SERIES. THE ARCHIVE IS HOME TO RARE AND UNIQUE COLLECTIONS THAT TELL THE STORY OF THE PAST 110 YEARS OF SCREENWRITING HISTORY, INCLUDING GUILD HISTORICAL MATERIALS, PRODUCED AND UNPRODUCED SCIPTS, MEMORABILIA, ORAL HISTORIES, AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF FILM, TELEVISION AND RADIO WRITERS.
Expenses $659,164
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WRITERS ACCESS SUPPORT STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMSTHE WRITERS ACCESS SUPPORT STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES WRITERS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, DISABLED, OVER OF THE AGE OF 50, ETC.) WITH TOOLS AND EDUCATION TO BECOME A WRITERS' ASSITANT AND SCRIPT COORDINATOR, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THESE POSITIONS OFTEN SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER OF A SUCCESSFUL SCREENWRITING CAREER; AS SUCH, THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BE A STEP TOWARDS GREATER INCLUSIVITY AT BOTH THE "ENTRY LEVEL AND IN THE FUTURE, ON ALL WRITING STAFFS. WGF PROVIDES ALL COMPONENTS OF THE VWP AT NO COST TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $209,032
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VETERANS WRITING PROJECTTHE VETERANS WRITING PROJECT DEVELOPS THE WRITING SKILLS OF MILITARY VETERANS FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. SERVING 60-80 VETERANS EACH YEAR, PARTICIPANTS ARE EDUCATED ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SCREENWRITING AND MENTORED BY WGA-ENROLLED WRITERS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE YEARLONG PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEAVE WITH A FINISHED SCREENPLAY OR TV PILOT AND THE SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WGF PROVIDES ALL COMPONENTS OF THE VWP AT NO COST TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $166,508
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Katie BucklandKATIE BUCKLAND
PAST EXEC. DIR
- Total calculated
- $137,672
- From this org
- $123,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,922
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Julie LacoutureJULIE LACOUTURE
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $58,333
- From this org
- $58,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Tom SchulmanTOM SCHULMAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Eric RothERIC ROTH
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Robert Nelson JacobsROBERT NELSON JACOBS
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jalysa ConwayJALYSA CONWAY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Nazrin ChoudhuryNAZRIN CHOUDHURY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Joan HarrisonJOAN HARRISON
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Mike RoyceMIKE ROYCE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Daniel Petrie JrDANIEL PETRIE JR
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Tyger WilliamsTYGER WILLIAMS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Y Shireen RazackY SHIREEN RAZACK
SECRETARY/TREAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Onitra JohnsonONITRA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 28 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202632099349302108
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