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← WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$48,310,779
Total expenses
$37,355,830
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$303,624
Program service revenue
$41,585,533
Investment income
$2,330,887
Other revenue
$4,394,359
Total assets, end of year
$136,628,022
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,961,640
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$99,666,382
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $41,585,533 · related or exempt $41,585,533

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,330,887 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,330,887

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $364,920

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $715,282

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$350,362 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$350,362 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$350,362

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: SCRIPT REGISTRATION

    total $773,207 · related or exempt $773,207

  • 11b · Other revenue: EVENT REVENUE

    total $375,970 · related or exempt $375,970

  • 11c · Other revenue: ALL OTHER REVENUE

    total $3,595,544 · related or exempt $3,595,544

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,744,721

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $303,624

  • 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 $4,816,800

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,418,231

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,470,882

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,113,149

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,279,820

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $930,916

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $421,172

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $66,744

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $734,332

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,211

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,647,179

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $79,802

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,612,702

  • 17 · Travel

    total $172,652

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,574

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,475,701

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $575,650

  • 24a · Other expenses: AWARDS SHOW

    total $1,274,722

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

    total $2,036,019

  • 24c · Other expenses: TEMPORARY HELP

    total $186,103

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $525,772

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,135,073

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,582,250 · end of year $23,859,678

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,628,210 · end of year $11,483,253

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $140,000 · end of year $105,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $704,728 · end of year $825,840

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $21,144,882

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,326,845

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,098,270 · end of year $7,818,037

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $61,884,617 · end of year $59,641,852

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $29,602,125 · end of year $32,894,362

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,807,067 · end of year $4,037,204

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $38,094 · end of year $30,074

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,602,125 · end of year $32,894,362

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $91,799,990 · end of year $99,251,873

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $392,924 · end of year $414,509

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Young

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $1,027,854
    From this org
    $830,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $197,298
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $830,556
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $101,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $96,235
    Filer's total
    $1,027,854

  • Charles Slocum

    Assistant Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $548,858
    From this org
    $440,336
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,522
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $440,336
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $57,163
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,359
    Filer's total
    $548,858

  • Lise Anderson

    Assistant Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $429,957
    From this org
    $343,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,461
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $343,496
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $46,268
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,193
    Filer's total
    $429,957

  • Rebecca Kessinger

    Assistant Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $424,790
    From this org
    $340,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,903
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,887
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,981
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,922
    Filer's total
    $424,790

  • Don Gor

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $419,441
    From this org
    $335,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $84,347
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $335,094
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $45,264
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,083
    Filer's total
    $419,441

  • Ellen Stutzman

    assistant executive director

    Total calculated
    $387,545
    From this org
    $311,149
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,396
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $311,149
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,894
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,502
    Filer's total
    $387,545

  • Katherine Christovich

    assistant general counsel

    Total calculated
    $319,256
    From this org
    $255,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,642
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,614
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,645
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,997
    Filer's total
    $319,256

  • Ian Darke

    chief technology officer

    Total calculated
    $296,056
    From this org
    $235,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,091
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,965
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,369
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,722
    Filer's total
    $296,056

  • Lesley Mackey

    senior Director of credits

    Total calculated
    $293,344
    From this org
    $234,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,326
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,018
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,857
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,469
    Filer's total
    $293,344

  • Laurie Espinosa

    senior DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS

    Total calculated
    $288,626
    From this org
    $230,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,018
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,075
    Filer's total
    $288,626

  • Maureen Oxley

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESIDUALS

    Total calculated
    $280,909
    From this org
    $225,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,783
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,126
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,337
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,446
    Filer's total
    $280,909

  • sean graham

    director of agency

    Total calculated
    $230,426
    From this org
    $184,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,741
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,685
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,004
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,737
    Filer's total
    $230,426

  • Joshua Wiser

    SENIOR CONTRACTS COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $224,712
    From this org
    $179,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,677
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,035
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,590
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,087
    Filer's total
    $224,712

  • melissa arbiter

    ASST. DIR. LEGAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $221,253
    From this org
    $176,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,890
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,363
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,102
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,788
    Filer's total
    $221,253

  • Deborah Loftis

    Director of DATA MGMT

    Total calculated
    $219,851
    From this org
    $175,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,354
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,497
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,687
    Filer's total
    $219,851

  • Leila Azari

    COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $219,458
    From this org
    $176,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,204
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,254
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,438
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,766
    Filer's total
    $219,458

  • Eric Haywood

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patti Carr

    Board of Directors-PAST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • liz alper

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • robb chavis

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • E Nicholas Mariani

    Board of Directors-past

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • dante w harper

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • zoe marshall

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michele Mulroney

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Stiehm

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angelina Burnett

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Halpern

    Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Rogers

    Board of Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Travis Donnelly

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Gable

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deric a Hughes

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Betsy Thomas

    Secretary - Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Slack

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS-PAST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dailyn Rodriguez

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Conover

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raphael Bob-Waksberg

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marjorie David

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Yorkin

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patric M Verrone

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS-PAST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • WGA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

    527 · PAC FUND · CA

    Directly controlled by NA

  • WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · FOUNDATION · CA

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342769349301909

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