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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by DRAMATISTS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,677
Total expenses
$99,110
Contributions and grants received
$25,677
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$35,284
Total liabilities, end of year
$936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$34,348
Program service expenses (Part III)
$55,924

Program services were 56.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

TO SUPPORT DRAMATIC AUTHORS FACING LEGAL CHALLENGES ARISING FROM THEIR WORK, HELP THEM PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE WORK, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATED TO A WRITER'S COPYRIGHTS, ADVOCATE FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN CONNECTION WITH STAGE PRODUCTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND FIND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR WRITERS OF LIMITED MEANS.

  • PROTECTION OF PROGRESS OF USEFUL ARTS AND ADVANCEMENT OF MATTERS HAVING GENERAL PUBLIC IMPORT WITH RELATION TO STAGE AUTHORS RIGHTS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE WRITING.

    Expenses $55,924

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • John Weidman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Pappas

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ralph Sevush

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laurence Sorkin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jt Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Mann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Schenkkan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Sherman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lydia Diamond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raul Esparza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mara Isaacs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202612299349201316

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