2023-10-30T16:35:43-07:00 2022-12-31 680465737 Boden Klein & Sneesby A Professional Corp 3005 Douglas Blvd Ste 115 Roseville CA 95661 990 2022-01-01 237024900 WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION WRIT 3237824679 7000 WEST THIRD STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90048 KATIE BUCKLAND Executive Dir. 2023-10-30 true KATIE BUCKLAND 999009999 true Bruce W Sneesby P00472571 9167741040 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 7000 WEST THIRD STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90048 1226768 false X WWW.WGFOUNDATION.ORG X 1968 CA FOUNDED IN 1966, THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE WRITING COMMUNITY AND FOR WRITERS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE, THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE WRITERS AS WELL AS PROMOTE AND PRESERVE EXCELLENCE IN WRITING FOR THE SCREEN. 13 12 11 110 0 910165 1178007 234964 22201 211701 26560 0 1356830 1226768 0 0 638027 808267 0 59302 501114 393363 1139141 1201630 217689 25138 3116917 2715280 366621 200033 2750296 2515247 FOUNDED IN 1966, THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE WRITING COMMUNITY AND FOR WRITERS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE, THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE WRITERS AS WELL AS PROMOTE AND PRESERVE EXCELLENCE IN WRITING FOR THE SCREEN. false false 632737 THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION SHAVELSON-WEBB LIBRARY & ARCHIVETHE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION SHAVELSON-WEBB LIBRARY (LIBRARY) IS THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST AND MOST VISIBLE PROGRAM, CONTAINING MORE THAN 30,000 CATALOGUED ITEMS. WITH ITS FOCUS ON COLLECTING AWARD NOMINATED SCRIPTS, THE LIBRARY SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCES THE RECOGNITION OF WRITERS' UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF FILM AND TELEVISION. THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION ARCHIVE (ARCHIVE) CONTAINS UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS, FROM THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF PROMINENT WRITERS TO EARLY WGA PERIODICALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, VINTAGE SCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, AND OTHER EPHEMERA INCLUDING TYPEWRITERS, AWARDS, SCRAPBOOKS, AND STRIKE REALIA. THE LIBRARY CATALOGUED NEW SCRIPTS, BOOKS AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. ON OCTOBER 1, 2014, THE LIBRARY EXPANDED HOURS TO INCLUDE EVERY SATURDAY AS WELL AS AN EXTRA HOUR IN THE EVENING ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. THE LIBRARY IS SERVING MORE PATRONS THAN EVER.TO AID COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MONITOR METRICS FOR COLLECTION AND SERVICE ASSESSMENTS, THE LIBRARY IMPLEMENTED A NEW SYSTEM IN GOOGLE FORMS TO TRACK USAGE SUCH AS TITLES READ, MATERIAL REQUESTS, AND ATTENDENCE. THE ARCHIVE CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE TO SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, WGA MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. THE ARCHIVE RECEIVES RESEARCH REQUESTS. RESEARCHERS INCLUDED SCHOLARS FROM THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, EMERSON COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, AND YALE. SEVERAL MATERIALS WERE FEATURED IN THE WGA'S MAGAZINE. IN-HOUSE LIBRARY AND LOBBY EXHIBITS SPOTLIGHTED UNIQUE MATERIALS. 208502 LITERACY PROGRAMS AND ACEDEMIC OUTREACHTHE FOUNDATION'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE VISITING WRITERS PROGRAM, AN ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM, AND A WRITING PROGRAM FOR MILITARY VETERANS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION ALSO SEEKS TO FULFILL ANOTHER MAJOR GOAL: TO ESTABLISH WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION AS LITERATURE IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND TO PRESERVE THAT LITERATURE FOR POSTERITY. THROUGH THE VISITING WRITERS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION FACILITATES AND HOSED WGAW MEMBERS TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.IN ADDITION TO ORAL HISTORIES, THE LIBRARY TEAM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS. COALITION TV WRITERS PROGRAM, AND OTHER CONTESTS WERE ALSO INVITED. 148432 SEMINARS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTSTHE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND A SPEAKER SERIES. THROUGH THESE EVENTS, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS THE COMMUNITY INSIGHT AND EDUCATION ON THE CRAFT OF WRITING FOR THE SCREEN.THE FOUNDATION HOSTS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: WORKSHOPS HELD AT THE WRITERS GUILD THEATER; MULTI-NIGHT PANEL DISCUSSION SERIES', AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS AND PANELS. THE MILITARY VETERANS WRITING PROJECT IS A VETERANS WORKSHOP WRITING WITH MENTORS; THE MEETINGS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS THE VETERANS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WITH THEIR MENTORS. 989671 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 false 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X X KATIE BUCKLAND 3237824692 7000 WEST THIRD STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90048 KATIE BUCKLAND Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 152750 0 0 TOM SCHULMAN VP-DEVELOPMENT 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MINYON MOORE DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT NELSON JACOBS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS BLACK DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NAZRIN CHOUDHURY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD LEITER Secretary/TREAS 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURENCE ANDRIES VP-PROGRAMMING 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALFREDO BARRIOS JR Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PETRIE JR President 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TYGER WILLIAMS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YSHIREEN RAZACK Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY WILLCOX DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 152750 1 false true false 0 100000 1078007 1178007 EVENTS INCOME 711300 14762 14762 OTHER INCOME 900099 7439 7439 22201 13087 13087 0 0 0 13473 13473 13473 13473 0 0 0 0 1226768 22201 26560 0 0 0 0 152750 68738 76374 7638 0 464647 430871 10544 23232 72159 58449 10102 3608 70621 57091 9999 3531 48090 38915 6770 2405 0 0 10956 10956 0 0 0 82954 82954 20467 20251 216 22573 18749 2258 1566 0 0 113210 93965 11321 7924 3202 2658 320 224 0 0 0 0 43548 43548 9908 2325 7439 144 OTHER EXPENSES 18080 15087 2272 721 Printing and Publications 16569 13752 1657 1160 BANK CHARGES 13446 11160 1345 941 LIBRARY 11155 11155 27295 20003 1300 5992 1201630 989671 152657 59302 513814 326271 0 34744 81856 28001 0 0 0 0 7212 238 1870570 1001506 911001 869064 1650146 1409850 0 0 0 0 3116917 2715280 16621 19671 350000 180362 366621 200033 X 2750296 2515247 2750296 2515247 3116917 2715280 25138 -260187 X false true X true false X 404412 645200 896212 910165 1178007 4033996 81432 231694 115585 219260 14762 662733 0 0 0 485844 876894 1011797 1129425 1192769 4696729 0 0 4696729 26424 41758 74977 13614 13087 169860 0 26424 41758 74977 13614 13087 169860 0 45429 15704 7439 68572 512268 964081 1086774 1158743 1213295 4935161 0.95170 0.93190 0.03440 0.05530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1580304 719107 861197 30328 22461 7867 259938 259938 869064 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 180362 180362 X 966581 -260187 -260187 1226768 1226768 1201630 1201630 1201630 Part X : FIN48 Footnote ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRES THE FOUNDATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT YEAR END. true X false false false false false false false false false KATIE BUCKLAND Executive Dir. 152750 152750 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN DRAFT FORM PRIOR TO BEING FINALIZED AND FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY ADVISED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND DIRECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION COST OF LIVING INCREASES AS WELL AS COMPENSATION SURVEYS BY NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZAITON AND AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.