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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC (EIN 13-1773198)
Tax period
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed
2024-02-15
IRS object ID
202420469349302712
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2023-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ARSENIA M REILLY-COLLINS
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DANA WEISSMAN
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CHRIS KYLE
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MONICA LEE BELLAIS
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CAITLIN CRUZ
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JUSTIN DILAURO
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ASHLEY FEINBERG
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KAITLIN FONTANA
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GINA GIONFRIDDO
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ELIZABETH GODVICK
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JOSH GONDELMAN
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TIAN JUN GU
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AM HOMES
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LIZ HYNES
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GREG IWINSKI
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KIM KELLY
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GAIL LEE
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HAMILTON NOLAN
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SUSAN RINKUNAS
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BENJAMIN ROSENBLUM
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ERICA SALEH
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JESSICA SCHULBERG
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DAVID SIMON
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LAUREN ASH SMITH
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SASHA STEWART
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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST
7000 WEST THIRD STREETLOS ANGELESCA90048PROCESSING FEES$674,639
SKD Consulting
181 CELMONT AVE 501BROOKLYNNY11205CONSULTING$137,000
WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$943,450BOYAmt
EOY$452,242EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,438,183BOYAmt
EOY$453,370EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,748,007BOYAmt
EOY$14,641,072EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,748,007BOYAmt
EOY$14,641,072EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,186,190BOYAmt
EOY$15,094,442EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,200,028ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,164,319NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$142,644OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$951,087OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$779,017DepreciationAmt
Book Value$172,070BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,295,954OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,134,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$161,781BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$333,851TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAB MULTIMANAGER ALTERNATIVE FDDesc
Book Value$11,011,585BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$11,011,585TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESIDUALS/SETTLEMENTS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$452,242Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$452,242TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,167,645TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,164,319NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,164,319RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,331,964RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$37,256InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$37,256RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,369,220TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,131,936TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,131,936ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$37,256InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$37,256ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,169,192TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2 - FIN 48 (ASC 740):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement of the Guild is required to evaluate income tax positions taken and recognize an income tax liability if the Guild has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has evaluated the income tax positions taken and concluded that as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Guild is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits in progress for any tax periods. In addition, there have been no tax related interest or penalties for the periods presented in these financial statements. Should such penalties and interest be incurred, the Guild's policy is to recognize them as administrative and general expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LOWELL PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$395,407$0$0$0$0$0$42,418$0$44,386$0$482,211$0$0$0
MARSHA SEEMAN
ASST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$214,374$0$0$0$0$0$23,170$0$26,995$0$264,539$0$0$0
JUSTIN MOLITO
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING$212,122$0$0$0$0$0$22,645$0$23,696$0$258,463$0$0$0
ANN BURDICK
LEGAL COUNSEL$228,240$0$0$0$0$0$25,103$0$34,018$0$287,361$0$0$0
GEOFFREY BETTS
DIR, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT$154,119$0$0$0$0$0$16,705$0$18,780$0$189,604$0$0$0
JASON GORDON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$135,585$0$0$0$0$0$14,581$0$18,008$0$168,174$0$0$0
DANA WEISSMAN
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS$130,428$0$0$0$0$0$14,512$0$22,185$0$167,125$0$0$0
ARSENIA M REILLY-COLLINS
DIR OF CONTRACT CAMPAIGNS$280,083$0$0$0$0$0$15,178$0$20,882$0$316,143$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 - MEMBERS:THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPOSED OF FREELANCE AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO WRITE CONTENT FOR MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION, NEWS AND DITIGAL MEDIA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A - POWER TO ELECT:MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY ELECT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 - REVIEW OF FORM 990:THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 - DETERMINING COMPENSATION:THE GOVERNING BOARD RETAINED INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO DETERMINE AND NEGOTIATE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS:FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ANNUALLY VIA THE GUILD'S WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR NON-MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 - CHANGE IN BASIS OF ACCOUNTINGON APRIL 1, 2021, THE GUILD ELECTED TO CHANGE ITS BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, WHICH IS A BASIS OF ACCOUNTING OTHER THAN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ACCORDING TO THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, REVENUE IS RECOGNIZED WHEN RECEIVED, RATHER THAN WHEN EARNED AND EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN PAID RATHER THAN WHEN THE OBLIGATION IS INCURRED, EXCEPT FOR THE MODIFICATIONS ADOPTED AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 2. THE NEW BASIS OF ACCOUNTING WAS ADOPTED BECAUSE THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING WAS DETERMINED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE REPORTING FRAMEWORK FOR THE GUILD. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023, AND 2022 ARE PRESENTED ACCORDING TO THE NEW BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE IN BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS ON MARCH 31, 2022, WERE DECREASED BY $142,644.
PART VI SECTION A, LINE 4: CHANGES IN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.WGAE Constitutional Amendments ------------------------------ 1. Collective Bargaining Voting - Council: Officers and members of Council will only vote on collective bargaining matters within their respective work sector. 2. Trustees to the Producer-Writers Guild of America Pension Plan & Writers' Guild-Industry Health Fund: Only Officers and members of Council who are or have been covered by the WGA Pension and Health Plan will be appointed as Trustees. 3. Work Sectors: The current member work sectors (freelance and staff) are replaced by three new work sectors: Film/TV/Streaming, Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News and Online Media. 4.Council Structure: Council will be restricted to comprise a President, a Secretary-Treasurer, three Vice Presidents (previously only one and now one from each work sector) and 20 Council members (previously 19). Only members within each work sector will vote for their respective Council members and Vice Presidents and all members will vote for the President and Secretary-Treasurer.
Part XII LINE 1Basis of Accounting ------------------- The financial statements have been prepared on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Generally, revenue is recognized when received rather than when earned and expenses are recorded when paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. However, investments are reported at fair value, investment income is recorded when earned, property assets are capitalized and depreciated, transactions as a result of payroll processing are accrued, amounts collected on behalf of members are accrued, and amounts due from affiliated organizations for expenses paid on their behalf are accrued. The financial statements are not intended to present the Guild's financial position and activities in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.