Public Charity

WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION

WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $986K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $2.5M in total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237024900 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$986K
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$2.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

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.

Officers & Directors

President Daniel Petrie Jr
Director Eric Roth
Director Howard Leiter
Director Jalysa Conway
Vice President Joan Harrison
Executive Dir. Katie Buckland

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Top Grant Purposes

SPONSORSHIP
$2,429,331 8 grants
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$125,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$91,835 7 grants
ARTS
$58,000 10 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$53,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $986K $1.2M $2.5M
2023 $1.2M $1.2M $2.6M
2022 $1.2M $1.2M $2.7M
2020 $1.1M $843K $2.6M
2019 $964K $945K $2.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $964K to $986K (+2%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

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