2024-04-16T11:11:36-07:00 2023-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 300779658 Authors Alliance Inc AUTH 5104808302 2705 Webster St Ste 5805 Berkeley CA 94705 David Hansen Executive Dir. 2024-04-16 true David Hansen 999009999 true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z David Hansen 2705 Webster St Ste 5805 Berkeley CA 94705 394839 false X www.authorsalliance.org X 2012 CA The mission of Authors Alliance is to advance the interests of authors who want to serve the public good by sharing their creations broadly. We create resources to help authors understand their rights and promote policies that make knowledge available. 8 8 3 8 0 238842 394523 0 41 316 55 0 238938 394839 0 0 192342 283407 0 33673 30707 47972 223049 331379 15889 63460 322056 385516 0 322056 385516 The mission of Authors Alliance is to advance the interests of authors who want to serve the public good by sharing their creations broadly. false false 117665 Education: created online resources (workshops, issue briefs, FAQs, guides, and blog posts) about copyright law, contract law, open access, fair use, termination of transfer, and other technical areas impacting the availability or dissemination of authors' works. 70599 Advocacy for Public Interest Authors: represented community of public interest authors in policymaking before courts and regulatory bodies, kept community abreast of public policy issues affecting the dissemination and preservation of knoweldge, researched public policy issues affecting public interest authors and published findings online. 47066 Community Outreach and Support: provided answers to community member questions about publishing models and contracts, fair use, and termination of transfer; hosted workshops for authors on copyright law; developed internal research to further our ability to support community of authors working in the public interest. 235330 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false 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 2 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X Rachel Brooke 5104808302 2705 Webster St Ste 5805 Berkeley CA 94705 David Hansen Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 148077 0 5636 Rachel Brooke Sr Attorney/Sec 40.00 0.00 X 98365 0 6188 Pamela Samuelson President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Molly Van Houweling Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas Leonard Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey MacKie-Mason Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carla Hesse Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alison Mudditt Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MacKenzie Smith Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Courant Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Cohen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 246442 11824 1 false true false 0 14500 380023 394523 0 316 316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394839 316 0 0 0 0 258264 185887 41615 30762 0 4422 4422 0 1614 499 1114 1 19107 13907 2980 2220 0 0 6100 6100 0 0 0 3169 1400 1769 0 6021 3622 2156 243 4389 3512 526 351 0 1669 1669 0 0 19448 19448 0 0 1205 964 145 96 5971 5971 0 331379 235330 62376 33673 81260 151121 232911 227929 0 0 0 0 0 5206 5206 215 0 9633 8373 2464 1260 0 0 0 0 0 322056 385516 0 0 X 322056 385516 322056 385516 322056 385516 63460 X false false false X 305359 248260 141680 238842 394523 1328664 0 0 305359 248260 141680 238842 394523 1328664 684187 644477 58 32 25 41 316 472 0 17 187 173 55 432 1329568 724 0.48470 0.39970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 426 false false 426 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description While Authors Alliance often comments on specific legal provisions of proposed legislation, our lobbying activities regarding passage of specific legislation is limited. In 2023 we expended approximately 6 hours of staff time, primarily in relation to the passage of state ebook legislation (for example, in Massachusetts, where Authors Alliance Executive Director testified in support of a proposed bill). Our expenditures listed above are based on the staff time expended in that effort Part IV - Additional Information 9633 8373 1260 1260 X X false false false false false false false false false David Hansen Executive Dir. 148077 5636 153713 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director is responsible for a detailed review and the draft 990 is then shared with the President and Treasurer who do an independent review, and then shared with the rest of the board for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The policy is reviewed annually and board members are required to review and sign a conflict of interest form annually, disclosing any conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board of directors reviews the executive director's compensation annually in a closed session and memorializes the review in its minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board of directors reviews the executive director's compensation annually in a closed session and memorializes the review in its minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request.