AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC (EIN 23-7248599)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-08-05
IRS object ID
202512179349301606
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-05T12:40:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN812950760PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16THAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2FLOORAddressLine2Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237248599EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AUTHORS GUILD FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAUTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2125635904PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 E 32ND STREET 901AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY RASENBERGERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2125635904PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMIKE SCHALLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02024184PTIN
Phone2122682804PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY RASENBERGERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 E 32ND STREET 901AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,871,275GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AUTHORSGUILDFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1975FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AUTHORS GUILD FOUNDATION EDUCATES AUTHORS, ADVOCATES FOR THEIR RIGHTS, AND PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING, PUBLISHING, FREE SPEECH, AND COPYRIGHT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee27TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers34TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,275,112PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,283,494CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$27,000PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$153,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$65,014PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$140,636CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$62,999PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,430,125PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,577,130CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$258,232CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,552,727PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,485,025CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,552,727PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,485,025CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,877,398PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$92,105CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,290,679TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,367,018TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,011,003TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,199,334TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,279,676NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,167,684NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE AUTHORS GUILD FOUNDATION EDUCATES AUTHORS, ADVOCATES FOR THEIR RIGHTS, AND PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING, PUBLISHING, FREE SPEECH, AND COPYRIGHT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,270,557ExpenseAmt
Revenue$153,000RevenueAmt
DescCOPYRIGHT DEFENSE: THE FOUNDATION ASSISTS ALL AMERICAN AUTHORS THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE PUBLISHING ECOSYSTEM AND AUTHORS RIGHTS AS WELL AS MONITOR LEGAL AND LEGISTLATIVE MATTERS REGARDING CHANGES TO COPYRIGHT LAW AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON ALL AUTHORS THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IT FILED AMICUS BRIEFS WHEN PERTINTENT COPYRIGHT MATTERS AROSE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$579,277ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS IMPORVE THE CONDITION AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN AUTHORS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON THE BUSINESS OF WRITING THROUGH FREE AND TICKETED SEMINARS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES PROVIDED THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, TELE CONFERENCE PROGRAMS AND ITS WORLD THINKING DAY EVENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,849,834TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee27EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1IRINA BORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2125635904PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 E 32ND STREET SUITE 901AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARIE ARANA
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY STROTHMAN
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT TUROW
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT PESCE
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROXANA ROBINSON
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET DEWART BELL
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA PEDERSEN
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA BENCHLEY
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL COHEN
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA DAY
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$03.00
RICHARD THOMPSON FORD
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARYN LEAVITT
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH LESHER
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE NEVILLE
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY MAYERSOHN
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIDNEY OFFIT
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUNTER K RUNNETTE
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARYN SCHOENBART
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN SEVIER
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RL STINE
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL VAIL
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$03.00
ANDRE BERNARD
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OWEN KING
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGOT LEE SHETTERLY
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON SMITH
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM N THORNDIKE JR
BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 1/24)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS PRESTON
BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 8/24)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA ROWAN ROCKEFELLER
BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 1/24)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRI BURR
BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 8/24)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN GOLDBERG
BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 8/24)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY RASENBERGER
CEO10.00Yes (X)$0$370,872$37,65840.00
SANDRA LONG
COO5.00Yes (X)$0$165,393$22,74035.00
LYNN BOULGER
ED OF FOUNDATION35.00Yes (X)$0$179,998$27,4165.00
CHERYL DAVIS
CHIEF COUNSEL5.00$0$113,139$20,08028.00Yes (X)
UMAIR KAZI
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND P5.00$0$139,290$22,27435.00Yes (X)
MICHAEL GROSS
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES1.00$0$119,503$21,48340.00Yes (X)
LUIS GARCIA
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TE5.00$0$110,461$7,26135.00Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,198,656TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$158,912TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$279,646FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,003,848AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$90,153NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,283,494TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBOOK REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$153,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$153,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$153,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$135,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$135,859ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,039,028SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,034,251SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,777SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,777TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,777ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$259,894FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,577,130TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$153,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$140,636ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,504,255TotalAmt
Program Services$1,142,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216,181FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,728TotalAmt
Program Services$294,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,500TotalAmt
Management And General$18,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,149TotalAmt
Management And General$10,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,262TotalAmt
Program Services$85,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,743TotalAmt
Program Services$27,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,136FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,886TotalAmt
Program Services$6,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,334FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,261TotalAmt
Program Services$266,261ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,000FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,438TotalAmt
Program Services$1,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$350FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,672TotalAmt
Management And General$5,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK FEES$25,239$25,239
OTHER$25,141$5,126$16,258$3,757
BENEFIT EXPENSES$16,196$16,196
BOOKS AND REFERENCES$12,923$1,243$9,828$1,852

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,632TotalAmt
Management And General$3,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,426FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,485,025TotalAmt
Program Services$1,849,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$376,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258,232FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,005,858BOYAmt
EOY$2,738,287EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$508,287BOYAmt
EOY$317,653EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,727BOYAmt
EOY$4,343EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,236LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$61,545LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,685BOYAmt
EOY$7,691EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,769,122BOYAmt
EOY$5,230,524EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$68,520EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,290,679BOYAmt
EOY$8,367,018EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,464BOYAmt
EOY$75,933EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$968,539BOYAmt
EOY$1,123,401EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,011,003BOYAmt
EOY$1,199,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,538,649BOYAmt
EOY$2,222,944EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,741,027BOYAmt
EOY$4,944,740EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,279,676BOYAmt
EOY$7,167,684EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,290,679BOYAmt
EOY$8,367,018EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$92,105ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$795,903NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AUTHORS GUILD INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN132509231EIN
Organization Type10OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$1,504,255SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$1,504,255SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456Yes (1)SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org QualifiedYes (1)SupportedOrgQualifiedInd
Suprt Exclusively Sec170c2 BYes (1)SuprtExclusivelySec170c2BInd
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3B:THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC. FURNISHED ITS IRS DETERMINATION LETTER TO THE FOUNDATION SHOWING THAT IT IS A 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC. PROVIDED A COPY OF A PRO FORMA SCHEDULE A, PART III.
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3C:THE GUILD AND FOUNDATION SHARE SOME OF THE SAME STAFF; THE GUILD AND FOUNDATION BOARDS SHARE MEMBERS. DURING THE TAX YEAR, MANAGEMENT AND BOTH BOARDS REVIEW INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,769,123BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$535,012ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$926,390InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,230,525EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,056,964BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,449,004ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$268,581InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$5,426AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,769,123EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,520,220BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,155ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$468,411InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,056,964EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,031,838BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$488,382InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,520,220EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,864,963BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$166,875InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,031,838EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.12790BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87210PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,775DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,770DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,691BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,691TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO AFFILIATE$1,051,993
OPERATING LEASE$71,408
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,123,401TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENTS ARE INVESTED AND THE PRINCIPAL INTEREST IS USED FOR THE GENERAL GOOD OF ALL AUTHORS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$529,790GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$269,896CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$259,894GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$161,553RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$98,341OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GUILD NIGHTSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$9,750GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$9,750CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$539,540GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$279,646CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$259,894GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$161,553RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$98,341OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$259,894DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
MARY RASENBERGER
CEO$0$295,872$0$75,000$0$0$0$9,231$0$28,427$0$408,530$0$0
LYNN BOULGER
ED OF FOUNDATION$0$179,998$0$0$0$0$0$7,200$0$20,216$0$207,414$0$0
SANDRA LONG
COO$0$165,393$0$0$0$0$0$6,106$0$16,634$0$188,133$0$0
UMAIR KAZI
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND P$0$139,290$0$0$0$0$0$5,640$0$16,634$0$161,564$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$90,153NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE AUTHORS GUILD, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. ITS COUNCIL ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOOKKEEPER, GENERAL COUNSEL, COO, OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD-APPROVED CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING HE OR SHE HAS NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THE MEMBER'S INTERESTED-PARTY TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLY UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
AUTHORS GUILD INC
31 E 32ND ST SUITE 901NEW YORKNY10016132509231FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONNY501(C)(6)0
AUTHORS LEAGUE FUND
31 E 32ND ST SUITE 901NEW YORKNY10016131966496ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORS IN FINANCIAL NEEDNY501(C)(3)0PF

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA INC
31 E 32ND STREET SUITE 901NEW YORKNY10016130457650SERVICENYC0
THE AUTHORS REGISTRY INC
31 E 32ND STREET SUITE 901NEW YORKNY10016133842268SERVICENYC0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AUTHOR'S GUILD INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,504,255InvolvedAmt

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