AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC (EIN 23-7248599)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-04-22
IRS object ID
201931129349300743
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-04-22T15:57:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1307 5th Ave 15th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237248599EIN

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Business Name ControlAUTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2125635904PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line131 E 32nd Street 7th FlAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonMary RasenbergerPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive Dir.PersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-04-22SignatureDt
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Rachel Vail
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Roxana Robinson
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supported Org Section C456Yes (true)SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org QualifiedYes (true)SupportedOrgQualifiedInd
Suprt Exclusively Sec170c2 BYes (true)SuprtExclusivelySec170c2BInd
Supported Org Not Organized USfalseSupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

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

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Section A, Line 3b: Description Of When and How Organization Made The DeterminationThe 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: Explain What Controls The Organization Put In PlaceThe 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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,668,483BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,094InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,798,577EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,475,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$195,527InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,745OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,668,483EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,544,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,468,191ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,557InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,544,929OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,475,701EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,044,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,544,882EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,696,350BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$348,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,044,882EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.13800BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.73190PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13010TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$128,315OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$128,315DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,783DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,992BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,981OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,981DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,992TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from AffiliateDesc
Book Value$131,945BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$131,945TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeffered RentDesc
Amt$41,351Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$41,351TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$996,017TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$87,692NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$87,692RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$908,325RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$3,390InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,390RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$911,715TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,158,058TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,158,058ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$3,390InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,390ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,161,448TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.Endowments are invested and the principal interest is used for the general good of all authors.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Foundation does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending September 30, 2015 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tess ODwyerBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 W 57th St 9GAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFundraising CounselActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$87,500RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$87,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual Benefit DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$512,773GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$410,523CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$102,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$94,095RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,155OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$512,773GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$410,523CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$102,250GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$94,095RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$8,155OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$102,250DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

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 PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Mary Rasenberger
Executive Dir.$202,454$7,338$2,685$212,477
Sandra Long
COO$149,829$6,061$12,486$168,376

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA draft of the 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director, Bookkeeper, General Counsel, COO, and outside accountants.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableOrganizational 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 SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
Authors Guild Inc
31 E 32nd St 7th FlNew YorkNY10016132509231Foundation is supporting organizationNY501(c)(6)N/Afalse
Authors League Fund
31 E 32nd St 7th FlNew YorkNY10016131966496Assistance to authors in financial needNY501(c)(3)N/AfalsePF

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
The Authors League of America Inc
31 E 32nd St 7th FlNew YorkNY10016130457650ServiceNYN/AC corpfalse
The Authors Registry Inc
31 E 32nd St 7th FlNew YorkNY10016133842268ServiceNYN/AC corpfalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmt
Authors Guild Inc
o$593,471
Authors Guild Inc
p$169,200

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