AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AUTHORS GUILD FDN INC (EIN 23-7248599)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-06-26
IRS object ID
201811779349300906
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-06-26T10:18:04-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1307 5th Ave 15th FloorAddressLine1Txt
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Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237248599EIN

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Phone2125635904PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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PersonMary RasenbergerPersonNm
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Roxana Robinson
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Georges Ugeux
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Sandra Long
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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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

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$1,475,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$195,527InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,745OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,668,483EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,696,350BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$348,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,044,882EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,396,110BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$300,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$240InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,696,350EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.09950BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11150TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$13,187DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,588BookValueAmt

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$5,588TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from AffiliateDesc
Book Value$196,130BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$196,130TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deffered Rent$35,296
Other Liabilities$123,066
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$158,362TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$926,760TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$158,776NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$158,776RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$767,984RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$767,984TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$811,119TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$811,119ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$811,119TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2014 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$12,500RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$12,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual Benefit DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$426,099GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$332,664CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$93,435GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$90,905RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,530OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$426,099GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$332,664CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$93,435GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$90,905RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,530OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$93,435DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

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.$200,000$7,346$3,392$210,738
Sandra Long
COO$151,300$6,000$12,637$169,937

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtBoard members Roxana Robinson and Hamilton Robinson are married.
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 YorkNY10016131966496Makes ongoing gifts to FoundationNY501(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$451,653
Authors Guild Inc
p$148,577

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