Nonprofit · EIN 95-1809455
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $42,244,718 | $39,614,649 | $2,630,069 | $149,074,055 | $45,650,645 | $103,423,410 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $38,163,490 | $41,236,095 | -$3,072,605 | $137,889,606 | $37,850,066 | $100,039,540 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $33,096,582
- Investment income
- $4,933,397
- Net rental income
- $362,300
- Other revenue
- $4,214,739
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $303,624
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,699,363
- Other salaries and wages
- $14,259,079
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,982,988
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,479,142
- Accounting fees
- $467,378
- Occupancy
- $2,018,874
- Travel
- $174,313
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $137,889,606
- Total assets, end of year
- $149,074,055
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $45,650,645
- Net assets, end of year
- $103,423,410
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,409,839
- Publicly traded securities
- $61,123,868
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $102,960,278
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $463,132
- Gross receipts
- $42,244,718
- Employees
- 190
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN STUTZMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $761,624 | $190,321 |
| CHARLES SLOCUM | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $453,903 | $114,663 |
| DAVID YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $454,568 | $111,401 |
| REBECCA KESSINGER | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $381,090 | $95,506 |
| LISE ANDERSON | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $363,907 | $95,775 |
| KATHERINE CHRISTOVICH | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $312,887 | $80,264 |
| JEAN NGO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 38 | $310,219 | $74,398 |
| SEAN GRAHAM | GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee | 38 | $274,798 | $69,072 |
| IAN DARKE | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 38 | $255,414 | $67,802 |
| MAUREEN OXLEY | DIRECTOR OF RESIDUALS Key employee | 38 | $251,327 | $63,753 |
| LESLEY MACKEY MCCAMB | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CREDITS Key employee | 38 | $240,938 | $63,757 |
| LAURIE ESPINOSA | CONTRACTS SENIOR DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $238,274 | $62,605 |
| JOSHUA WISER | DATABASE ADMIN MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 38 | $210,927 | $52,749 |
| LEILA AZARI | DIRECTOR III Highest-paid employee | 38 | $194,766 | $51,070 |
| DEBORAH LOFTIS | ASST. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $193,532 | $51,714 |
28 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA ARBITER | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 38 | $192,917 | $51,353 |
| CORRINA FREEDMAN | SENIOR COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 38 | $185,018 | $49,060 |
| LAURA BLUM-SMITH | ASST. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $184,126 | $49,507 |
| JOHN MENDOZA | DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE Highest-paid employee | 38 | $177,052 | $47,062 |
| ALYSSA PETERSON | CONTRACTS SENIOR DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $14,626 | $5,087 |
| MEREDITH STIEHM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MULRONEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY THOMAS | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAPHAEL BOB-WAKSBERG | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELINA BURNETT | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CONOVER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS DONNELLY | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GABLE | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN HALPERN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTE W HARPER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HAYWOOD | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERIC A HUGHES | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE MARSHALL | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAILYN RODRIGUEZ | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROGERS | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE YORKIN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ALEXANDER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY NUSSBAUM | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB FORMAN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE LEVIN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA HSU | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HAZZARD | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY TOLLI | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PAST Key employee | 38 | $860,844 | $204,813 |
| ELLEN STUTZMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $575,825 | $139,970 |
| CHARLES SLOCUM | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $467,165 | $115,251 |
| WING GOR | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - PAST Key employee | 38 | $435,990 | $107,997 |
| REBECCA KESSINGER | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $378,940 | $92,987 |
| LISE ANDERSON | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $371,355 | $92,790 |
| KATHERINE CHRISTOVICH | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $279,528 | $70,074 |
| IAN DARKE | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 38 | $252,504 | $64,330 |
| LAURIE ESPINOSA | CONTRACTS SENIOR DIRECTOR Key employee | 38 | $251,014 | $62,914 |
| MAUREEN OXLEY | DIRECTOR OF RESIDUALS Key employee | 38 | $251,878 | $61,350 |
| LESLEY MACKEY MCCAMB | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CREDITS Key employee | 38 | $241,790 | $61,341 |
| ANN FARRIDAY | DIRECTOR OF AGENCY Highest-paid employee | 38 | $208,022 | $52,678 |
| DEBORAH LOFTIS | DIRECTOR DATA MANAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 38 | $202,099 | $50,658 |
| SEAN GRAHAM | GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee | 38 | $194,564 | $47,603 |
| MELISSA ARBITER | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 38 | $190,048 | $48,527 |
| LEILA AZARI | DIRECTOR III Highest-paid employee | 38 | $190,487 | $46,995 |
| JOSHUA WISER | SENIOR CONTRACTS COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 38 | $183,339 | $46,837 |
| JEAN NGO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 38 | $66,597 | $15,826 |
| MEREDITH STIEHM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MULRONEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY THOMAS | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAPHAEL BOB-WAKSBERG | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELINA BURNETT | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CONOVER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS DONNELLY | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GABLE | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN HALPERN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTE W HARPER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HAYWOOD | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERIC A HUGHES | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE MARSHALL | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAILYN RODRIGUEZ | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROGERS | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE YORKIN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ALEXANDER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY NUSSBAUM | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB FORMAN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ ALPER | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBB CHAVIS | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARJORIE DAVID | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7000 W 3RD ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048-4321
- In care of
- % JEAN NGO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELLEN STUTZMAN, 7000 W THIRD ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
- Signed the 990
- JEAN NGO, CFO
- Phone
- (323) 951-4000
- Website
- WWW.WGA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MILLER KAPLAN ARASE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1809455 or by the name WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-1809455
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $149,074,055
- Income (IRS master file)
- $42,244,718
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $42,244,718 | $39,614,649 | $149,074,055 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $38,163,490 | $41,236,095 | $137,889,606 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $48,310,779 | $37,355,830 | $136,628,022 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-1809455).
Questions about WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC
- What is the EIN of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC is 95-1809455.
- Is WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1956.
- Are donations to WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names ELLEN STUTZMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 43 people; 20 received compensation from the organization, the highest $761,624 (ELLEN STUTZMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $42,244,718, expenses of $39,614,649 and total assets of $149,074,055 at year end.
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