Writers Guild of America East Foundation Inc
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40 people16 organisationsi40 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (18) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
40 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 28 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 40 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Brooks | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrea Ciannavei | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrew Bergman | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ann Toback | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carla Briscoe | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chris Albers | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chris Wolfe | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christopher Kyle | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Colleen Werthmann | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Simon | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Tucker | Advisory Board | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eric Bogosian | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric Overmyer | Advisory Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Evangeline Morphos | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fred Graver | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Geoff Betts | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jamal Joseph | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| James Anthony Tyler | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James V Hart | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jenny Lumet | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jim Yoshimura | Advisory Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Markus | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kenny Lonergan | Advisory Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| KIA Corthron | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lisa Takeuchi Cullen | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lowell Peterson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lulie Haddad | 1st VICE PRESIDENT | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marshall Brickman | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Weller | Founder and Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Winship | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Richard Dresser | Founder and President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Richard Lagravenese | Advisory Board | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Advisory Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ryan Kelly | Advisory Board | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sam Wheeler | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Belber | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Kim | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susanna Styron | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tom Fontana | Founder and Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Willie Reale | 2nd Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chiara Carmel Montalto-Giannini | Director of Programming and Communications | since 2023 |
| Jenna Jackson | Executive Director (Resigned in Fy22) | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Werthmann | Director | 1 | $3k | ||
| Chris Albers | Director | 1 | $900 | ||
| Chris Wolfe | Director | 1 | $900 | ||
| Michael Weller | Founder and Director | 1 | $600 | ||
| Susan Kim | Director | 1 | $600 | ||
| Chiara Carmel Montalto-Giannini | Director of Programming and Communications | 40 | $0 | $73k | |
| Richard Dresser | Founder and President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Lulie Haddad | 1st Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Willie Reale | 2nd Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Kyle | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susanna Styron | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Evangeline Morphos | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Fontana | Founder and Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fred Graver | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Toback | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James V Hart | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sam Wheeler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Takeuchi Cullen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adam Brooks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jamal Joseph | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Ciannavei | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Belber | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carla Briscoe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kia Corthron | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Anthony Tyler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Markus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Tucker | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Bergman | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Bogosian | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marshall Brickman | Advisory Board (Died in November 2024) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Lagravenese | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenny Lonergan | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenny Lumet | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Overmyer | Advisory Board (Died in March 2026) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Simon | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Yoshimura | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Kelly | Advirsory Board | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Writers Guild of America East Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 132934876
- Address
- 250 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10013-1413
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To perpetuate the art and craft of storytelling, either by professionals or amateurs, through education and practical experience on local, national and global levels. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A31Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1978
- Principal officer
- Richard Dresser (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAdam Brooks
≥7years on the filingsAndrea Ciannavei
≥7years on the filingsAndrew Bergman
≥7years on the filingsAnn Toback
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.8m
- Total liabilities
- $66k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $288k
- Program service revenue
- $8k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 56
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $296k | $264k | $32k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Writers Guild Of America, East, Foundation Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 9 February 1978
- Registered agent
- Not stated