Writers Guild Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.4m
$28k liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.4 years on average
Staff
10
110 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Writers Guild Foundation's network
13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Petrie JR | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric Roth | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Howard Leiter | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jalysa Conway | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joan Harrison | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Royce | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nazrin Choudhury | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Neal Baer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Onitra Johnson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Nelson Jacobs | Secty/Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tom Schulman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tyger Williams | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Y Shireen Razack (also filed as Yshireen Razack) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Buckland | Executive Dir. | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Buckland | Past Exec. Dir | 40 | $124k | $14k | |
| Julie Lacouture | Executive Dir. | 40 | $58k | ||
| Tom Schulman | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Eric Roth | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Robert Nelson Jacobs | Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jalysa Conway | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Nazrin Choudhury | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Joan Harrison | President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mike Royce | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Petrie Jr | Past President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Tyger Williams | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Y Shireen Razack | Secretary/Treas | 0 | $0 | ||
| Onitra Johnson | Director | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Writers Guild Foundation
- EIN
- 237024900
- Address
- 7000 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048-4321
- State
- California
- Mission
- Founded in 1966, the writers guild foundation's mission is to preserve and promote the history and craft of writing for the screen. Through its library and archive, community programs, and educational events, the foundation engages, educates, and inspires emerging writers-especially those belonging to underserved populations-and preserves the rich history of writing in hollywood for future... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A76J 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
- 1968
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1968
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDaniel Petrie JR
≥7years on the filingsHoward Leiter
≥7years on the filingsNazrin Choudhury
≥7years on the filingsRobert Nelson Jacobs
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.4m
- Total liabilities
- $28k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $874k
- Program service revenue
- $100k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $986k | $1.2m | Deficit $200k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.