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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $437k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $50k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $222k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $219k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $142k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director Above 90th percentile | $437k | — | — | $50k | $536k $602k |
Legal Counsel Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $236k | — | — | $27k | $290k $325k |
Asst Executive Director 75th to 90th percentile | $222k | — | — | $25k | $272k $305k |
Director of Organizing Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $219k | — | — | $25k | $269k $302k |
Interim Exec Dir Officer (Unspecified) | $160k | — | — | $18k | $197k $221k |
Dir. Online Media Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $154k | — | — | $18k | $189k $212k |
Director of Communications Director (Operational) 75th to 90th percentile | $143k | — | — | $16k | $175k $196k |
Dep. Dir. Online Media Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $142k | — | — | $16k | $174k $195k |
Director of Programs Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $136k | — | — | $16k | $167k $187k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 29 unpaid individuals.
Up 11%
from 2022
From $482k in 2022 to $536k in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 11% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 19%.
- Highest Compensated Employee pay fell 7% from 2022 to 2023.
- Key Employee pay rose 4% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Revenue and expenses over time
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC
What does the Chief Executive Officer of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC received $536,373 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC falls in the top 10%.
What are WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC reported $9.2M in total revenue and $11.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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