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Filing year 2023

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC

New York, New York·EIN 13-1773198·5
Total revenue
$9.2M
Total assets
$13.6M
Total expenses
$11.5M
Reported officers
38
Mission

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC INTERESTS OF ALL CREATORS AND ADAPTERS OF LITERARY MATERIAL, TO REPRESENT MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND TO PROMOTE FAIR DEALINGS BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS.

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.

Executive Director
Above 90th percentile
$536k
$602k
Base
$437k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$50k
Legal Counsel
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$290k
$325k
Base
$236k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$27k
Asst Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$272k
$305k
Base
$222k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$25k
Director of Organizing
Key Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$269k
$302k
Base
$219k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$25k
Interim Exec Dir
Officer (Unspecified)
$197k
$221k
Base
$160k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$18k
Dir. Online Media
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$189k
$212k
Base
$154k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$18k
Director of Communications
Director (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$175k
$196k
Base
$143k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k
Dep. Dir. Online Media
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$174k
$195k
Base
$142k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k
Director of Programs
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$167k
$187k
Base
$136k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k

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.

$482k
2022
$536k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 7% in real terms$562k to $602k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 11% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 19%.

$482k in 2022 to $536k in 2023.
  • 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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$11.4M
$10.2M
2022
$9.2M
$11.5M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

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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