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THE AUTHORS GUILD INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132509231 · Form 990 · FY2023 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.8M
expenses
$5.0M
net assets
$2.7M
employees
27
volunteers
34
program ratio
79%
mission · from form 990

THE GUILD PROTECTS AND FOSTERS THE WRITING PROFESSION, ADVOCATES FOR AUTHORS' RIGHTS, AND PROVIDES AUTHORS WITH INFORMATION AND TOOLS.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Authors Guild is a professional association for published authors, based in New York. It advocates for authors' rights, provides legal support in contract negotiations and publishing disputes, and offers practical resources such as website hosting and domain registration. The organization supports writers through information, tools, and collective representation in the publishing industry.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $373K
    WEB SERVICES: THE GUILD BUILT AND HOSTED WEBSITES FOR ITS MEMBERS, AND RESERVED DOMAIN NAMES, SUBMITTED WEBSITES TO SEARCH ENGINES AND PROVIDES PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESSES.
  2. #2 $442K
    CONTRACT REVIEW: THE GUILD'S LEGAL STAFF PROVIDED REVIEWS OF AGENCY AND PUBLISHING CONTRACTS, SUGGESTED NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES AND INTERVENED IN PUBLISHING DISPUTES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Contract Review
Legal staff review agency and publishing contracts, suggest negotiation strategies, and intervene in publishing disputes on behalf of members.
Web Services
Builds and hosts websites for members, reserves domain names, submits sites to search engines, and provides private email addresses.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Organization Website and Online Platform Management 1 activity
    • Building and hosting websites for members, including domain registration and private email provision
      Designed, built, and hosted websites for members; reserved domain names; submitted sites to search engines; and provided private email addresses as part of member services.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Providing legal support and advocacy in publishing contracts and disputes
      Conducted legal reviews of publishing and agency contracts, advised on negotiation strategies, and intervened in publishing disputes on behalf of member authors.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$4.83M
Contributions & grants$2.73M57%
Program service revenue$346K7%
Investment income$94K2%
Other revenue$1.66M
expenses
Total expenses$4.98M
Program expenses79%
Admin / overhead17%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$3.67M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.72M
Cash$166K
Investments$1.56M
Liabilities$1.04M
Net assets$2.68M
Liquid reserves4.2 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +18.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 7
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MARY RASENBERGER CEO 35 $409K
LYNN BOULGER ED OF FOUNDATION 5 $207K
SANDRA LONG COO 35 $188K
UMAIR KAZI DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND P 35 $162K
MICHAEL GROSS DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES 40 $141K
CHERYL DAVIS CHIEF COUNSEL 28 $133K
LUIS GARCIA DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TE 35 $118K
board members · 18
  • ALEXANDER CHEE — MEMBER (THROUGH 3/24))
  • AMY BLOOM — SECRETARY
  • CHRIS PAVONE — MEMBER
  • CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE — MEMBER
  • CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI — MEMBER
  • COURTNEY MAUM — MEMBER
  • D T MAX — MEMBER
  • DANIELLE TRUSSONI — MEMBER
  • JAMES SHAPIRO — MEMBER
  • JARON LANIER — MEMBER
  • JAUNIQUE SEALEY — MEMBER
  • JIA TOLENTINO — MEMBER
  • JULIA SANCHES — MEMBER
  • KELLY STARLING LYONS — MEMBER
  • LAUREN GROFF — MEMBER
  • MARY BLY — VICE PRESIDENT
  • MAYA SHANBHAG LANG — PRESIDENT (THROUGH 7/24)
  • MIN JIN LEE — MEMBER (THROUGH 10/24)
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Advocacy and Resource Provision Model
    methodology: rights_advocacy_and_resource_provision
    By advocating for authors' rights and simultaneously providing practical tools and information, the organization strengthens the professional capacity and leverage of writers, because systemic change is most effective when paired with individual empowerment.