Nonprofit · EIN 23-7108536
WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND
Tax-exempt · BURBANK, CA 91505
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $233,239,714 | $273,210,334 | -$39,970,620 | $232,940,155 | $9,387,188 | $223,552,967 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $173,403,489 | $255,823,615 | -$82,420,126 | $284,955,632 | $10,731,092 | $274,224,540 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $210,532,787
- Investment income
- $22,256,877
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,663,304
- Other revenue
- $450,050
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $246,917,400
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $476,944
- Accounting fees
- $125,000
- Occupancy
- $1,084,170
- Travel
- $9,117
- Depreciation
- $642,657
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $284,955,632
- Total assets, end of year
- $232,940,155
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,387,188
- Net assets, end of year
- $223,552,967
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,139,115
- Publicly traded securities
- $54,632,143
- Gross receipts
- $275,738,776
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hedges | CEO Officer | 20 | $0 | $730,129 | $99,643 |
| Alan Weidlich | CIO Officer | 22 | $0 | $463,082 | $68,783 |
| Willard Woods | COO Officer | 20 | $0 | $327,550 | $52,668 |
| Scott Steinfeld | Dir., IT Infra & Tech OPS Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $258,094 | $44,410 |
| Ed Zix | Dir., IT Strategic Appl DEV. Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $254,186 | $43,945 |
| Carrie Shepherd | Controller Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $225,717 | $40,560 |
| Linda Abruzzo | Program & Compliance Manager Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $210,174 | $38,713 |
| David Quang | Agile Production Support MGR. Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $197,824 | $37,244 |
| Tom Szentgyorgyi | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Zoanne Clack | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Stubington | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Lee | Vice-Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon Aho | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lise Anderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Auerbach | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Badagliacca | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Simran Baidwan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Beedy Ritchie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Geoff Betts | Trustee (Thru 8/26/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Cahill | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Carr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yahlin Chang EFF 1292024 | Trustee (Eff. 1/29/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stan Chervin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Christovich | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katya Culberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Gable THRU 1192024 | Trustee (Thru 1/19/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Gray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Hanes | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia Hoyt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Jain | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Jun | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hank Lachmund | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Lombardini | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Purdy | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Salmons | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Sandman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Schneider | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Evan Sherman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles B Slocum | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Stutzman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Truisi-Kenney | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David N Weiss | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Wheeler EFF 8272024 | Trustee (Eff. 8/27/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Zwerling | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hedges | CEO Officer | 20 | $0 | $709,249 | $97,161 |
| Alan Weidlich | CIO Officer | 22 | $0 | $449,595 | $67,179 |
| Willard Woods | COO Officer | 20 | $0 | $318,011 | $51,534 |
| Scott Steinfeld | Dir. IT Infrastructure & Techn Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $256,375 | $44,205 |
| Ed Zix | Director, IT Strategic Applica Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $253,875 | $43,908 |
| Carrie Shepherd | Controller Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $218,624 | $39,717 |
| Linda Abruzzo | Program & Compliance Manager Highest-paid employee | 22 | $0 | $202,758 | $37,830 |
| David Quang | Agile Production Support Manag Key employee | 22 | $0 | $197,734 | $37,233 |
| Tom Szentgyorgyi | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Zoanne Clack | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Stubington | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Lee | Vice-Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashley Gable | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Lombardini | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles B Slocum | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David N Weiss | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Stutzman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Sherman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Geoff Betts | Trustee EFF. 11/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Grace Jun | Trustee EFF. 08/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hank Lachmund | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Gray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Auerbach | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Christovich | Trustee EFF.11/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Katya Culberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Purdy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Hanes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Beedy Ritchie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lise Anderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Zwerling | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Sandman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Truisi-Kenney | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Badagliacca | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Salmons | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Jain | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patti Carr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Schneider | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon Aho | Trustee EFF. 12/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Simran Baidwan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stan Chervin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tracy Cahill | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Hoyt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2900 W ALAMEDA AVE UNIT 1100, BURBANK, CA 91505-4267
- In care of
- % CARRIE SHEPHERD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JIM HEDGES, 2900 W ALAMEDA AVE SUITE 1100, BURBANK, CA 91505
- Signed the 990
- JIM HEDGES, CEO
- Phone
- (818) 846-1015
- Website
- WGAPLANS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7108536 or by the name WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE FUND, PURSUANT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDES HEALTH BENEFITS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE FUND PROVIDES HEALTH BENEFITS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7108536
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(9): Voluntary employees' beneficiary association
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $232,940,155
- Income (IRS master file)
- $275,738,776
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $233,239,714 | $273,210,334 | $232,940,155 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $173,403,489 | $255,823,615 | $284,955,632 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $258,427,260 | $243,541,660 | $358,142,882 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7108536).
Questions about WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND
- What is the EIN of WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND is 23-7108536.
- Is WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(9) since 1971.
- Are donations to WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JIM HEDGES.
- Who are the officers and directors of WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 44 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WRITERS GUILD-INDUSTRY HEALTH FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $233,239,714, expenses of $273,210,334 and total assets of $232,940,155 at year end.
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