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Ellen Stutzman

Executive Director · Writers Guild of America West INC

Executive Director at Writers Guild of America West INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$762K

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive Director of Writers Guild of America West INC, based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Received $762K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee of Writers Guild - Industry Health Fund, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ellen Stutzman is the Executive Director of Writers Guild of America West, promoted to the position in November 2023. She joined the union in 2006 as a researcher and rose through the ranks to become Research & Public Policy Director and assistant executive director.

She led the guild's members through the historic 148-day 2023 strike as chief negotiator and was ratified as Executive Director by 97% of voting members in September 2024.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
Executive Director of Writers Guild of America West since November 2023

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Writers Guild of America West INC Executive Director · $42.2M revenue · Los Angeles, CASEE SCHEDULE Opay $280K → $762KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$762Kreported comp
Writers Guild - Industry Health Fund Trustee · $233.2M revenue · Burbank, CATHE FUND, PURSUANT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDES HEALTH BENEFITS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE BENEFIT OF…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

D
Executive Director · FY2022
$831K
C
Assistant Executive Director · FY2024
$454K
W
Chief Financial Officer - Past · FY2023
$436K
R
Assistant Executive Director · FY2024
$381K
L
Assistant Executive Director · FY2024
$364K
D
Chief Financial Officer · FY2022
$335K
K
Assistant Executive Director · FY2024
$313K
J
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$310K
S
General Counsel · FY2024
$275K
I
Chief Information Officer · FY2024
$255K
P
Director of Operations · FY2021
$255K
M
Director of Residuals · FY2024
$251K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org