Motion Picture Editors Guild

Hollywood, CA · Mutual-benefit / member-serving · Since 1973

! Not tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$12.4M
▲ +5% vs prior year
Spent
$11.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$32.8M

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 7/21/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
Not on file
Spent on programs?
91% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$10–100M
↑ +5% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMotion Picture Editors Guild
EINHdr · item D95-4710203
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(5) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1941
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHollywood, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.editorsguild.com

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$9.9M
Management & general9%$1.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.0M

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.4M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$11.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Program spending
91%
of expenses reach programs-0.4% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$39.6M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$6.8M
FY2024▲ +29%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$39.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 356
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 456

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$39.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$32.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$11.2M · 91%
Investment income$885K · 7%
Other revenue$239K · 2%
Program service revenue91%$11.2M
Investment income7%$885K
Other revenue2%$239K
Total revenueLn 12$12.4M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $30.8M · Operating expenses/yr $11.0M
33.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $9.9M · Total expenses $11.0M
91%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $11.0M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $11.0M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $12.4M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $12.4M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11.2M · Total revenue $12.4M
91%
Investment reliance
Investment income $885K · Total revenue $12.4M
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11.2M · Total expenses $11.0M
103%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $12.4M · Prior year $11.7M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $7.0M · FY2024 $12.4M
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $32.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $12.4M · Expenses $11.0M
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $39.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $32.8M · Total assets $39.6M
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $27.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $39.6M
70%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Catherine Repola · Reported title NAT'L EXEC DIR · Highest reported compensation $383K · Total expenses $11.0M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.8M · Total expenses $11.0M
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Revenue growth 5%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%——
Legal fee ratio 0.8%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nat'l Exec Dir
$383,225Pt VII · Sec A
West Exec Dir
$249,161Pt VII · Sec A
East Exec Dir
$188,550Pt VII · Sec A
Nat'l Organizer
$187,617Pt VII · Sec A
West Assist Exec D
$173,148Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Admin
$167,755Pt VII · Sec A
$162,177Pt VII · Sec A
Special Events Manager
$151,545Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Repola$383,225$374,210$363,614$353,326$349,600
Scott George$249,161$236,361$229,628$223,213$220,787
Paul Moore—$192,168$232,823$226,169$223,548
Jessica a Pratt$173,148$189,904$184,487$152,358$144,974
Jennifer Myers$188,550$157,304———
Robert L Callahan$187,617$179,443$174,216$169,237$167,275
Lisa Berniker$167,755$160,447$149,154$141,199$139,563
Preston Johnson$162,177$147,228$137,337$133,523$132,021

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a56
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b56
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Advocates for motion picture editors, negotiating contracts and providing training.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $9.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Salaries and payroll costs, estimated at 92% applicable to members welfare (available for jobs, grievances, contracts & other employee negotiations, etc.)

$5.4Mprogram expense
02

Payments to affiliates for membership fees

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Other items allocated by appropriate function use.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 19 grants · $350K · 2020–2024
American Cinema Editors INCCA · FY2024$25,000
Motion Picture Sound EditorsCA · FY2024$13,000
Cinema Audio SocietyCA · FY2024$11,500
Misc - Under 5000FY2024$9,320
Misc - Under 5000FY2023$33,000
American Cinema Editors INCCA · FY2023$20,000
Cinema Audio SocietyCA · FY2023$5,500
Iatse Affiliated PropertyCA · FY2023$5,000
American Cinema Editors INCCA · FY2022$20,000
Misc - Under 5000FY2022$5,540
American Cinema Editors INCCA · FY2021$20,000
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $12.4M$11.0M+5% 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.7M$10.5M-9% 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.9M$9.4M+30% 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$8.7M+41% 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.0M$7.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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