Motion Picture Editors Guild FY2021 filing

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Hollywood, CA501(c)(5)Since 1973EIN 95-4710203Revenue $9.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSeditorsguild.com7715 Sunset Bl, 90046-3912 · Hollywood, CATax-exempt since Apr 1941

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The organization is a labor union for Motion Picture Editors. The organization's functions include contract administration and negotiation, grievance work, education/training, organizing and enforcement.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.7M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
52
of 52 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.9M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$31.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2021▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$12.4M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$31.0M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.8M
FY2021$31.0M
FY2022$30.7M
FY2023$33.1M
FY2024$32.8M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1941.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $7.8M Management & general 10% · $838K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

56 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nat'l Exec Dir
$353,326Pt VII · Sec A
East Exec Dir
$226,169Pt VII · Sec A
West Exec Dir
$223,213Pt VII · Sec A
$169,237Pt VII · Sec A
Field Representati
$152,358Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Admin
$141,199Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Membership Svc
$134,223Pt VII · Sec A
$133,523Pt 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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$4.3Mprogram expense
02

Payments to affiliates for membership fees

$2.3Mprogram expense
03

Other items allocated by appropriate function use

$2.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.8M
Managementcol C$838K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
56
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a52
IndependentVI 1b52
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$394K
Government grantsLn 1e$394K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$445K
SavingsLn 2$958K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$31.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.9M$25.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$30.2M$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$28.8M$31.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$73K$73K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$138K$138K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$835K$768K$67K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.3M$201K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$197K$181K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$509K$468K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$222K$205K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$116K$116K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$114K$114K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$75K$69K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$263K$132K$132K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$548K$504K$44K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2.3M$2.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K$135K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$34K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$267K$157K$109K
All other expensesLn 24e$241K$235K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$7.8M$838K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12.4M$11.0M$1.4M$32.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.7M$10.5M$1.2M$33.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.9M$9.4M$3.5M$30.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.9M$8.7M$1.2M$31.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.0M$7.8M−$840K$28.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,858,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$394,052
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,477,448$8,056,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $530,264$1,007,611
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $643$399,784
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,008,355$9,858,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $108,520$73,300
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $86,709$137,652
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,102,447$4,271,531
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,550,905$4,181,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,848,581$8,664,217
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$840,226$1,194,001
Part VI · Governance 52 of 52 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body52
VI-1b Independent voting members52
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,858,218 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$394,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$394,052
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,056,771$8,056,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,007,611$1,007,611
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,887 · Unrelated business $366,897$399,784
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,089,658 · Unrelated business $366,897 · Excluded from tax $1,007,611$9,858,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,664,217 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $73,300$73,300
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $137,652$137,652
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $767,817 · Management $66,767$834,584
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,308,223 · Management $200,715$2,508,938
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $181,163 · Management $15,753$196,916
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $467,998 · Management $40,696$508,694
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $204,607 · Management $17,792$222,399
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $115,584$115,584
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,401$70,401
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $113,673$113,673
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,886 · Management $5,990$74,876
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $131,587 · Management $131,586$263,173
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $504,235 · Management $43,846$548,081
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $2,303,797$2,303,797
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $135,304 · Management $11,766$147,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,839 · Management $2,942$36,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $157,318 · Management $109,496$266,814
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $235,291 · Management $6,193$241,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,826,601 · Management $837,616 · Fundraising $0$8,664,217
Part X · Balance sheet $32,731,171 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,404$444,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,117,764$957,943
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $264,907$573,211
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $112,263$135,312
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,124,814$1,187,122
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $23,927,548$25,488,937
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,390,884$3,943,836
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,195,584$32,731,171
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,426,849$1,676,453
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,621$11,531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,440,470$1,687,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,755,114$31,043,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,755,114$31,043,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,195,584$32,731,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,043,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,858,218
XI-2 Total expenses$8,664,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,194,001
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,755,114
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$993,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$100,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,043,187

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