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Dramatists Legal Defense Fund Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 27-0999829

Oct 01, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014 • Filed on Apr 08, 2015

Organization ProfileN/A
1501 Broadway No 70110036

(212) 398-9366

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

47th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

4th percentile

-382%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

53rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 53% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

37th percentile

-9.9%

Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

44th percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets47th percentile

Assets

Down

$133,805

Down $14,645 (-9.9%) from 2013

Net Assets

Down

$133,805

Down $14,645 (-9.9%) from 2013

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$3,835

Flat from 2013

Expenses

Down

$18,480

Down $3,924 (-18%) from 2013

Net Income

Up

-$14,645

Up $3,924 (+21%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth37th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $148,450Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $148,4502013Assets 2014: $133,805Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $133,8052014Assets 2015: $106,164Liabilities 2015: $5,532Net Assets 2015: $100,6322015Assets 2016: $88,957Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $88,9572016Assets 2017: $125,202Liabilities 2017: $877Net Assets 2017: $124,3252017Assets 2018: $112,537Liabilities 2018: $5,823Net Assets 2018: $106,7142018Assets 2019: $105,108Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $105,1082019Assets 2020: $104,862Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $104,8622020Assets 2021: $105,885Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $105,8852021Assets 2022: $110,350Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $110,3502022Assets 2023: $99,610Liabilities 2023: $25Net Assets 2023: $99,5852023Assets 2024: $107,852Liabilities 2024: $71Net Assets 2024: $107,7812024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$133,805
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$133,805
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth44th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $3,835Expenses 2013: $22,404Net Income 2013: -$18,5692013Revenue 2014: $3,835Expenses 2014: $18,480Net Income 2014: -$14,6452014Revenue 2015: $5,255Expenses 2015: $38,428Net Income 2015: -$33,1732015Revenue 2016: $27,145Expenses 2016: $38,820Net Income 2016: -$11,6752016Revenue 2017: $88,521Expenses 2017: $53,153Net Income 2017: $35,3682017Revenue 2018: $45,224Expenses 2018: $62,835Net Income 2018: -$17,6112018Revenue 2019: $23,330Expenses 2019: $24,936Net Income 2019: -$1,6062019Revenue 2020: $24,010Expenses 2020: $24,256Net Income 2020: -$2462020Revenue 2021: $20,800Expenses 2021: $19,777Net Income 2021: $1,0232021Revenue 2022: $42,050Expenses 2022: $37,585Net Income 2022: $4,4652022Revenue 2023: $28,075Expenses 2023: $38,840Net Income 2023: -$10,7652023Revenue 2024: $39,535Expenses 2024: $31,339Net Income 2024: $8,1962024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$3,835
Expenses$18,480
Net Income-$14,645
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
Signed
Apr 8, 2015
Return Version
2013v4.0
Gross Receipts
$3,835
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To protect the progress of useful arts and advancement of matters having general public import with relation to stage authors rights to their respective writing.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROTECTION OF PROGRESS OF USEFUL ARTS AND ADVANCEMENT OF MATTERS HAVING GENERAL PUBLIC IMPORT WITH RELATION TO STAGE AUTHORS RIGHTS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE WRITING.$0$18,480
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay53rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHN WEIDMANPresident-$0--
F RICHARD PAPPASVice President-$0--
RALPH SEVUSHTreasurer-$0--
JT ROGERSSecretary-$0--
SARAH RUHLDirector-$0--
LYDIA DIAMONDDirector-$0--
LARRY SORKINDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
27-0999829
Phone
2123989366

Signing Officer

Name
Ralph Sevush
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2123989366
Signed
2015-04-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
D'AMBROSI MARK
Phone
2125038800
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: admin services. Amount: 1,000. Description: meetings. Amount: 400. Description: program services. Amount: 1,013. Description: office expense. Amount: 423. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,836.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$133,805
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$133,805
Revenue
$3,835
Expenses
$18,480
Net income
-$14,645
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.40$0.31$0.08
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$1.00$0.28$0.39$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$1.10$0.42$0.38$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.06$0.00$1.06$0.21$0.20$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$1.05$0.24$0.24$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$1.05$0.23$0.25$0.02
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$0.06$1.07$0.45$0.63$0.18
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.25$0.01$1.24$0.89$0.53$0.35
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.89$0.00$0.89$0.27$0.39$0.12
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.06$0.06$1.01$0.05$0.38$0.33
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.34$0.00$1.34$0.04$0.18$0.15
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.48$0.00$1.48$0.04$0.22$0.19