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Producers Guild of America Inc

501(c)(6) organization Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-1628346 Website

The Producers Guild of America represents over 8,400 producers. It is a non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and emerging media. The guild invests in its core values that benefit the industry at large. These values are rooted in facilitating employment and health benefits for its members, advocating for sustainable practices in production that minimize human and environmental harm, and ensuring a set culture that advances safety and creates viable pathways into the guild for the next generation of producers, particularly those from populations under-represented in the industry. Year-round it hosts a number of educational, mentoring and professional networking programs, as well as industry events that honor excellence in producing.

Producers Guild of America Inc at a glance

In short: Producers Guild of America Inc gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $200K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$200,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$200,000
Median grant
$200,000
Total assets
$26,977,297
+18.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Producers Guild of America Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Actors Fund of America DBA the Entertainment Community Fund: $200KThe Actors Fund of America DBAthe Entertainment Community…$200K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Actors Fund of America DBA the Entertainment Community Fund ($200K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Actors Fund of America DBA the Entertainment Community Fund Los Angeles, CATo support members adversely impacted by the january 2025 los angeles wildfires.$200,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$26,977,297$11,287,064$7,587,148$200,0001$1,001,079
2024$22,742,894$11,714,965$7,165,049——$6,587
2023$16,946,845$10,962,144$5,598,532——$7,148
2022$11,267,701$10,168,637$5,795,322——$8,338
2021$7,414,734$6,118,152$4,484,863——$216,250
2020$5,466,672$6,359,290$5,662,102——$47,415
2019$4,764,391$6,768,439$5,335,014——$82,165

About Producers Guild of America Inc

Based on IRS filings

Producers Guild of America Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $200K. Net investment income was $1.0M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Producers Guild of America Inc is led by Susan Sprung, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Sprung

    Chief Executive Officer

    Associate Nat'l Executive Director → National Executive Director, 2020

    National Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $400K (2019) → $730K (2025)

  • Donald De Line

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Allain

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Yarbro

    Corp Counsel & Director of Arbitrations

    Corporate Counsel & Director of Arbitrations → Corporate Counsel & Director, 2024

    Corporate Counsel & Director → Corp Counsel & Director of Arbitrations, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $128K (2022) → $214K (2025)

  • Theodore Rand

    Director of Info, Tech & Sales

    Director of Info, Tech & Salesforce Administrator → Director of Info, Tech & Sale, 2024

    Director of Info, Tech & Sale → Director of Info, Tech & Sales, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2023) → $142K (2025)

  • Lisa Yvonne Garibay

    Editor, Produced By & Director of Sustainability

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2025)

  • Donna Gigliotti

    Vice President, Eastern Region & Director

    Director, Vice President & Pga East → Vice President & Pga East, 2021

    Vice President & Pga East → Vice President, Eastern Region & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Lopez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori McCreary

    Director

    President Emeritus → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Farah

    Vice President, Television & Director

    Director, Vice President & Television → Vice President & Television, 2021

    Vice President & Television → Vice President, Television & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Yang Bongiovi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Victor

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bianca Ahmadi

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hillary Corbin Huang

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Mullen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Murray

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Klein

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Fraikorn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Berger

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Fox

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Kestin Sessler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Maxey

    Director

    Capital Region → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Cunningham

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samie Kim Falvey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Autumn Bailey-Ford

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Greenblatt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devon Franklin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harvey Wilson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Lane

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jinko Gotoh

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanna Popper

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Evans

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Oliver

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Byrd

    Associate National Executive Director

    Associate Nat'l Executive Director → Associate Nat'l Executive, 2024

    Associate Nat'l Executive → Associate National Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $200K (2019) → $347K (2025)

  • Susan Casero

    General Counsel

    Associate General Counsel → General Counsel, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $315K (2025)

  • Charles Roven

    Vice President, Motion & Producing

    Director → Vice President & Motion Pictures, 2024

    Vice President & Motion Pictures → Vice President, Motion & Producing, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Berman

    President Emeritus

    President → President Emeritus, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucy Fisher

    President Emeritus

    President → President Emeritus, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yolanda T. Cochran

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Shuler Donner

    Vice President & Motion Pictures

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristie Mackosko Krieger

    Secretary

    Director → Recording Secretary, 2023

    Recording Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melvin Mar

    Vice President & Television

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Jackson

    Secretary

    Recording Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Cainas

    Vice President & Producing Team

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonya Lewis Lee

    Vice President & Eastern Region

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (48)
  • Former: Gary Goetzman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: James Axiotis (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jillian Stein (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lynn Hylden (2019–2024) — Vice President & Ap Council
  • Former: Christina Lee Storm (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dan Lin (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Iris Ichishita (2021–2024) — Vice President & New Media Council
  • Former: Lorin Williams (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mimi Valdes (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ravi Nandan (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ana Henderson-Arjona (2023–2024) — Associate Corporate Counsel
  • Former: John Walker (2023–2024) — Northwest Region
  • Former: Mark Roybal (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Quan (2023–2024) — Northwest Region
  • Former: Charles P. Howard (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary Lucchesi (2019–2023) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Gene Stein (2019–2023) — Vice President & Television
  • Former: Hawk Koch (2019–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Jon Kilik (2019–2023) — Vice President & Motion Pictures
  • Former: Mark Gordon (2019–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Megan Mascena-Gaspar (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Peter Saraf (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Magdalena Wolf (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Ambers (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Roven (2023) — Vice President & Motion Pictures
  • Former: Katy Jones Garrity (2023) — Capital Region
  • Former: Kyle Katz (2019–2022) — Director of Member Service
  • Former: Vance Van Petten (2019–2022) — Former Nat'l Executive Director
  • Former: Bruna Papandrea (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ian Wagner (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Friedman (2019–2021) — Vice President & Ap Council
  • Former: Betsy Ockerlund (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenni Ogden (2021) — Vice President & New Media Council
  • Former: Paulette Lifton (2021) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Certa (2019–2020) — Vice President & Ap Council
  • Former: Chris Moore (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Haire (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jethro Rothe-Kushel (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John Canning (2019–2020) — Vice President & New Media Council
  • Former: Kate McCallum (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kay Rothman (2019–2020) — Vice President & Pga East
  • Former: Kristine Pregot (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lydia Tenaglia (2019–2020) — Vice President & Television
  • Former: Marshall Herskovitz (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Reginald Hudlin (2019–2020) — Vice President & Motion Pictures
  • Former: Rosemary Lombard (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Stacy Burstin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: William Horberg (2019–2020) — Vice President & Pga East

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Susan Sprung — Chief Executive Officer: $730KSusan SprungChief Executive Officer$730KMichelle Byrd — Associate National Executive Director: $347KMichelle ByrdAssociate National Executive…$347KSusan Casero — General Counsel: $315KSusan CaseroGeneral Counsel$315KMichael Yarbro — Corp Counsel & DIR of Arbitrations: $214KMichael YarbroCorp Counsel & DIR of…$214KTheodore Rand — DIR of INFO&TECH/SALES(UNTIL 3/14/25): $142KTheodore RandDIR of INFO&TECH/SALES(UNTIL…$142KLisa Yvonne Garibay — EDITOR,PRODUCED BY&DIR of Sustainability: $127KLisa Yvonne GaribayEDITOR,PRODUCED BY&DIR of…$127K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $730K, to Susan Sprung (Chief Executive Officer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Producers Guild of America Inc

How much does Producers Guild of America Inc give each year?

Producers Guild of America Inc gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Producers Guild of America Inc?

Producers Guild of America Inc reported $27.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.3M.

What is Producers Guild of America Inc?

Producers Guild of America Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $27.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Producers Guild of America Inc operate?

Producers Guild of America Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Producers Guild of America Inc's EIN?

Producers Guild of America Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1628346. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)

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