American Society of Journalists and Authors
Legal name: American Society of Journalists and Authors Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 132562532
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Aug 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2129970947
- Rating
- 57
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $78,449
- Expenses
- $53,553
- Assets
- $41,195
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- EMILY PAULSEN (PAST-PRESIDENT)
- DARCY LEWIS (PRESIDENT)
- STACEY FREED (VICE-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON (BOARD MEMBER)
- DAVID STEELE (BOARD MEMBER)
- KIM KOBERSMITH (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
ASJA is the primary voice representing freelance writers’ interests, providing advocacy for our right to control and profit from our work as entrepreneurs. ASJA offers professional development benefits and services, so that members can explore professional issues and concerns with our peers. ASJA members are professional, proven freelance nonfiction writers in a variety of fields, genres, and settings. ASJA leads the industry in establishing professional and ethical standards for freelance writers.
What it reported doing in 2024
A professional association of independent nonfiction writers whose purpose is to promote the art and profession of freelance writing through information exchange and carrer resources.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 42
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 65
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.7%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 31.7%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -17.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 66.7% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.