MISSION

Producers Guild of America Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation with the mission of promoting excellence in the field of producing while uplifting access and establishing tools for best practices.

The Producers Guild Foundation is the heart of our Guild’s philanthropic mission — fueling initiatives that uplift, educate, and empower our community. The Foundation’s work is powered entirely by generous donations and grants which drive the success and reach of our programs, making a lasting impact on the future of producing.

The Foundation’s work benefits the entire industry and is not restricted solely to the benefit of members of Producers Guild of America, Inc.

Board of Directors

• Donald De Line, President
  Founder, De Line Pictures
• Stephanie Allain, Treasurer
  Founder, Homegrown Pictures
• Alex Garcia, Secretary
  Executive Vice President, Legendary Entertainment
• Betsy Beers
  Creative Partner, Shondaland
• Debra Martin Chase
  President and CEO, Martin Chase Productions
• James Lopez
  President, MACRO Film Studios
• Chris Meledandri
  Founder & CEO, Illumination
• Susan Sprung
  Chief Executive Officer, Producers Guild of America, Inc.

Producers Guild of America, Inc., the non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of its 8,400 members of the producing team in film, television and emerging media, is the sole member of the Foundation with reserved powers over certain of its material operations to ensure alignment in the mission of the two organizations. The Chief Executive Officer of Producers Guild of America, Inc., also sits on the Board of the Foundation and, pursuant to the authority delegated by the Foundation Board, has general responsibility for the daily operations of the Foundation, including the administration of its programs, initiatives and engagements.

INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS

Among the Foundation’s initiatives and programs:

Promoting Harassment Prevention

The Foundation provides eligible independent productions with access to free harassment prevention training, and two-hours of free legal consultation related to the training through its Set Etiquette Training program. The trainings are designed with the purpose of establishing a culture on set such that harassment and other abusive conduct are prevented from occurring. Eligible productions must be U.S.-based and have 20 or more cast and crew. For eligibility criteria, the application and free resources such as a sample code of conduct: https://producersguild.org/set-etiquette-training/

The Foundation also hosts Harassment Prevention Workshops led by experienced employment attorneys to help individuals identify ways to foster a respectful and inclusive environment on set. These take place in major production centers (LA, NY, ATL) and are free of charge to all members of guilds, unions, film schools and emerging filmmakers.

Building a More Inclusive Field of Producers

PGA Create is the flagship program developed through Producers Guild of America, Inc.’s One Guild Task Force, which seeks to support inclusive membership, employment, content, and authentic depictions. PGA Create is a lab for emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds who are in active development, financing or packaging of a feature or series. There are two program cycles: Scripted and Documentary.

Numerous members of the One Guild Task Force have played key roles in the launch, development and sustainability of the program by serving on the program’s finalist selection committee to determine each cycle’s cohort of 10 producers/teams, serving as mentors for Fellows, leading master classes and attending in-person networking events. The program is exclusively for producers who are not current members of the Producers Guild.

For information: producersguild.org/pgacreate

Moving the Industry Toward Greater Sustainability

For the past 16 years, the Foundation has been at the forefront of industry efforts to lighten the carbon footprint of production. This has included a robust history of working with the studios and streamers in creating the Green Production Guide to now working on new tools such as the Sustainability Toolkit for creative producers and those in physical production.

For resources and information: producersguild.org/sustainability/