ASCRL COMPENSATION. HOW DOES ASCRL GET PAID?
ASCRL compensation is established by contract with contributing sister societies. Contract provisions typically provide that ASCRL will receive 25% of the society's contribution. When a contracting society does not specify ASCRL's retention amount, the amount is 25% unless otherwise adjusted by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Board of Advisors. Generally, the funds ASCRL receives are after the contributing society has withheld funds at the source. For author specific distributions, ASCRL retains a lower fee of 20%. However, there are some circumstances in which ASCRL makes an author specific distribution for no charge. On an unweighted basis, ASCRL therefore has an average retention of 22.5%, excluding certain distributions that are made for free.
As a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation, it is ASCRL's objective to reduce administrative retentions to the fullest extent possible, and ASCRL expects retentions to reduce as the organization's receipts increase. The administrative fees are determined by agreement between the contributing societies, and ASCRL. They are approved by the Board of Directors, which receives the input of the ASCRL Board of Advisors. The Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors serve in their respective capacities as volunteers, without compensation, for the purposes of advancing the interests of the organization. Therefore, the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors have no direct or indirect financial interests in the amount of the ASCRL retentions that they establish for the maintenance of the organization. In addition to distributable claimant funds, ASCRL receives grant money from certain organizations. All funds, including without limitation the amount of these grants are reported in ASCRL's public disclosures with the Dept. of the Treasury.
CLAIMANT DISTRIBUTIONS. HOW ARE THEY CALCULATED?
Distribution formulas are established by the ASCRL Board of Advisors, and are approved by the ASCRL Board of Directors. The formulas take into account the prolificity and frequency of publication. The advisors first determine what points are to be awarded for the number of the claimant's works, and are next awarded for the frequency with which those works are published. In establishing the point systems, both Boards consider the sources of funds, how the sources correlate to reprographic interests, the relevance of the remuneration to the nature and character of certain publications, the genres represented by the recipient constituency, fairness to claimants, the establishment of a functional distribution system, costs of administration, and other factors. This information is based on the claimant's reporting on the claimant portal. Claimants are welcome to comment upon the formulas.
Illustration:
The Illustration Point System currently established by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board, Effective 2019
Number of Works
1-100 = 1 point
101-500 = 1.1 points
501-1000 = 1.2 points
1001-2,500 = 1.3 points
2501 - 5000= 1.4 points
5001 - 10,000 = 1.5 points
above 10,001 = 1.6 points
Frequency of Publication
1-500 = 1 point
501-1,000 = 1.1 points
1001 - 2,500 = 1.2 points
2,501 - 5,000 = 1.3 points
5,001 - 10,000 = 1.4 points
10,001 -25,000 = 1.5 points
25,001 -50,000 = 1.6 points
50,001 - 75,000 = 1.7 points
above 75,001 = 1.8 points
Photography:
The Photography point system currently established by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board, Effective 2019:
Number of Works
1-250 = 1 point
251-1,000 = 5 points
1,001-2000 = 6 points
above 2,001 = 7 points
Frequency of Publication
1-1,000 = 1 point
above 1,000 = 3 points
ASCRL compensation is established by contract with contributing sister societies. Contract provisions typically provide that ASCRL will receive 25% of the society's contribution. When a contracting society does not specify ASCRL's retention amount, the amount is 25% unless otherwise adjusted by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Board of Advisors. Generally, the funds ASCRL receives are after the contributing society has withheld funds at the source. For author specific distributions, ASCRL retains a lower fee of 20%. However, there are some circumstances in which ASCRL makes an author specific distribution for no charge. On an unweighted basis, ASCRL therefore has an average retention of 22.5%, excluding certain distributions that are made for free.
As a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation, it is ASCRL's objective to reduce administrative retentions to the fullest extent possible, and ASCRL expects retentions to reduce as the organization's receipts increase. The administrative fees are determined by agreement between the contributing societies, and ASCRL. They are approved by the Board of Directors, which receives the input of the ASCRL Board of Advisors. The Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors serve in their respective capacities as volunteers, without compensation, for the purposes of advancing the interests of the organization. Therefore, the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors have no direct or indirect financial interests in the amount of the ASCRL retentions that they establish for the maintenance of the organization. In addition to distributable claimant funds, ASCRL receives grant money from certain organizations. All funds, including without limitation the amount of these grants are reported in ASCRL's public disclosures with the Dept. of the Treasury.
CLAIMANT DISTRIBUTIONS. HOW ARE THEY CALCULATED?
Distribution formulas are established by the ASCRL Board of Advisors, and are approved by the ASCRL Board of Directors. The formulas take into account the prolificity and frequency of publication. The advisors first determine what points are to be awarded for the number of the claimant's works, and are next awarded for the frequency with which those works are published. In establishing the point systems, both Boards consider the sources of funds, how the sources correlate to reprographic interests, the relevance of the remuneration to the nature and character of certain publications, the genres represented by the recipient constituency, fairness to claimants, the establishment of a functional distribution system, costs of administration, and other factors. This information is based on the claimant's reporting on the claimant portal. Claimants are welcome to comment upon the formulas.
Illustration:
The Illustration Point System currently established by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board, Effective 2019
Number of Works
1-100 = 1 point
101-500 = 1.1 points
501-1000 = 1.2 points
1001-2,500 = 1.3 points
2501 - 5000= 1.4 points
5001 - 10,000 = 1.5 points
above 10,001 = 1.6 points
Frequency of Publication
1-500 = 1 point
501-1,000 = 1.1 points
1001 - 2,500 = 1.2 points
2,501 - 5,000 = 1.3 points
5,001 - 10,000 = 1.4 points
10,001 -25,000 = 1.5 points
25,001 -50,000 = 1.6 points
50,001 - 75,000 = 1.7 points
above 75,001 = 1.8 points
Photography:
The Photography point system currently established by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board, Effective 2019:
Number of Works
1-250 = 1 point
251-1,000 = 5 points
1,001-2000 = 6 points
above 2,001 = 7 points
Frequency of Publication
1-1,000 = 1 point
above 1,000 = 3 points
