This page is dedicated to providing information about the the Animation Guild 401(k) Olan, the Motion Picture Pension and Health plans, as well as other benefits offered by union-friendly organizations to Animation Guild members. Click on the list below to be taken to the section you are interested in:
- Animation Guild 401(k) Plan
- Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans
- Motion Picture and Television Fund
- Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actor’s Fund)
- SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union
- Union Plus
TAG 401(k) Plan
The TAG 401(k) plan is an optional retirement plan offered by the Animation Guild, separate from the automatic retirement plans through the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan (MPI). The MPI retirement accounts are a Pension (a Defined Benefit Plan) and the Individual Account Plan (IAP for short). For a quick comparison of the 3 plans click here. (If you choose to participate in the 401(k) Plan, it is in addition to, and does not replace, your MPI Plans.)
The TAG 401(k) plan is available to TAG members and some other IA locals covered by special contracts at Bento Box Animation LLC, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc., Robin Red Breast Inc. (Titmouse), Shadow Animation LLC (Shadow Machine), SPA (Sony Pictures Animation), TSL (Disney Feature Animation), WAG/Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and Wild Canary Animation Inc.
To become eligible to enroll you need to have a total of 90 days of work at any signatory studio under the TAG 401(k) Plan arrangements. It is a “no match” plan where a member can contribute 2% to 40% per paycheck, up to the annual cap set by the IRS each year.
For 401(k) Plan details and forms, go to this page.
If you have questions, contact the Guild’s HR/Benefits Manager, Priscilla Cordova at 818-845-7500 ext. 119 or 401k@tag839.org.
Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Information
The Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan (MPI) administers our health and pension benefits under the union collective bargaining agreement. (They are not to be confused with the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charitable organization.)
MPI’s website has copies of the necessary Health and Pension plan forms, as well as other documents, helpful information and contact names and numbers.
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Motion Picture Industry Health Plans
Working at Guild signatory facilities brings eligibility for the Motion Picture Industry Health Plans. These plans are fully funded by producer and employer contributions and available to all Guild members who have earned enough hours to be eligible for enrollment. To learn more of the plan options, visit the Health Plan page.
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Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans
There are three parts to the Pension Plans available to Guild members. Working at signatory studios earns members contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan and the Individual Account Plan. These contributions are fully funded by the employers and producers. The TAG 401(k) plan is optional to all members. To learn more about the plans, visit the Pension Plan page.
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Thinking about retiring?
Here’s a link to MPIPHP’s Pre-Retirement and Benefits slide show. It includes information about retirement health plans and pension plans that you may find useful.
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Motion Picture And Television Fund
Going far beyond traditional health care, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) offers a continuum of care for the very young to the elderly by providing quality health care, child care, residential living and care for older adults, as well as social and charitable services.
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Entertainment Community Fund
The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a nonprofit organization founded in 1882, provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals—animators, designers, writers, sound technicians, musicians, dancers, administrators, directors, film editors, stagehands—as well as actors. Professionals in film, television, radio, theater, dance and music all turn to the Entertainment Community Fund in times of need.
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SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union
As an Animation Guild Member, you qualify for membership with the Musicians Interguild Federal Credit Union.
Main Branch
3820 West Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91505
phone: (818) 562-3400
toll free from outside Los Angeles: 1 (800) 826-6946
fax: (818) 260-9495
email: services@sagaftrafcu.org
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Union Plus
Union Plus provides consumer benefits to members and retirees of participating labor unions. The AFL-CIO created Union Privilege in 1986 to provide union members and their families with valuable consumer benefits. By using the collective buying power of unions, Union Plus is able to offer valuable, discounted products and services exclusively to working families.
To see the wide range of offerings provided, visit the site and choose IATSE as your union.
