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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by YOUNG STORYTELLERS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,693,125
Total expenses
$1,720,796
Contributions and grants received
$1,618,173
Grants paid
$1,350
Program service revenue
$11,047
Investment income
$25,910
Other revenue
$37,995
Total assets, end of year
$1,345,972
Total liabilities, end of year
$105,095
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,240,877
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,534,969
Management and general expenses
$110,802
Fundraising expenses
$75,025
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,534,969

Program services were 89.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $59,580

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $75,488

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,483,105

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $11,047 · related or exempt $11,047

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,910 · excluded $25,910

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $56,920

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $59,580

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $56,920

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $37,995 · excluded $37,995

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $37,995

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,350 · program services $1,350

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $137,188 · program services $89,172 · management and general $20,578 · fundraising $27,438

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $965,287 · program services $932,851 · management and general $1,760 · fundraising $30,676

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,502 · program services $22,714 · management and general $497 · fundraising $1,291

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,996 · program services $67,669 · management and general $1,479 · fundraising $3,848

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,884 · program services $86,106 · management and general $1,882 · fundraising $4,896

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,832 · management and general $10,832

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $71,130 · management and general $71,130

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,417 · program services $53,227 · management and general $1,164 · fundraising $3,026

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,294 · program services $50,332 · management and general $1,100 · fundraising $2,862

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,773 · program services $1,644 · management and general $36 · fundraising $93

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,098 · program services $13,069 · management and general $286 · fundraising $743

  • 24a · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

    total $138,922 · program services $138,922

  • 24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER SCREENING

    total $58,189 · program services $58,189

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $11,220 · program services $11,220

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $4,513 · program services $4,513

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,201 · program services $3,991 · management and general $58 · fundraising $152

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $368,172 · end of year $86,104

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $865,215 · end of year $548,988

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $102,232 · end of year $688,854

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,414

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $41,987

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $23,861

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,603 · end of year $18,126

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,900 · end of year $3,900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,988 · end of year $105,095

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $682,268 · end of year $654,910

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $586,280 · end of year $585,967

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO DEVELOP LITERACY THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING. TO HELP UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO DISCOVER THE POWER OF THEIR OWN VOICE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO WRITE STORIES AND SEE THEM BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH PERFORMANCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DEVELOP LITERACY THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING.

  • YOUNG STORYTELLERS EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE OF THEIR OWN NARRATIVES. WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND CREATING STORIES TO RAISE THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO DON'T OFTEN GET HEARD. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN A YOUNG PERSON UNDERSTANDS THE POWER OF THEIR OWN STORY-MADE OF THEIR UNIQUE BACKGROUND, CULTURE, RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND ECONOMIC STATUS-IT CREATES A MORE EMPATHETIC AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. WE RAISE VOICES, ONE STORY AT A TIME.YOUNG STORYTELLERS COMPLETED TWO SEMESTERS, TOTALING 115 SESSIONS OF ITS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DURING 2023. YOUNG STORYTELLERS COORDINATED AND ADMINISTERED THEIR PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY IN OVER 70 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ALL PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN PERSON DURING SPRING 2023 AND FALL 2023 SESSIONS. APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED AS STORYTELLERS IN OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE OUR FLAGSHIP SCRIPT TO STAGE PROGRAM, COLLABORATIVE SCRIPT TO STAGE PROGRAM, MIDDLE SCHOOL STORIES PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL STORIES PROGRAM, AND WBD STORY LAB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, DC COMICS, AND LAUSD. YOUNG STORYTELLERS ALSO CREATED AND PRODUCED ORIGINAL CURRICULUM FOR AT&T'S THE ACHIEVERY, A FREE DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS NATIONWIDE.APPROXIMATELY 309 VOLUNTEER MENTORS PARTICIPATED IN YOUNG STORYTELLERS PROGRAMS DURING 2023 AND THESE MENTORS VOLUNTEERED OVER 4,017 HOURS OF THEIR TIME. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 237 ACTORS VOLUNTEERED AT IN-SCHOOL BIG SHOWS, AS PERFORMERS OF THE STUDENT'S STORIES, DONATING AN ADDITIONAL 711 HOURS OF THEIR TIME.DURING 2023, YOUNG STORYTELLERS PUBLISHED MULTIPLE HANDBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS BASED ON EACH OF THEIR PROGRAM OFFERINGS. THESE WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES SERVED BY THE YOUNG STORYTELLERS PROGRAMS. YOUNG STORYTELLERS ALSO CREATED AND PUBLISHED A TOOL-KIT FOR THE SCRIPT TO STAGE PROGRAM WITH ONLINE HANDBOOKS AND TRAINING VIDEOS FOR USE OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES.

    Expenses $1,534,969 · Grants $1,350 · Revenue $11,047

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ani Shehigian

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rory Pullens

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Koko Archibong

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eliana Pipes

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Rogoway

    PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Siqueiros

    DEIB OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Checkowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Li Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Gan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Im

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Llisa Prater

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Stone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gisele Roberts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Thompson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,188
    From this org
    $137,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422779349301132

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