Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,598,616
- Total expenses
- $1,625,570
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,506,701
- Grants paid
- $97,081
- Program service revenue
- $91,743
- Investment income
- $172
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,078,964
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,554
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,009,410
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,364,356
- Management and general expenses
- $116,754
- Fundraising expenses
- $144,460
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,364,356
Program services were 83.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,506,701
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees
total $91,743 · related or exempt $91,743
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3 · Investment income
total $172 · excluded $172
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $97,081 · program services $97,081
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $128,769 · program services $78,549 · management and general $25,754 · fundraising $24,466
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $626,325 · program services $528,784 · management and general $33,820 · fundraising $63,721
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $147,873 · program services $116,754 · management and general $14,066 · fundraising $17,053
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $62,747 · program services $50,314 · management and general $5,026 · fundraising $7,407
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44,041 · program services $29,062 · management and general $14,979
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,210 · management and general $13,210
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $176,807 · program services $175,557 · fundraising $1,250
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,259 · program services $1,000 · management and general $174 · fundraising $85
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14 · Information technology
total $102,136 · program services $99,723 · management and general $1,582 · fundraising $831
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $57,172 · program services $46,129 · management and general $4,413 · fundraising $6,630
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17 · Travel
total $27,768 · program services $27,227 · management and general $175 · fundraising $366
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $16,648 · program services $441 · management and general $47 · fundraising $16,160
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,558 · program services $4,558
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23 · Insurance
total $10,433 · program services $8,387 · management and general $823 · fundraising $1,223
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24a · Other expenses: Media production
total $48,372 · program services $48,372
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24b · Other expenses: HR and Payroll Service Fees
total $33,929 · program services $27,280 · management and general $2,669 · fundraising $3,980
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24c · Other expenses: Subscriptions and references
total $18,155 · program services $16,815 · management and general $354 · fundraising $986
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24d · Other expenses: Meals
total $4,945 · program services $4,787 · management and general $127 · fundraising $31
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,342 · program services $3,536 · management and general -$465 · fundraising $271
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $328,480 · end of year $372,604
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $628,066 · end of year $569,580
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $126,668 · end of year $110,720
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $26,763 · end of year $22,020
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $7,363 · end of year $2,805
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $850 · end of year $1,235
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $81,826 · end of year $69,554
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $921,572 · end of year $759,150
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $114,792 · end of year $250,260
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The mission of The Story of Stuff Project is to build a movement to change the way we make, use, and throw away stuff.
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Through the community engagement program, Story of Stuff told stories about important environmental and public health issues through a documentary and animated movies, a library of movies, and robust social media engagement with a global network of community members. The organization campaigned to save water for the public good and prevent plastic from trashing the environment. Catalog Choice is a program that provides a free junk mail opt out service that saves environmental resources and helps people simplify their lives.
Expenses $1,364,356 · Grants $97,081 · Revenue $91,743
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael O'Heaney
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $125,720
- From this org
- $125,720
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Carolina Gonzales
Sr. Comm Officer
- Total calculated
- $106,986
- From this org
- $106,986
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Elisa Ringholm
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $104,953
- From this org
- $104,953
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Andre Carothers
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Michael Silberman
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Jen Sokolove
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Amir Talai
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Annie Leonard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Judith Enck
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Tommy McDonald
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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
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Misc grants 5K and Under
$87,081
small grants program
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River Valley Organizing
$10,000
small grants program
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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STORY OF STUFF PRODUCTIONS LLC
501c3 · FILM COSTS - THE STORY OF PLASTIC · CA
Directly controlled by THE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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STORY OF STUFF PRODUCTIONS LLC
FILM COSTS - THE STORY OF PLASTIC · CA · income $4,887 · assets $35,508
Directly controlled by THE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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STORY OF STUFF PRODUCTIONS LLC
CA · share of income $4,887 · share of assets $35,508
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 2 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202411849349300431
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