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← STORYCORPS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by STORYCORPS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,030,906
Total expenses
$14,285,068
Contributions and grants received
$12,027,769
Grants paid
$232,286
Program service revenue
$1,902,507
Investment income
$100,630
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$15,561,336
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,264,594
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,296,742
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,734,411
Management and general expenses
$1,533,936
Fundraising expenses
$2,016,721
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,734,411

Program services were 75.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,874,758

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,153,011

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $50,292

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES INCOME

    total $1,894,156 · related or exempt $1,894,156

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES

    total $8,351 · related or exempt $8,351

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $100,568 · excluded $100,568

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,666

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,604

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $62

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $62 · excluded $62

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $232,286 · program services $232,286

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $807,920 · program services $599,860 · management and general $72,277 · fundraising $135,783

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,570,228 · program services $4,932,424 · management and general $487,766 · fundraising $1,150,038

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $123,398 · program services $84,176 · management and general $24,776 · fundraising $14,446

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $937,686 · program services $639,642 · management and general $188,270 · fundraising $109,774

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $593,220 · program services $404,665 · management and general $119,107 · fundraising $69,448

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $58,663 · program services $42,131 · management and general $12,344 · fundraising $4,188

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $124,227 · program services $89,218 · management and general $26,140 · fundraising $8,869

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $813,594 · program services $584,308 · management and general $171,198 · fundraising $58,088

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $749,446 · program services $689,966 · management and general $39,574 · fundraising $19,906

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $445,327 · program services $335,694 · management and general $51,660 · fundraising $57,973

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $532,063 · program services $419,439 · management and general $70,803 · fundraising $41,821

  • 17 · Travel

    total $439,105 · program services $388,144 · management and general $11,884 · fundraising $39,077

  • 20 · Interest

    total $22,881 · program services $1,941 · management and general $3,274 · fundraising $17,666

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $127,072 · program services $64,731 · management and general $52,077 · fundraising $10,264

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,711 · program services $65,922 · management and general $10,549 · fundraising $12,240

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER CONSULTING FEES

    total $1,333,131 · program services $949,685 · management and general $148,316 · fundraising $235,130

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $126,279 · program services $76,541 · management and general $29,775 · fundraising $19,963

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

    total $104,805 · program services $89,689 · management and general $8,962 · fundraising $6,154

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $55,026 · program services $43,949 · management and general $5,184 · fundraising $5,893

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,585,151 · end of year $2,541,751

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,011,582 · end of year $4,354,707

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,698,048 · end of year $3,923,618

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,892 · end of year $187,483

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

    $3,903,051

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

    $3,461,005

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $357,251 · end of year $442,046

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,819,825 · end of year $3,875,218

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $78,121 · end of year $236,513

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $842,733 · end of year $956,869

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $253,492 · end of year $147,992

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $912,141

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $159,733

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,898,890 · end of year $7,324,119

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,701,614 · end of year $6,972,623

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

STORYCORPS' MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE HUMANITY'S STORIES IN ORDER TO BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND CREATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND JUST WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STORYCORPS' MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE HUMANITY'S STORIES.

  • STORYCORPS WAS FOUNDED IN 2003 WITH THE MISSION TO HELP US BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER BY ILLUMINATING THE HUMANITY AND POSSIBILITY IN US ALLONE STORY AT A TIME. OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, STORYCORPS PROVIDED MORE THAN 650,000 PEOPLE FROM ALL 50 UNITED STATES WITH VITAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RECORD INTERVIEWS ABOUT THEIR LIVES, PASS WISDOM FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, AND LEAVE A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE IN ITS ARCHIVE AT THE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER AT THE U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. STORYCORPS PRODUCES AND SHARES EDITED SEGMENTS OF SELECT INTERVIEWS WITH A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF TENS-OF-MILLIONS THROUGH ITS WEEKLY BROADCASTS ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION, ANIMATIONS, AND PODCASTS SHARED ON DIGITAL AND PUBLIC MEDIA. STORYCORPS' WORK HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED WITH SEVERAL GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS, A MACARTHUR AWARD FOR CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS, AND THE TED PRIZE.

    Expenses $10,734,411 · Grants $232,286 · Revenue $1,902,507

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dave Isay

    FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $297,540
    From this org
    $239,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,171
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,369
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $58,171
    Filer's total
    $297,540
  • Sandra Clark

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $328,138
    From this org
    $289,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,011
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,127
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,011
    Filer's total
    $328,138
  • Dane E Holmes

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Shuman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Victor Parker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adelaide K Jones

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Herbert Mai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Audrey Choi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Blythe Haaga Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Wadhwani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gara Lamarche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Knell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Giovanna Gray Lockhart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Ransom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Rubey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Miriam Hess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Elizabeth Fienberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah O Brien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanessa Toussaint

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Stein

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN. O

    Total calculated
    $179,117
    From this org
    $172,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,902
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,215
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,902
    Filer's total
    $179,117
  • Lisa Gale

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,769
    From this org
    $175,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,692
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,077
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,692
    Filer's total
    $202,769
  • Mary Smith-Sonkin

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $208,039
    From this org
    $188,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,700
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,339
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,700
    Filer's total
    $208,039
  • Lisa Kennedy

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,241
    From this org
    $182,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,241
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $182,241
  • Jeremy Burke

    DIRECTOR FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $144,781
    From this org
    $126,722
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,059
    Hours/week
    50
  • Martin Olson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,442
    From this org
    $154,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,351
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,091
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,351
    Filer's total
    $187,442

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
24 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343059349301419

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