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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,800,720 | 8,071,267 | 9,708,950 | 10,183,458 | 7,037,807 | 42,802,202 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,800,720 | 8,071,267 | 9,708,950 | 10,183,458 | 7,037,807 | 42,802,202 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 3,510,326 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 39,291,876 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,800,720 | 8,071,267 | 9,708,950 | 10,183,458 | 7,037,807 | 42,802,202 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,491 | 2,274 | 2,402 | 7,564 | 41,358 | 57,089 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 42,859,291 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2018 STORYCORPS PARTNERED WITH OVER 230 ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERVIEWED NEARLY 6,900 PEOPLE IN TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WITH 40% OF ALL PARTICIPANTS SELF-IDENTIFYING AS COMING FROM A HISTORICALLY-UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP. FROM THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE ADDED APPROXIMATELY 3,500 INTERVIEWS TO OUR ARCHIVE AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WITH PARTICIPANTS UPLOADING AN ADDITIONAL 27,000 INTERVIEWS USING THE STORYCORPS APP. MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCED STORYCORPS' MULTIMEDIA CONTENT THROUGH OUR WEEKLY NPR BROADCASTS, PODCASTS, ANIMATED SHORTS, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS, AND OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS HELPED INCREASE STORYCORPS' EXPOSURE WITH NEW AUDIENCES. BELOW PLEASE FIND DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR RECORDING, BROADCASTING/SHARING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES IN 2018. 1) RECORD AND PRESERVE THE STORIES OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS AND U.S. RESIDENTS NATIONWIDE. THROUGH OUR INTERVIEW SERVICE AND ARCHIVE, STORYCORPS CONDUCTED OVER 3,500 INTERVIEWS IN 2018. OUR SIGNATURE METHOD INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO RECORD 40 MINUTES OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE. GUIDED BY STORYCORPS-TRAINED FACILITATORS THROUGH OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONING, OUR INTERVIEWS PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE SPACE AND PLATFORM TO SPEAK ABOUT LIFE'S STRUGGLES, TRIUMPHS, AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A DIGITAL COPY OF THEIR INTERVIEW AS A PRECIOUS KEEPSAKE, AND WITH THEIR PERMISSION, RECORDINGS ARE ADDED TO OUR COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. IN 2018 STORYCORPS FACILITATED INTERVIEWS AT OUR RECORDING BOOTHS IN CHICAGO AND ATLANTA, IN 10 TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH OUR MOBILEBOOTH TOUR, AND NATIONWIDE THROUGH OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION TO OUR INTERVIEW SERVICE, THE STORYCORPS APP HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OUR REACH AND IMPACT TO ANYONE WITH A SMARTPHONE MOBILE DEVICE. AN ADDITIONAL 71,000 USERS REGISTERED FOR THE APP IN 2018, BRINGING OUR LIFETIME TOTAL USERS TO OVER HALF A MILLION SINCE ITS 2015 LAUNCH. THESE USERS UPLOADED 27,000 NEW INTERVIEWS IN 2018 (OUT OF A LIFETIME TOTAL OF 178,000), 13,000 OF WHICH WERE RECORDED AS PART OF THE GREAT THANKSGIVING LISTEN 2) SHARE AND AMPLIFY VOICES, INCLUDING FROM HISTORICALLY-UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS: IN 2018 STORYCORPS PRODUCED 57 AUDIO SEGMENTS FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION (14.5 MILLION ESTIMATED LISTENERS) AND WEEKEND EDITION (3 MILLION ESTIMATED LISTENERS). AS A COMPLEMENT, WE RELEASED 32 NEW PODCAST EPISODES THAT INCLUDED ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT. ALTOGETHER, THESE AUDIO SEGMENTS FEATURED PARTICIPANTS FROM DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, INCLUDING: 32% AFRICAN AMERICAN; 6% HISPANIC/LATINO; 6% ASIAN AMERICAN; 3% NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE; AND/OR 4% LGBTQ. STORYCORPS CONTINUES TO EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS PLATFORMS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CONTENT HAS THE BROADEST POSSIBLE REACH. 3) SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH STORYCORPS CONTENT, TOOLS, AND TRAININGS: STORYCORPS' WORK IS DEPENDENT UPON STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITIES WHERE WE TOUR AND RECORD, TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAM TO LEVERAGE STORYCORPS METHODS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THEIR OWN INTERVIEW COLLECTION PROJECTS. WE COLLABORATED WITH OVER 230 ORGANIZATIONS IN 2018 TO REACH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT OUR STORYBOOTH LOCATIONS IN CHICAGO AND ATLANTA, AT MOBILEBOOTH TOUR STOPS, AND AT LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE FOR OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2018 WE TRAVELED TO THREE CITIES AS PART OF OUR ONGOING MILITARY VOICES INITIATIVE, RECORDING 156 NEW INTERVIEWS WITH NEARLY 300 VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES. STORYCORPS ALSO SUPPORTS CLASSROOM LEARNING BY ENRICHING LESSONS IN SOCIAL STUDIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. SINCE 2015, OUR ANNUAL INITIATIVE THE GREAT THANKSGIVING LISTEN INVITES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INTERVIEW AN ELDER OR LOVED ONE, WHICH HAS REACHED CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES AND PUERTO RICO, WITH MORE THAN 100,000 TOTAL CONVERSATIONS RECORDED. 4) LAUNCH NEW AND TIMELY INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS KEY SOCIAL ISSUES: IN ADDITION TO STORYCORPS' CORE INITIATIVES, WE DEVELOP AND PILOT NEW PROGRAMS THAT ELEVATE THE VOICES OF HISTORICALLY-UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS SUCH AS AFRICAN AMERICAN, LGBTQ+, AND VETERAN GROUPS OR THAT ENGENDER CONVERSATION AROUND THE KEY SOCIAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. OUR LATEST INITIATIVE, ONE SMALL STEP (OSS), WAS CONCEIVED AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF TODAY'S POLARIZED POLITICAL CLIMATE. BUILDING ON STORYCORPS' UNIQUE ABILITY TO FOSTER EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING, WE'RE BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS FOR CONVERSATIONS THAT HELP FORGE CONNECTIONS AND REMIND US OF OUR COMMON HUMANITY. OSS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2018, WITH A SPECIAL FEATURE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY, AND A LAUNCH EVENT THAT EVENING AT THE NEWSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONS INDICATE THAT THE OSS INTERVIEW PROCESS LEAVES PARTICIPANTS MORE POSITIVE ABOUT THE FUTURE, MORE OPEN TO THE OTHER, AND MORE LIKELY TO BECOME SOCIALLY ENGAGED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AKNOWLEDGE EACH THAT THEY HAVE READ AND WILL ABIDE BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CODE OF CONDUCT. IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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