Traveling Stories

Analysis

Traveling Stories is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Traveling Stories reported income of $121k and spending of $418k, spending 345% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $397k to $121k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Traveling Stories sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portola Valley Parent Teacher Oranization ($121k), Land of My Grandfathers Inc ($121k) and Waterbury Main Street Inc ($121k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.