Your Story Hour

Analysis

Your Story Hour is a registered charity in United States, based in Berrien SPRGS, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1952, 74 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Your Story Hour reported income of $757k and spending of $848k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $758k to $757k (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Your Story Hour sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Marianas Humanities Council ($757k), Yard Inc ($757k) and Boynton Cultural Centre Inc ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $765k against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $705k. It reported 9 employees.