Story of Stuff Project

Analysis

Story of Stuff Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Story of Stuff Project reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.6m (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Story of Stuff Project sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spark Northwest ($1.6m), Oceanic Preservation Society ($1.6m) and Alabamas MTNS Rivers and Valleys RSC Conservation and Dev Council ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $626k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 12 employees.