National Storytelling Membership Association

Analysis

National Storytelling Membership Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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, National Storytelling Membership Association reported income of $84k and spending of $55k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $197k to $84k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Storytelling Membership Association sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 30th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Lyric Opera Inc ($84k), Lit Youngstown ($84k) and Glasshouseprojectinc ($84k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,069 (9.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $133k. It reported 1 employees.