Be the Narrative

Analysis

Be the Narrative is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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 June 2023, Be the Narrative reported income of $69k and spending of $151k, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $529k to $69k (-87%), an average of -87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Be the Narrative sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund Ltd ($69k), Suffolk Education Foundation ($69k) and Center for Collective Wisdom ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $186k.