Public Charity

Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy

Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy, of Oakland, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $5.3M in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 201897585 Oakland, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$2.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

SMARTMEME INC. DBA CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY ("CSS") IS A NATIONAL STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO HARNESSING THE POWER OF NARRATIVE FOR MOVEMENT BUILDING AND SOCIAL CHANGE. CSS PROVIDES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ALLIANCES THE STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO REFRAME ISSUES AND WIN CRITICAL CAMPAIGNS. WE USE STORY-BASED APPROACHES TO AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TO COMMUNICATE TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND TO RE-IMAGINE SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGY. THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTING, WEVE SUPPORTED OVER 300 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 6,000 INDIVIDUAL CHANGE AGENTS.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Angus Maguire
Outgoing Pres. Dallas Goldtooth
Board Member Ivy Brashear
Vice President Jamila Brown
Treasurer Kedar Reddy
Outgng Treasure Michael Premo

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General operating support
$652,000 3 grants
Communicating our Power project
$573,200 2 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$450,000 1 grant
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$400,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$196,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.2M $2.0M $5.3M
2023 $1.7M $1.6M $3.1M
2022 $2.0M $1.4M $3.0M
2021 $2.0M $1.3M $2.7M
2020 $1.8M $1.2M $1.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $4.2M (+129%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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