Public Charity

Storycatchers

Storycatchers is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $333K revenue, $1.2M expenses. 47 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363298168 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$333K
Total Expenses$1.2M
Grant Records47
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Storycatchers guides young people to transform their traumatic experiences into powerful musical theatre, inspiring them to develop the courage and vision to become leaders and mentors. By creating support for youth within the criminal justice system, Storycatchers prepares them to change their lives and emerge successfully from court involvement.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,800
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$10,500
2023
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
$30,000
2023
FAIRNESS, ACCESS, INCLUSION, AND RESILIENCY INITIATIVE
$20,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,500

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Officers & Directors

Vice Chair Dave Sowinski
Director Edmund Buck
Treasurer Gerald E Lewis
Director Janet Myers
Secretary Jenn Hockema
Chair Kendra J Freeman

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Top Grant Purposes

General
$350,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$229,600 9 grants
See attached.
$200,500 1 grant
General operating support. To support the project proposed for the 2022 Innovation 80 grant. Support for visual arts curriculum expansion
$111,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$59,334 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $333K $1.2M
2024 $1.4M $1.9M $1.1M
2023 $1.9M $1.8M $1.7M
2022 $1.7M $1.5M $1.4M
2021 $1.8M $1.7M $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.8M to $333K (-81%).

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