More Than a Single Story Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY, INC. SEEKS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF CIVIC LITERACY IN WHICH BIPOC+ WRITERS, ARTISTS AND ARTS ACTIVISTS DISCUSS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND THEIR OWN VOICES, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. OUR VISION IS TO EMPOWER ARTISTS WHOSE VOICES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE MAINSTREAM AS A WAY TO BALANCE PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
- Income
- $190,220
- Spending
- $147,614
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $39,400, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $91,988 spent. OUR STORIES, OURSELVES (4 EVENTS) IS A SERIES OF PANEL FORMAT READINGS/CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BIPOC LITERARY ARTISTS AND WIDELY CROSS-CULTURAL AUDIENCES. MOST OF THESE EVENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY TWO COMMUNITY-BASED WRITING WORKSHOPS LED BY ARTISTS FROM THAT PANEL EVENT. WRITER TO WRITER (3 EVENTS) PAIRS TWO ACCOMPLISHED BIPOC WRITERS IN PUBLIC CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGES, ASPIRATIONS, AND WRITING PRACTICE. EMBRACING OUR ROOTS (4 EVENTS) PAIRS AN ELDER LITERARY ARTS ACTIVIST WITH A NEXT-GENERATION ARTIST TO MINE THE CONTINUUM OF CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT BUILT TODAY'S COMMUNITIES OF BIPOC WRITERS. WE REACH APPROXIMATELY 500 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH OUR COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. WE OFFER A FOUR-PART SERIES THAT DEMYSTIFIES THE PUBLISHING PROCESS, FACILITATED BY FOUR INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS, AND FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL MENTORSHIPS FOR WRITERS INTERESTED IN WORKING IN BOOK PUBLISHING.WE FACILITATE YEAR-LONG CAREER ADVANCEMENT MENTORSHIPS FOR 12 EARLY CAREER WRITERS, AND A YEAR-LONG SALON SERIES FOR 12 MID-CAREER PUBLISHED WRITERS - DEEPENING CRAFT THROUGH DISCUSSION AND WRITING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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