Story Story Night Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611742691
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Boise, ID, USA
Phone
7039441134
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Reported finances

Revenue
$90,011
Expenses
$94,021
Assets
$20,421
Liabilities
$473

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RUTH SCHWARTZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RUTH SCHWARTZ (PRESIDENT)
  • KERRY BRUCE (TREASURER)
  • NATHAN PITTMAN (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Story story night builds community and inspries connection through authentic storytelling.

What it reported doing in 2024

Story story night produced live shows in the treasure valley, comprised of flagship shows, summer late-night shows, and special programs. Each seasonal show features storytellers who share their story in accordance with the show theme and perform live, unscripted, and without notes. The organization also facilitated workshop events where attendees are guided through the process of the storytelling craft.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.5%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 45.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $94K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.