Nonprofit · EIN 13-3880953
STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC
Also known as THE MOTH
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,254,087 | $12,287,137 | -$1,033,050 | $11,670,942 | $4,163,343 | $7,507,599 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,660,839 | $12,995,168 | -$334,329 | $12,047,296 | $3,880,723 | $8,166,573 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,987,061
- of which government grants
- $183,250
- Program service revenue
- $6,959,614
- Investment income
- $259,433
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $116,343
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $47,979
- Other revenue
- $47,979
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $637,660
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,058,926
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,321,184
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $87,231
- Accounting fees
- $36,500
- Occupancy
- $561,305
- Travel
- $1,074,907
- Depreciation
- $120,049
- Program services (functional)
- $9,719,103
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,775,590
- Fundraising (functional)
- $792,444
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,047,296
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,670,942
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,163,343
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,507,599
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $503,838
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,629,665
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,568,776
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,938,823
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,724,092
- Gross receipts
- $11,858,749
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 320
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH HABERMAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $231,184 | $24,483 |
| LEE ANN GULLIE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,892 | $66,184 |
| MARINA KLUTSE | CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMIN OFFICER Officer | 40 | $183,661 | $22,798 |
| KATE TELLERS | DIRECTOR OF MOTHWORKS PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,791 | $53,058 |
| SARAH AUSTIN JENNESS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,487 | $22,658 |
| CHRISTINA NORMAN | CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $163,195 | $12,339 |
| JENIFER HIXSON | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,308 | $31,736 |
| MARGARETTE BOWLES | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,509 | $21,304 |
| GABRIELLE GLORE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GREEN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYBEL MARTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERENA ALTSCHUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL O ASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL GAIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM GOPNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE GOTTESMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONYA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSIE JARAMILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIA JUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHENJERAI KUMANYIKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE RAMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENMARK WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE BURNS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $266,216 | $146,061 |
| SARAH HABERMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $231,184 | $23,460 |
| LEE ANN GULLIE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,591 | $63,908 |
| MARINA KLUTSE | DIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $183,026 | $22,410 |
| KATE TELLERS | DIRECTOR OF MOTHWORKS PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,941 | $50,430 |
| SARAH AUSTIN JENNESS | EXECUTOR PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,122 | $22,001 |
| BRANDON GRANT | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,702 | $22,289 |
| JENIFER HIXSON | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,530 | $26,625 |
| ERIC GREEN TO NOV 2023 | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYBEL MARTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERENA ALTSCHUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL GAIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE GLORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM GOPNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE GOTTESMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA JUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHENJERAI KUMANYIKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE RAMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE SHORIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENMARK WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 75 BROAD ST STE 2601, NEW YORK, NY 10004-2482
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH HABERMAN, 75 BROAD STREET 2601, NEW YORK, NY 10004
- Signed the 990
- SARAH HABERMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 742-0551
- Website
- WWW.THEMOTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING HUMANITY THROUGH THE POWER OF PERSONAL STORYTELLING. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LISTEN AND SHARE OPENLY, THINK AND FEEL DEEPLY, AND EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ONE ANOTHER.
Program accomplishments
- MOTH STORYSLAMOPEN-MIC STORYTELLING EVENTS WHERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN PUT THEIR NAME IN A HAT TO TELL A 5 MINUTE STORY ON A THEME. THE STORIES ARE JUDGED BY TEAMS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND THE WINNER IS DETERMINED AT THE END OF THE EVENING. IN 2024 THE SLAM SERIES WAS PRODUCED IN 26 CITIES NATIONWIDE PLUS LONDON AND MELBOURNE, FOR A TOTAL OF 436 SHOWS AND 4,360 STORIES.Expenses $1,916,942 · revenue $2,291,924
- MOTH MAINSTAGECURATED STORYTELLING PROGRAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOCUSED ON A PARTICULAR THEME. STORYTELLERS DEVELOP A 10-12 MINUTE STORY WITH MOTH ARTISTIC STAFF. IN 2024, THERE WERE 41 MAINSTAGE SHOWS WITH 205 STORIES TOLD IN CITIES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 82,000.Expenses $1,807,637 · revenue $899,569
- PODCASTTHE MOTH PODCAST RELEASES FREE STORIES EACH WEEK FROM OUR ARCHIVE. IT WAS DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 43 MILLION TIMES IN 2024.Expenses $810,128 · revenue $1,724,092
- COMMUNITY PROGRAM, EDUCATION PROGRAM, CORPORATE PROGRAM, MOTH RADIO HOUR, MOTH BOOK PUBLICATION, GLOBAL PROGRAM, MERCHANDISE, AND OTHERExpenses $5,184,396 · revenue $2,092,008
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3880953
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,670,942
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,858,749
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,254,087 | $12,287,137 | $11,670,942 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,660,839 | $12,995,168 | $12,047,296 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,992,698 | $11,728,524 | $12,413,071 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3880953).
Questions about STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC
- What is the EIN of STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC is 13-3880953.
- Is STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SARAH HABERMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $231,184 (SARAH HABERMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,254,087, expenses of $12,287,137 and total assets of $11,670,942 at year end.
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