Nonprofit · EIN 47-5237414
LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC
Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $372,272 | $439,508 | -$67,236 | $373,464 | $2,710 | $370,754 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $345,966 | $466,216 | -$120,250 | $445,110 | $6,907 | $438,203 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $510,637 | $378,718 | $131,919 | $561,551 | $3,092 | $558,459 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $312,605
- of which government grants
- $25,000
- Program service revenue
- $51,055
- Investment income
- $8,612
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,061
- Other salaries and wages
- $191,868
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $323,373
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,088
- Occupancy
- $20,457
- Travel
- $231
- Program services (functional)
- $404,301
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,207
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $445,110
- Total assets, end of year
- $373,464
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,710
- Net assets, end of year
- $370,754
- Gross receipts
- $372,272
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARCY THOMPSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $72,061 |
| MIA COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE LACY CROSBY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMBER DUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LATANYA HENRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KERTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDY LOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARCY THOMPSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $69,960 |
| MIA COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE LACY CROSBY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMBER DUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LATANYA HENRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KERTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDY LOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODECI THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WASHBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Thompson | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $66,000 |
| Kate Lacy Crosby | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LaTanya Henry | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Kertis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne McKune | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mia Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amber Duke | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Washburn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jodeci Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judy Look | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 851 S 4TH ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203-2115
- In care of
- % DARCY THOMPSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DARCY THOMPSON, 851 S 4TH STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
- Signed the 990
- DARCY THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (502) 583-3326
- Website
- LOUISVILLESTORYPROGRAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RIEDEL HOGAN CPA
Mission
THE LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH HISTORICALLY UNDER-SUPPORTED COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE THEIR STORIES AND HERITAGE IN WAYS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- ONE OF THE LSP'S SIGNATURE 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH PEACEKEEPERS WHO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ECOSYSTEM AS THEY AUTHORED THE GROUNDBREAKING 280-PAGE BOOK "YOU GOT TO BE OF THE PEOPLE: PEACEKEEPERS AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN LOUISVILLE." THEIR BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION ON OCT. 23 DREW AN AUDIENCE OF 300 PEOPLE, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK THEIR BOOK WAS PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN CITIES UNITED'S ANNUAL CONVENING, A NATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER 1,300 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EACH ATTENDEE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE BOOK, AND THE CONVENING FEATURED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF THE BOOK'S AUTHORS IN A PLENARY SESSION. IN ADDITION TO THIS SIGNATURE PROJECT, LSP SUPPORTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS' EFFORTS ON SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FUTURE. TOGETHER, WE GENERATED OVER 80,000 WORDS OF COMPELLING NARRATIVE AND CONDUCTED RELATED RESEARCH. LSP DIGITIZED THOUSANDS OF ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES, SLIDES, AND PRINTS BY LOCAL BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AS PART OF AN ONGOING EFFORT TO PRESERVE THEIR LEGACIES. WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR NEXT OF KIN.Expenses $404,301 · revenue $59,667
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 | 990 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
- 47-5237414
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $373,464
- Income (IRS master file)
- $372,272
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $372,272 | $439,508 | $373,464 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $345,966 | $466,216 | $445,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $510,637 | $378,718 | $561,551 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $397,223 | $285,519 | $431,009 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 47-5237414).
Questions about LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC
- What is the EIN of LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC is 47-5237414.
- Is LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM 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 LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DARCY THOMPSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,061 (DARCY THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LOUISVILLE STORY PROGRAM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $372,272, expenses of $439,508 and total assets of $373,464 at year end.
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