NonprofitsSmartmeme Inc

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Smartmeme Inc

OAKLAND, CA

Total revenue

$4.2M

Total expenses

$2.0M

Net assets

$5.0M

Grants received

$5.7M

40 grants

EIN

201897585

Tax year

2023

Mission

Smartmeme, inc. Dba center for story-based strategy (css) cultivates imagination spaces where story, grassroots leadership, organizing, and democracy are interwoven strategies to build power.

Programs

2 programs

CSS Network: CSS advanced its narrative strategy work through three key initiatives designed to build capacity and support leadership development for organizations. First, CSS convened a series of collaborative learning spaces & fellowships that fostered co-creation, relationship-building, and shared learning across organizations. These sessions focused on developing narrative initiatives and strengthening participants' proficiency in Story-Based Strategy (SBS) methods.

Partnerships: Healthy & Safe Schools: In the first year of a two-year initiative, CSS implemented a structured, multi-phase framework designed to support a cohort of organizations in the adoption and application of SBS methodologies. This initiative facilitated the development of a cohesive meta-narrative and integrated long-term communication strategies to strengthen campaign effectiveness and advance community capacity of participating organizations working to promote and grow healthy schools.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.0M
Program service revenue$231K
Investment income$20K
Other revenue$120
Total revenue$4.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$212K
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising$190K
Other expenses$729K
Total expenses$2.0M
Total assets$5.3M
Net assets$5.0M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Paul Castro

Interim ED

Board

$135K

32 hrs/wk

Reuben Tihi Hayslett

Board President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jamila Brown

Vice President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Yee Won Chong

OutgngTreasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Angus Maguire

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Seng So

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Kedar Reddy

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Sara Dillon

Outgng Secretar

Board

2 hrs/wk

Michael Premo

Outgng Treasure

Board

2 hrs/wk

Dallas Goldtooth

Outgoing Pres.

Board

2 hrs/wk

Ivy Brashear

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Nayantara Sen

Executive Dir.

Board

32 hrs/wk

Zakiya Scott

Strategy Director

Staff

$101K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 40 of 40

FromAmountPurposeYear
$600K
PROMOTING HEALTHY AND SAFE SCHOOLS VIA NARRATIVE POWER
2024
$200K
General operating support
2024
$150K
BUILDING IMAGINATION AND NARRATIVE POWER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
2024
$75K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$600K
PROMOTING HEALTHY AND SAFE SCHOOLS VIA NARRATIVE POWER: TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS WORKING TO CREATE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA AS EVIDENCED BY PROVIDING NARRATIVE TRAINING AND LEARNING SESSIONS AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NARRATIVE STRATEGY TO ADVANCE POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.
2023
$500K
PROMOTING HEALTHY AND SAFE SCHOOLS VIA NARRATIVE POWER: TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS WORKING TO CREATE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA AS EVIDENCED BY PROVIDING NARRATIVE TRAINING AND LEARNING SESSIONS AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NARRATIVE STRATEGY TO ADVANCE POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.
2023
$200K
General operating support
2023
$150K
BUILDING IMAGINATION AND NARRATIVE POWER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO CULTIVATE RADICAL IMAGINATION AND BUILD NARRATIVE POWER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ORGANIZING FOR A JUST TRANSITION, REPARATION AND HEALING IN CALIFORNIA.
2023
$100K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2023
$25K
DEVELOPING CURRICULUM PROMOTING HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE: TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THE HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA, THE CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY AIMS TO CULTIVATE RADICAL IMAGINATION THROUGH CURRICULUM BUILDING AND PILOT TESTING.
2023
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$450K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$342K
Communicating our Power project
2022
$200K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$200K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$150K
BUILDING IMAGINATION AND NARRATIVE POWER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO CULTIVATE RADICAL IMAGINATION AND BUILD NARRATIVE POWER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ORGANIZING FOR A JUST TRANSITION, REPARATION AND HEALING IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT (CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY)
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT (CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY)
2022
$35K
CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY - RENEWING THE STORY OF DEMOCRACY PROJECT
2022
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$252K
General operating support
2021
$232K
Communicating our Power project
2021
$75K
BUILDING IMAGINATION AND NARRATIVE POWER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO BUILD IMAGINATIVE PRACTICES AND NARRATIVE POWER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING AT THE FRONT LINES OF POLLUTION, POVERTY AND RACISM TO CHANGE THE STORY ON COMMUNITY HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA DURING AND BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
2021
$200K
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS
2020
$110K
CJA- GRANT
2020
$105K
For worker storytelling
2020
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT (CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY)
2020
$75K
BUILDING IMAGINATION AND NARRATIVE POWER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO BUILD IMAGINATIVE PRACTICES AND NARRATIVE POWER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING AT THE FRONT LINES OF POLLUTION, POVERTY AND RACISM TO CHANGE THE STORY ON COMMUNITY HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA DURING AND BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
2020
$60K
PROJECT SUPPORT - 2020 ANNUAL CONVENING
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT (CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY)
2020
$25K
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT (CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY)
2020
$175K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$20K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2018
$50K
TO FACILITATE STORY-BASED STRATEGY PROCESSES AND TRAININGS FOR STAKEHOLDERS OF THE RISINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A COLLECTION OF WRITTEN AND VISUAL DELIVERABLES THAT EFFECTIVELY TELL THE STORY AND IMPACT OF THIS REGIONAL ALLIANCE OF GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY GROUPS.
2017
$25K
CROSS-REGION SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE CONVENING: TO SUPPORT REGIONAL EFFORTS FOCUSED ON LEARNING, PLANNING AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR SHIFTING THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IN CALIFORNIA.
2017

Funded by

$5.7M from 16 funders · 40 grants · 2017–2024

The California Endowment

$2.4M · 10 grants · 2017–2024

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc

$1.1M · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Tides Center

$575K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Climate Justice Alliance

$573K · 2 grants · 2021–2022

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

$315K · 6 grants · 2020–2022

The Schmidt Family Foundation

$200K · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$196K · 2 grants · 2019–2022

Movement Strategy Center

$110K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN201897585
NTEE codeB990
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-09
Formed2004
Employees12
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