Program areas at Center for Story-based Strategy
Train: provide training to over 300 key nonprofit leaders and grow csss training capacity and practitioners network.movement building: strengthen broader nonprofit networks through partnership with and building connections between allied organizations.network engagement: resource css network, alumni and fellows with opportunities for movement building.our work this year has continued to grow, honing our training tools and methods, andreaching more and more individuals and groups working for change.
CSS began a program of Fiscal Sponsorship, to incubate emergent narrative opportunities from the CSS Network. The purpose is to strengthen movement infrastructure by providing a political home for the work. CSS will use Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorships as a vehicle to support these projects. Two sponsored projects in fy 2021 include Black Cornerstone Project and Anti-Monopoly Video Shorts.
Grants made by Center for Story-based Strategy
Who funds Center for Story-based Strategy
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| The California Endowment | 2024-03 | 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. | $600,000 |
| The California Endowment | 2024-03 | 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. | $500,000 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | 2023-06 | Communicating Our Power Project | $341,500 |
| ...and 11 more grants received |
Personnel at Center for Story-based Strategy
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Paul Castro | Interim Ed | $33,750 | 2024-06-10 |
| Bernice Julie Shaw | Director | $139,323 | 2022-07-31 |
Financials for Center for Story-based Strategy
| Revenues | FYE 07/2023 | FYE 07/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,365,670 | $1,590,268 | -14.1% |
| Program services | $293,775 | $375,542 | -21.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $10,033 | $0 | 999% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $8,899 | $2,795 | 218.4% |
| Total revenues | $1,678,377 | $1,968,605 | -14.7% |
Organizations like Center for Story-based Strategy
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Executives Partnering to Invest in Children | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $900,485 |
| Center for Public Justice | 501(c)(3) | Alexandria, VA | $4,597,652 |
| College and Community Fellowship (CCF) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $1,940,818 |
| Best NC | 501(c)(3) | Cary, NC | $1,204,662 |
| Good Jobs First | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,943,773 |
| Gente Organizada | 501(c)(3) | Pomona, CA | $2,306,188 |
| Montessori Public Policy Initiative | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $947,985 |
| Open Communities Alliance | 501(c)(3) | Hartford, CT | $1,174,625 |
| The Expectations Project | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,529,635 |
| Counter Extremism Project | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $4,173,499 |
Data update history
January 6, 2025
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Tides Center August 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 13, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $275,000 from Surdna Foundation Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
LobbyingGrassroots organizingTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 654 13th St Suite 100
- Oakland, CA 94612
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- Alameda County, CA
- Website URL
- storybasedstrategy.org/Â
- Phone
- (510) 903-1809
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-1897585
- Fiscal year end
- July
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2004
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B00: Education: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current - Awaiting Reporting
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0180949
- FTB Entity ID
- 3167271
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-03-19
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