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SMARTMEME INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SMARTMEME INC (EIN 20-1897585)
Tax period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31
Filed
2026-06-11
IRS object ID
202641629349301719
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionSMARTMEME, INC. DBA CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY (CSS) CULTIVATES IMAGINATION SPACES WHERE STORY, GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZING, AND DEMOCRACY ARE INTERWOVEN STRATEGIES TO BUILD POWER.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionSMARTMEME INC. DBA CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY ("CSS") IS A NATIONAL STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO HARNESSING THE POWER OF NARRATIVE FOR MOVEMENT BUILDING AND SOCIAL CHANGE. CSS PROVIDES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ALLIANCES THE STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO REFRAME ISSUES AND WIN CRITICAL CAMPAIGNS. WE USE STORY-BASED APPROACHES TO AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TO COMMUNICATE TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND TO RE-IMAGINE SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGY. THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTING, WEVE SUPPORTED OVER 300 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 6,000 INDIVIDUAL CHANGE AGENTS.MissionDesc
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DescPartnerships: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: CSS brought together a one-year cohort alongside Frameworks to shift mindsets around care while addressing individualism and deservingness. The cohort also aimed to convene collaborative learning spaces throughout the year to foster co-creation, relationship-building, and shared learning across six different organizations and build their capacity for narrative strategy.Desc

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Partnerships (Custom): Throughout the year, we support a variety of community-based organizations and collaborative initiatives by training groups in SBS tools to strengthen leadership, capacity, and facilitate effective planning and decision-making processes. Through partnerships, workshops, strategy sessions, and technical assistance, we help organizations utilize narrative strategy to develop shared visions, align goals, and enhance accountability to the communities they serve. .
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EOY$1,652,120EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,999,789BOYAmt
EOY$3,943,203EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,309,193BOYAmt
EOY$4,177,120EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$860,479ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$196,107PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,301,714CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,590,278CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,365,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,967,578CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,929,476CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,154,716TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$677,386CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$375,542CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$293,775CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$230,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,474CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,633,756TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,979,100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,965,820CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,659,445CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,198,157CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,985,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,788,472TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$86,462CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$779,296CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$989,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,309,292CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,164,842TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$86,462CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$779,296CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$989,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,309,292CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,164,842TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$8,623,630PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,095TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,095TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,199CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,899CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,612CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,625TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,981,299CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,968,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,678,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,218,156CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,017,745CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,864,192TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.72690PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.77420PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00430InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00300InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSabbatical PayableDesc
Amt$46,131Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$46,131TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,020,245TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,500RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,017,745RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,017,745TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,880,724TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,878,224ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,878,224TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMexicoRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedTrainingsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRemote EmployeeSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$129,703RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$129,703SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$129,703TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3f - Investments and ExpendituresFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe have one employee working remotely on trainings in Mexico, employed through the EOR DEEL. Total cost was $129,703.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Black Organizing Project
1035 West Grand AvenueOaklandCA94607464578588$35,000$0Re-grants
Center for Policy Initiatives
2820 Camino del Rio S 314San DiegoCA92108330824881$60,000$0Re-grants
Central Valley Movement Build
3810 BroadwaySacramentoCA95817920464522$35,000$0Re-grants
Gender & Sexualities Alliance
548 Market St Suite 53568San FranciscoCA94104205367752$35,000$0Re-grants
Social & Environmental Entrep
23564 Calabasas Road 201CalabasasCA91302954116679$60,000$0Re-grants
The Frameworks Institute
1333 H Street NW Suite 700West WashingtonDC20005710891642$437,949$0Re-grants
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNayantara SenPersonNm
TitleExecutive Dir.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$155,929BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$155,929TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Nayantara Sen
Former ED$28,305Contractorfalse
Angus Maguire
President$480Trainingfalse
Jamila Brown
Vice President$119,700Cohort Programfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAngus Maguire- $480Contract: Research & Tech WritingJamila Brown- $119,700.00Contract: Cohort Program Director - TCE Police Free SchoolsNayantara Sen- $28,305.00Contractor: RWJF Program Manager; Contractor: consulting hours for new ED during transitionExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2A restricted grant to lead a cohort alongside Frameworks (funds from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).
Form 990, Part III, Line 3We wrapped up the CommOp program as the funding was closing down (paragraph about this program in prior year 990).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an authorization is signed and provided to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed (paper or electronically) with the designated governmental agencies. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEmployees and Board members of the organization are required to put in writing their conflicting interests when they first become an employee or Board member; then these are reviewed and updated annually. Annual Declarations of Conflict of Interest are distributed and signed by the CSS Board of Directors at the beginning of each Fiscal Year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe organization determines the compensation of key employees, including the Executive Director (or CEO/top management official), by reviewing market data and comparable compensation levels for similar positions at organizations of comparable size, budget, and mission and taking into account the organizations financial data. This includes researching publicly available data from nonprofit compensation surveys, Form 990 filings of peer organizations, and other relevant industry benchmarks.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18Federal Tax Returns are available at guidestar.org & ProPublica.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request.