TRAVELING STORIES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TRAVELING STORIES

EIN 32-0298884 · Educational Services (B90)

What they do

Traveling Stories Empowers Children to Achieve Their Dreams By Providing Access to Literacy Support and Mentorship.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $73.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

253.78%of revenue went to mission work73.6% of expenses · Program services

35.72%of revenue went to fundraising10.4% of expenses

$344.79spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

55.28%of revenue went to management and office costs16.0% of expenses

93.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $297,053 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$121,350

Mission workProgram services$307,967253.78% of revenue73.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$67,08655.28% of revenue16.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$43,35035.72% of revenue10.4% of expenses

Total expenses$418,403344.79% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 73.6% mission · 16.0% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 344.79% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 9.9% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 8.1% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.70% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 78.7% mission · 12.1% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.17% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 13.0% management · 14.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.49% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.5% mission · 22.8% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.60% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 67.7% mission · 16.2% management · 16.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.18% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$121,350

Expenses$418,403

Annual shortfall $297,053 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$307,967 · 73.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$67,086 · 16.0% of expenses

Fundraising$43,350 · 10.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$121,350

Expenses$418,403

Income$121,350

Contributions$113,234

Mission work (program services)$307,967

Fundraising$43,350

Management and general$67,086

Stocks and bonds$170,338

Accounting fees$4,923

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (5)

CARA MORRISONTREASURER

EMILY MOBERLYCEO & FOUNDER

JENNIFER ABMADIRECTOR

MANDY MABEDIRECTOR

REBEKAH CAHALINPRES

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2010
Location: 4880 CHARLES LEWIS WAY STE 302, SAN DIEGO, CA 92102-4775
County: San Diego
In care of: % EMILY MOBERLY
Primary officer: Emily Moberly, CEO & Founder

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@travelingstories.org Phone(619) 919-5115

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: January 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ONLINE BOOKKEEPING
NTEE classification: Educational Services (B90)
IRS tax category: Educational Services