STORYTELLER CHILDRENS CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

STORYTELLER CHILDRENS CENTER INC

EIN 77-0283072 · Unknown (Z99Z)

What they do

Storyteller Childrens Center is A Non-profit Organization That Provides High Quality Early Childhood Education for Homeless and At Risk Children, As Well As Comprehensive Support Services for Their Families. These Families Fall Well Below The Poverty Guidelines and Are Living In Shelters, Cars or In Multiple Family Environments, and Nearly Half of Storyteller Children Have Special Needs Due to Their Traumatic Early Life Experiences. Storytellers Three-pronged Approach to School Readiness Involves The Parents, The Teachers and The Child. Our Goals Are for Children to Be Prepared to Enter Kindergarten Ready to Learn, Their Families Able to Support Their Childs Learning and Development, and That Our Teachers Are Trained As Best In Class and Able to Be Effective Therapeutic Educators. Our Seamless Integration of All Day Services Includes Early Childhood Education, Therapeutic Counseling, 2.5 Healthy Meals A Day, and Medical Screenings for Our Children; Parent Educations Classes, Home Visit

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.91%of revenue went to mission work76.0% of expenses · Program services

11.53%of revenue went to fundraising10.3% of expenses

$111.65spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

15.21%of revenue went to management and office costs13.6% of expenses

$1.57in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $317,651 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $173,218 for GABRIELLA GARCIA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$2,727,508

Mission workProgram services$2,315,80284.91% of revenue76.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$414,83415.21% of revenue13.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$314,52311.53% of revenue10.3% of expenses

Total expenses$3,045,159111.65% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 76.0% mission · 13.6% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.65% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 12.3% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.63% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 16.6% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.59% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 76.1% mission · 12.7% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.85% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.1% mission · 14.2% management · 9.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 13.5% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.05% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 10.4% management · 7.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.41% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 10.3% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.17% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,727,508

Expenses$3,045,159

Annual shortfall $317,651 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)$2,315,802 · 76.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$414,834 · 13.6% of expenses

Fundraising$314,523 · 10.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,727,508

Expenses$3,045,159

Assets$4,778,997

Income$3,164,420

Contributions$2,362,344

Mission work (program services)$2,315,802

Fundraising$314,523

Management and general$414,834

Stocks and bonds$580,869

Accounting fees$77,621

Investing fees$7,372

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GABRIELLA GARCIAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $173,218Base $161,716 · Other $11,502

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (17)

GABRIELLA GARCIAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GRETCHEN HORNDIRECTOR

SHARON KAYSERDIRECTOR

RACHAEL STEINSECRETARY

PEGGY DODDS MDCO-CHAIR

MICHAEL WASSERMANVICE CHAIR

KYRA ROGERSDIRECTOR

KENNY SLAUGHTDIRECTOR

KEN RADTKEYDIRECTOR

JON CLARKDIRECTOR

ANN PIERAMICIDIRECTOR

ERINN LYNCHCO-CHAIR

DR PATRICIA MADRIGALDIRECTOR

DR ANNA KOKOTOVICDIRECTOR

DIANA P LYTELDIRECTOR

DANNA MCGREWDIRECTOR

CRAIG A ZIMMERMANTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1996
Location: 2115 STATE ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105-3555
County: Santa Barbara
In care of: % DONNA BARRANCO
Primary officer: Gabriella Garcia, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailhello@storytellercenter.org Phone(805) 682-9285

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: STOLTEY & ASSOCIATES
NTEE classification: Unknown (Z99Z)