Los Angeles, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy, founded in 2004, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $2.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 52% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $2.9M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 43% operating deficit.
SMARTMEME 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.
Public Trainings: CSS hosted multiple introductory training sessions to equip organizations with Story-Based Strategy (SBS) methods and support them in building long-term capacity for narrative...
Public Trainings: CSS hosted multiple introductory training sessions to equip organizations with Story-Based Strategy (SBS) methods and support them in building long-term capacity for narrative strategy. Additionally, CSS planned a four-day, in-person training session, set for October 2025, bringing together 30 participants from different organizations.
Partnerships: 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...
Partnerships: 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.
Partnerships: Healthy & Safe Schools: In the second year of a two-year initiative, CSS implemented a structured, multi-phase framework designed to support a cohort of organizations in the adoption...
Partnerships: Healthy & Safe Schools: In the second 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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $2,017,745 | $4,218,156 | -0.5% |
| Expenses | $2,878,224 | $2,036,399 | +0.4% |
| Net Income | $-860,479 | $2,181,757 | -1.4% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Nayantara Sen | Executive Dir. | 32.00 |
Officer
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$155,929 | $0 | $155,929 |
| Reuben Tihi Hayslett | Interim ED | 2.00 |
Officer
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$47,086 | $0 | $47,086 |
| Jamila Brown | Vice President | 2.00 |
Officer
Director
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$41,700 | $0 | $41,700 |
| Angus Maguire | President | 2.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Seng So | Secretary | 2.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Iva Torres | Treasurer | 2.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kedar Reddy | Board Member | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Weidinger | Board Member | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,017,745 | $2,878,224 | $4,177,120 | $-860,479 |
| 2024 | $4,218,156 | $2,036,399 | $5,309,193 | $2,181,757 |
| 2023 | $1,678,377 | $1,598,407 | $3,119,879 | $79,970 |
| 2022 | $1,968,605 | $1,368,806 | $2,961,906 | $599,799 |
| 2021 | $1,981,299 | $1,295,608 | $2,683,742 | $685,691 |
| 2020 | $1,843,727 | $1,239,359 | $1,842,700 | $604,368 |
| 2019 | $1,121,149 | $1,195,366 | $983,527 | $-74,217 |
| 2018 | $1,095,990 | $1,067,567 | $987,000 | $28,423 |
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