The Word A Storytelling Sanctuary … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2018

Legal Domicile

Phone

7206440891

Tax Period

2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31

The Word A Storytelling Sanctuary Inc, founded in 2018, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $470K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 20% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

To promote voices from underserved communities and diverse backgrounds, to honor the stories of those who have faced adversity and injustice, and to provide a sanctuary space where these groups will see themselves in literature.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $188,190

[margins.] Literary Conference + Book Festival:A biannual space where the dream of an inclusive literary future is made into a micro-reality. The conference exists to connect people to each other and build intentional community among other diverse people, connect publishing industry leaders to talent, and share practical and substantive knowledge with attendees.

Program 2

Expenses: $57,495

Community Engagement: The Word hosts regular in-person and virtual events to help connect writers to each other, connect industry professionals to writers and promote issues and topics of importance to The Word community. In this fiscal year, a main community engagement program ran from September 2023 through June 2024, when The Word hosted a Denver metro-wide reading and event series of Natalie Diazs Postcolonial Love Poems. Public programming included book distribution, community dialogues, book discussions, dramatic readings, visual art exhibits, and activities around bookmaking and art-making and culminated with a keynote event featuring Natalie Diaz.

Program 3

Expenses: $56,659

Word Unbound:A virtual literary workshop series that will focus on topics less explored by other literary programs opening up to unbounded, creative and even wild ideas in writing and publishing...

Word Unbound:A virtual literary workshop series that will focus on topics less explored by other literary programs opening up to unbounded, creative and even wild ideas in writing and publishing, open to participants of all identities and backgrounds.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $470,251

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $54

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $470,305

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $13,200

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $456,015

Other Expenses $482,757

TOTAL EXPENSES $495,957

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$470,305	$392,138	+0.2%
Expenses	$495,957	$416,409	+0.2%
Net Income	$-25,652	$-24,271	+0.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$165,000

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Viniyanka Prasad	Exec Dir	40.00	Officer	$85,000	$0	$85,000
Michelle Malonzo	Co-Exec Dir	40.00	Officer	$80,000	$0	$80,000
Bunmi Ishola	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Deidre Dumpson	Co-Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrea Giron Mathern	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Britt Camacho	Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Manuel Aragon	Co-Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$470,305	$495,957	$46,015	$-25,652
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$321,450	$367,012	$108,122	$-45,562
2022	$361,942	$394,865	$74,211	$-32,923

The Word A Storytelling Sanctuary Inc