STORYTELLING ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
STORYTELLING ARTS INC (EIN 22-3473712)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2023-12-11
IRS object ID
202343459349300779
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-12-11T11:28:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN223473712EIN

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Business Name ControlSTORBusinessNameControlTxt
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Phone6094301922PhoneNum
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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LILLIE CHEN
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SANDY HANNA
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STEVEN HOBBS
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GABRIELLE ZIEDEN
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YASMINE RANA
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$167,006CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$132,468CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$672,730TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$502TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD TREASURER BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD SECRETARY REGULARLY MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AINDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS COLLECTED COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA, THE BOARD DELIBERATED ON THE ISSUE, A VOTE WAS TAKEN AND A DECISION WAS MADE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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