SMARTMEME INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SMARTMEME INC (EIN 20-1897585)
Tax period
2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed
2025-06-11
IRS object ID
202541629349300529
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,478,597CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,301,714CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,590,278CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,365,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,967,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,703,837TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$360,527CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$677,386CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$375,542CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$293,775CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$230,579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,937,809TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,839,124CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,979,100CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,965,820CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,659,445CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,198,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,641,646TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$735,941CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$779,296CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$989,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,591,491TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$735,941CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$779,296CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$989,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,591,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,050,155PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,603CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,033CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,879CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,515TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,603CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,033CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,879CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,515TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,199CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,795CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,899CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,013TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,843,727CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,981,299CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,968,615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,678,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,218,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,690,174TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.77420PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.72400PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00300InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00170InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSabbatical PayableDesc
Amt$77,691Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$77,691TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,220,656TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,500RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,218,156RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,218,156TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,038,899TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,036,399ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,036,399TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMexicoRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedTrainingsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRemote EmployeeSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$130,197RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$130,197SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$130,197TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceEmployee SalaryTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMexicoRegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$130,197CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3f - Investments and ExpendituresFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe have one employee working remotely on trainings in Mexico, employed through the EOR DEEL. Total cost was $130,196.94.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Black Organizing Project
1035 West Grand AvenueOaklandCA94607464578588$25,000$0Re-grants
Central Valley Movement Build
3810 BroadwaySacramentoCA95817920464522$25,000$0Re-grants
Gender & Sexualities Alliance
548 Market St Suite 53568San FranciscoCA94104205367752$25,000$0Re-grants
Movement Generation
PO Box 102BerkeleyCA94104854168043$6,500$0Re-grants
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Reuben Tihi Hayslett
Board Member$25,460Training Supportfalse
Angus Maguire
Board Member$3,000Trainingfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBoard Members Reuben Tihi Hayslett and Angus Maguire helped with Business-Program Support,training Support, and Labor Network for Sustainability. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT WAS PAID FOR YEAR ENDED 7-31-2024.Reuben Tihi Hayslett- $25,460Angus Maguire- $3,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Partnerships: CommOp CSS & their partner organizations successfully concluded a three-year project focused on advancing narrative and communications strategies for community led initiatives. Through a fellowship program, twenty fellows designed and implemented narrative projects that applied strategic communications and SBS tools to key initiatives within their local contexts. Through comprehensive training, individualized coaching, and four virtual narrative co-learning spaces, fellows refined their project concepts, received feedback from SBS practitioners and peers, and deepened their skills in using narrative as a tool for healthier communities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an authorization is signed and provided to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed (paper or electronically) with the designated governmental agencies. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEmployees and Board members of the organization are required to put in writing their conflicting interests when they first become an employee or Board member; then these are reviewed and updated annually. Annual Declarations of Conflict of Interest are distributed and signed by the CSS Board of Directors at the beginning of each Fiscal Year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe organization determines the compensation of key employees, including the Executive Director (or CEO/top management official), by reviewing market data and comparable compensation levels for similar positions at organizations of comparable size, budget, and mission and taking into account the organizations financial data. This includes researching publicly available data from nonprofit compensation surveys, Form 990 filings of peer organizations, and other relevant industry benchmarks.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18Federal Tax Returns are available at guidestar.org & ProPublica.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request.

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