Civic Intelligence

Portland Story Theater Inc

EIN 27-0670834 • 501(c)3 • Portland, OR

Profile

By creating a platform for diverse perspectives, Portland Story Theater advances, inspires, and expands our community narrative, one story at a time. And in doing so, preserves and promotes the ancient art of storytelling in a way that enriches modern life by allowing and encouraging people to be vulnerable and present in ways that are crucial to the full expression of our humanity.

3333 NE 15th AvePortland, OR 97212

www.portlandstorytheater.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

65th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

67th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

68th percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$23,000

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 32.7% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

74th percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

-4.3%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Assets

Up

$61,539

Up $9,234 (+18%) from 2017

Liabilities

Down

$423

Down $213 (-33%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$61,116

Up $9,447 (+18%) from 2017

Revenue

Down

$70,255

Down $3,170 (-4.3%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$60,808

Down $8,184 (-12%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$9,447

Up $5,014 (+113%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $64,610Liabilities 2012: $42,848Net Assets 2012: $21,7622012Assets 2013: $6,568Liabilities 2013: $1,050Net Assets 2013: $5,5182013Assets 2016: $48,336Liabilities 2016: $1,100Net Assets 2016: $47,2362016Assets 2017: $52,305Liabilities 2017: $636Net Assets 2017: $51,6692017Assets 2018: $61,539Liabilities 2018: $423Net Assets 2018: $61,1162018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$61,539
Liabilities$423
Net Assets$61,116

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $59,423Expenses 2012: $51,957Net Income 2012: $7,4662012Revenue 2013: $47,774Expenses 2013: $57,390Net Income 2013: -$9,6162013Revenue 2016: $104,309Expenses 2016: $93,791Net Income 2016: $10,5182016Revenue 2017: $73,425Expenses 2017: $68,992Net Income 2017: $4,4332017Revenue 2018: $70,255Expenses 2018: $60,808Net Income 2018: $9,4472018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$70,255
Expenses$60,808
Net Income$9,447

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Apr 26, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$70,715
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

By creating a platform for diverse perspectives, Portland Story Theater advances, inspires, and expands our community narrative, one story at a time. And in doing so, preserves and promotes the ancient art of storytelling in a way that enriches modern life by allowing and encouraging people to be vulnerable and present in ways that are crucial to the full expression of our humanity.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Urban Tellers Storytelling Series: First Fridays with 6 storytellers telling personal stories on a theme that emerged within each group. Featured our Special Edition Immigrant & Refugee program quarterly. Enriched the lives of more than 1,500 attendees. All Urban Teller stories are posted on videos on our YouTube channel and as Podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud channels. To date, our stories have been heard by more than 75,000 people with an average of 15,000 minutes per month.$0$23,707
Workshops Conducted three different levels of storytelling workshops: Eight The Art of Personal Narrative (5-week series), Four Storytelling Bootcamp (1-day), and Three Crash Course in Storytelling (3-hour).$0$11,671
Kiss & Tell / Luck of The Irish These are annual shows created using devised theatre methods to produce short personal stories on the specific themes of romantic love for Valentine's and of being Irish for St. Paddy's.$0$9,073
Armchair Adventurer This is an annual solo show based on true, historical events, interwoven with personal narrative. Shackleton's Antarctic Nightmare was revised to include visual imagery and live musical accompaniment and was staged in the Portland Metro area as part of the Fertile Ground Festival and also performed in Dallas, Oregon and Eastern Oregon.$0$4,339
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lynne DuddyExecutive DirectorPT$23,000-$23,000
Lawrence HowardSecretary & TreasurerPT$0--
Robin AoyagiBoard Member-$0--
Mark HagemanBoard Member-$0--
Colleen HagemanBoard Member-$0--
Penny WalterBoard Member-$0--
Alex TinkerBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Portland Story Theater Inc
EIN
27-0670834
In Care Of
% LAWRENCE HOWARD
Phone
5032842226
Address
3333 NE 15TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97212

Signing Officer

Name
Lawrence Howard
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5032842226
Signed
2019-04-26
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Supplies, $2530.00| Merchant Commission, $1901.00| Advertising, $4901.00| Event Expense, $2174.00| Professional development, $222.00| Travel expense, $273.00| Office Expenses, $1827.00| Insurance, $2829.00| Interest Expense, $26.00| Meals & Meetings, $188.00| Dues & Subscriptions, $95.00| Depreciation Expense, $1202.00|

Part II, line 24

| Asset Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Fixed Assets - Equipment, $3515, $2313| Inventory, $927, $467|

Part II, line 26

| Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, $636, $423|

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