New Narratives INC FY2023 filing

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To increase the genuine democratic participation in low resource countries by improving the standards of journalism and expanding access to unbiased reporting, while simultaneously combating gender stereotypes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$460K
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$452K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$460K
FY2023▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$642K
FY2025$694K
Expenses
$452K
FY2023▲ +140%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$630K
FY2025$612K
Net assets
$32K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$126K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $411K Management & general 9% · $40K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$83,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Prue Clarke’s $138K as CEO and Board President is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Prue Clarke$138,400$138,400$83,000
Peter Smyth$25,599——
Lonnie Isabel$6,500——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves journalism and access to unbiased reporting to boost democratic participation and combat gender stereotypes.

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1 program · $411K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To increase the genuine democratic participation in low resource countries by improving the standards of journalism and expanding access to unbiased reporting, while simultaneously combating gender stereotypes.

$411Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$460K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Money outPt IX
$452K
Ln 25
Programscol B$411K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Total revenueLn 12$460K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$169K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$133K
Total assetsLn 16$113K$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$32K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$169K$169K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$75K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$2K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$436$291$145
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$65K$55K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$11K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$452K$411K$40K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2025 $694K$612K$82K$126K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2025 $642K$630K$12K$44K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $460K$452K$8K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $178K$188K−$11K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2022 $127K$207K−$80K$35K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 $292K$220K$72K$115K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $459,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $127,000$459,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $127,000$459,677
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,721$169,208
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$83,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,702$199,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,423$451,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,423$7,762
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $459,677 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$459,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $451,915 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $169,208$169,208
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,700 · Management $8,300$83,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,351 · Management $15,397$17,748
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,561$90,561
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $291 · Fundraising $145$436
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,207 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $1,000$10,207
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,478$1,478
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,832 · Management $10,000$64,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,050 · Management $3,395$14,445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $411,200 · Management $39,570 · Fundraising $1,145$451,915
Part X · Balance sheet $133,407 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,178$133,407
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $113,110$133,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,569
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $88,860$98,826
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,860$101,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,250$32,012
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,250$32,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $113,110$133,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,677
XI-2 Total expenses$451,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,762
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,250
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,012

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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