2025-07-07T09:35:01-05:00 2024-12-31 463220328 AKINS HENKE AND COMPANY 600 INWOOD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 140 OAKDALE MN 55128 990EZ 2024-01-01 854358806 MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY INC MORE 6122752554 2700 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST 429 ST PAUL MN 55114 CAROLYN HOLBROOK ARTISTIC/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6122752554 2025-07-02 1 1 CHRIS J HENKE P01008921 6516363806 2025-07-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.MORETHANASINGLESTORY.COM X X 190220 X 180159 9730 31 300 190220 40900 90280 5183 541 10710 147614 42606 75185 0 117791 X 60882 62707 20000 61750 80882 124457 5697 6666 75185 117791 X MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY, INC. SEEKS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF CIVIC LITERACY IN WHICH BIPOC+ WRITERS, ARTISTS AND ARTS ACTIVISTS DISCUSS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND THEIR OWN VOICES, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. OUR VISION IS TO EMPOWER ARTISTS WHOSE VOICES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE MAINSTREAM AS A WAY TO BALANCE PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. OUR STORIES, OURSELVES (4 EVENTS) IS A SERIES OF PANEL FORMAT READINGS/CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BIPOC LITERARY ARTISTS AND WIDELY CROSS-CULTURAL AUDIENCES. MOST OF THESE EVENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY TWO COMMUNITY-BASED WRITING WORKSHOPS LED BY ARTISTS FROM THAT PANEL EVENT. WRITER TO WRITER (3 EVENTS) PAIRS TWO ACCOMPLISHED BIPOC WRITERS IN PUBLIC CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGES, ASPIRATIONS, AND WRITING PRACTICE. EMBRACING OUR ROOTS (4 EVENTS) PAIRS AN ELDER LITERARY ARTS ACTIVIST WITH A NEXT-GENERATION ARTIST TO MINE THE CONTINUUM OF CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT BUILT TODAY'S COMMUNITIES OF BIPOC WRITERS. WE REACH APPROXIMATELY 500 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH OUR COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. WE OFFER A FOUR-PART SERIES THAT DEMYSTIFIES THE PUBLISHING PROCESS, FACILITATED BY FOUR INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS, AND FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL MENTORSHIPS FOR WRITERS INTERESTED IN WORKING IN BOOK PUBLISHING.WE FACILITATE YEAR-LONG CAREER ADVANCEMENT MENTORSHIPS FOR 12 EARLY CAREER WRITERS, AND A YEAR-LONG SALON SERIES FOR 12 MID-CAREER PUBLISHED WRITERS - DEEPENING CRAFT THROUGH DISCUSSION AND WRITING. 0 91988 91988 CAROLYN HOLBROOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 39400 0 0 SHERRIE FERNANDEZ-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT 1.00 300 0 0 JONATHAN LOFGREN TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 MELISSA OLSON SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 SULEMAN ADAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1200 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN JOHN THEW 2370 DISCOVERY PARKWAY SUPERIOR CO 80027 6514087533 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 92600 87913 192114 180159 552786 92600 87913 192114 180159 552786 131811 420975 9 18 31 58 2 300 302 553146 50886 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 31. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. AMOUNT: 300. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 3,014. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,027. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 500. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 2,973. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 742. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE/ADMIN EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,025. DESCRIPTION: FISCAL SPONSOR FEE. AMOUNT: 429. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 10,710. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PROMISES TO GIVE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 20,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 51,750. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,697. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,666. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.