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US nonprofit · EIN 201897585 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201897585) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 July 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Smartmeme Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2m
year to 31 July 2025
Expenses
$2.9m
year to 31 July 2025
Total assets
$4.2m
$234k liabilities
Net assets
$3.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.3y av
Staff
12
employees, year to 31 July 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
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Smartmeme Inc's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angus MaguirePresident2023
3 yrs
Iva TorresTreasurer2025
1 yr
Jamila BrownVice President2024
2 yrs
Kedar ReddyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Rachel WeidingerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Seng SoCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Angus MaguireComm. Managersince 2018
Bernice Julie ShawCo-Directorsince 2018
Nayantara SenExecutive Dir.since 2024
Paul CastroInterim EDsince 2023
Ratema UchOps.Coordinatorsince 2018
Reuben Tihi HayslettInterim ED2025
Shana McDavis-ConwayCo-Directorsince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 July 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Nayantara SenExecutive Dir.32$156k
Reuben Tihi HayslettInterim ED2$47k
Jamila BrownVice President2$42k
Angus MaguirePresident2$0
Seng SoSecretary2$0
Iva TorresTreasurer2$0
Kedar ReddyBoard Member2$0
Rachel WeidingerBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Smartmeme Inc
EIN
201897585
Address
1301 N Broadway Ste 32649, Los Angeles, CA, 90012-1408
State
California
Mission
Smartmeme inc. Dba center for story-based strategy ("css") is a national strategy center dedicated to harnessing the power of narrative for movement building and social change. Css provides social, economic and ecological justice leaders, organizations and alliances the strategic support to reframe issues and win critical campaigns. We use story-based approaches to amplify the impact of... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B990 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
Principal officer
Angus Maguire (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAngus Maguire
≥2years on the filingsJamila Brown
≥2years on the filingsKedar Reddy
≥2years on the filingsSeng So

Latest return

year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.2m
Total liabilities
$234k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.9m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
$56k
Grants and similar paid out
$663k
Employees
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$4.2m$2m$2.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Frameworks Institute$438k
Center for Policy Initiatives$60k
Social & Environmental Entrep$60k
Black Organizing Project$35k
Central Valley Movement Build$35k
Gender & Sexualities Alliance$35k