irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $311KSINCE THE LAUNCH OF NARRATIVE 4'S DIGITAL PLATFORM IN SEPTEMBER 2022, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REFINE AND EXPAND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING A SEAMLESS AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE. IN 2024, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON SCALING OUR PROGRAMS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGH STANDARDS OF ENGAGEMENT, EXECUTION, AND IMPACT THAT DEFINE N4. THE DIGITAL PLATFORM PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING THIS BY:(1) DEEPENING CONNECTIONS - STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND DIALOGUE.(2) SCALING WITH EXCELLENCE - ENABLING N4 TO REACH MORE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS OR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE STORY EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE.(3) MEASURING IMPACT - LEVERAGING DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS TO TRACK USER ENGAGEMENT, ASSESS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, AND CONTINUOUSLY REFINE OUR APPROACH.THE DIGITAL PLATFORM IS NOW AN ESSENTIAL HUB FOR GLOBAL CONNECTION, EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, BUILD EMPATHY, AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO MAKING THE PLATFORM A CORNERSTONE OF N4'S MISSION --CREATING A MORE COMPASSIONATE, CONNECTED WORLD.
- #2 $226KOUR WORK IN AFRICA CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND CONNECT STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WORKING IN SEVEN COUNTRIES, OUR PROGRAMMING REACHED OVER 38,000 STUDENTS. WE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED INTERSCHOOL EXCHANGES THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT. WE ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN KIGALI, RWANDA; LUSAKA, ZAMBIA; UYO, NIGERIA; AND ARUSHA, TANZANIA, IN STORY EXCHANGES THAT CONNECT STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT CITIES AND AREAS. THE TEAM HAS ALSO CONVENED FACILITATOR ROUNDTABLES TO PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS WHO ARE DOING N4 PROGRAMMING IN THEIR SCHOOLS, WHICH HAS INCREASED THE FACILITATION OF STORY EXCHANGES IN SCHOOLS. THE N4 SAKHUVELWANO COMMUNITY CENTER (JOE SLOVO CENTER) IN GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA, DISTRIBUTED OVER 12,000 FOOD VOUCHERS AND SERVED 200+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON AVERAGE EACH WEEK WITH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IT CONTINUES TO EXEMPLIFY WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN STORYTELLING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INTERSECT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES.
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
- Community Support Services at Joe Slovo Community CenterDistributed over 12,000 food vouchers and served an average of 200+ community members weekly through the Joe Slovo Community Center in Gqeberha, South Africa, providing essential food access and social support.
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Cultural Exchange and Mutual Understanding Programs 1 activity
- Cross-City Youth Story ExchangesFacilitated cross-city story exchanges engaging hundreds of students in Kigali, Lusaka, Uyo, and Arusha, building empathy and intercultural dialogue through shared personal narratives.
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Digital Communications and Content Management 1 activity
- Digital Media and Outreach CampaignsExecuted targeted media campaigns featuring high-profile artists, generating over 4 million social media impressions and 77,000 link clicks to promote narrative engagement and program participation.
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High School Exchange Programs 1 activity
- Field Exchange ProgramRuns the Field Exchange Program, a year-long immersive experience where students explore identity, environment, faith, immigration, and violence through sustained cross-cultural classroom engagement.
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Storytelling and Literacy Resource Development 1 activity
- Interschool Story Exchange Programs in AfricaReached over 38,000 students across seven African countries through structured interschool story exchange programs that connect youth for mutual understanding and civic learning.
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Integrated Community-Led Development Programs 1 activity
- Joe Slovo Project Civic Engagement ProgramOperates the Joe Slovo Project in South Africa, a flagship civic engagement initiative offering grocery redemption for trash, income-generating skills training, warm meals, and after-school care to support community development and resilience.
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Literary Events & Workshops 1 activity
- Virtual Field Exchange ProgramLaunched a Virtual Field Exchange program in 2020, including a book club facilitated by Colum McCann with students and teachers from University Heights High School and Floyd Central High School, expanding access to narrative-based learning during remote conditions.
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Uncategorized 4 activities
- African Operations ExpansionExpanded operations to two new cities—Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia—as part of deepening presence in seven African countries to scale youth and community programming.
- Empathy-into-Action CampaignsLaunched and managed four Empathy-into-Action campaigns in Kentucky, the Bronx, Palestine, and South Africa, each with coordinated narratives, timelines, budgets, and media outreach to drive civic engagement and community action.
- Public Engagement EventsHosted headline public events with over 200 sign-ups each and 40% average attendance, including a Synchronicity event that reached 1,000 registrants, fostering large-scale dialogue and connection through storytelling.
- Youth Story Exchange and Facilitator Training Scale-UpFacilitated 6,714 story exchanges involving approximately 67,140 participants, added 276 new school partners, and trained 876 facilitators across seven African countries to grow the reach and sustainability of narrative-based education programs.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$7.47M
Contributions & grants$7.13M95%
Program service revenue$184K2%
Investment income$156K2%
Other revenue$2K
expenses
Total expenses$6.03M
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$4.02M
Grants paid out$278K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$5.47M
Cash$5.17M
Investments$0
Liabilities$186K
Net assets$5.29M
Liquid reserves10.3 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +24.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 9
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| GUATAM GANGOLI CHIEF | OPERATING OFFICER, THRU FEB 2024 | 40 | $373K |
| RYAN ALEXANDER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $334K |
| LISA CONSIGLIO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $268K |
| KANDICE COLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $225K |
| LEE KEYLOCK | SR. DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PROGRAM | 40 | $209K |
| KATHLEEN SHIVERDECKER | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $191K |
| ASHLEY PINCIARO GLOBAL DIR OF | PROJECT MANAGEMENT & DATA ANALYSIS | 40 | $159K |
| FELICE BELLE | DIR. OF THE ARISTS NETWORK | 40 | $136K |
| COLUM MCCANN | PRESIDENT | 10 | $120K |
board members · 4
- GIDEON STEIN — TREASURER, THRU APRIL 2024
- GREGORY KHALIL — CHAIRPERSON
- HEATHER MITCHELL — DIRECTOR
- SHARHONDA BOSSIER — TREASURER
relationships · 5
Who they work with
- Colum McCann Partner — Collaborated on Virtual Field Exchange book club and Summer of Impact events.
- Floyd Central High School Partner — Participated in the Virtual Field Exchange program with Narrative 4.
- Ishmael Beah Partner — Featured in headliner events for Empathy-into-Action campaigns.
- Sting Partner — Featured in headliner events for Empathy-into-Action campaigns.
- University Heights High School Partner — Participated in the Virtual Field Exchange program with Narrative 4.
strategies · 1
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Digital Platform-Enabled Story Exchangemethodology: digital-platform-enabled-story-exchangeBy leveraging a user-centered digital platform, Narrative 4 scales its story exchange programming while preserving quality and deepening connections among participants, because accessible technology fosters authentic engagement and enables data-driven measurement of relational impact.