2026-06-22T18:11:36-04:00 2025-12-31 Block Advisors 204 EXECUTIVE PARK ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2025-01-01 811408770 NARRATIVE ARTS % NICHOLAS SZUBERLA NARR 6064548864 226 N FRONT STREET 107 Wilmington NC 28401 Nicholas szuberla Executive Director 6064548864 2026-06-04 true Lynda McCASKILL P00097573 8282540321 2026-05-04 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Nicholas szuberla 226 N FRONT STREET 107 Wilmington NC 28401 682066 false X www.narrativearts.org X 2015 NC Narrative Arts strengthens community voice and cultural memory through storytelling, journalism, theater, artist collaboration, youth media, and community-based cultural initiatives. 6 6 1 17 0 379260 643845 13045 29100 5577 9121 0 0 397882 682066 0 0 0 0 62752 22814 0 0 1851 437288 550294 500040 573108 -102158 108958 339610 448568 0 0 339610 448568 X Narrative Arts builds community power through storytelling, journalism, dialogue, and cultural organizing. Through multimedia reporting, public engagement projects, artist collaborations, youth media initiatives, and fiscal sponsorship services, the organization helps communities document their experiences, strengthen civic participation, preserve cultural memory, and advance social change. false false 551845 695443 Narrative Arts produced community-centered journalism, podcasts, and storytelling initiatives that elevated underrepresented voices across North Carolina. Through Shoresides, the organization reported on issues including public health, housing, climate resilience, workforce development, and community history. Narrative Arts also facilitated story circles, interviews, and multimedia storytelling projects that documented local experiences and strengthened civic participation. Narrative Arts engaged youth, artists, educators, and community members through media literacy activities, storytelling programs, public dialogue initiatives, and community-based cultural projects. These efforts supported leadership development, creative expression, cultural preservation, and public participation while creating opportunities for residents to share stories and strengthen community connections Narrative Arts partnered with nonprofit organizations, artists, educators, journalists, and community leaders to strengthen storytelling, communications, and public engagement capacity. Through workshops, trainings, technical assistance, collaborative projects, and strategic partnerships, the organization helped participants develop narrative skills, document community experiences, amplify local voices, and build capacity for civic participation, community problem-solving, and social change. 551845 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true X 14 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false NC X NICHOLAS SZUBERLA 6064548864 226 N FRONT STREET 107 Wilmington NC 28401 X NICK SZUBERLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 0 0 65000 PAUL WRIGHT CHAIRMAN 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 TANYA MOTE TREASURER 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE JO REYNOLDS SECRETARY 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 TERRILL WILLIAMS At Large 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHRIS EVERETT Vice Chair 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 65000 0 false false false 0 X 22500 621345 643845 CONTRACT INCOME 29100 29100 29100 9121 9121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 682066 38221 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 19098 19098 0 0 3716 3716 0 2669 2049 620 0 0 0 0 472 472 1851 1851 8303 8303 10221 10221 0 0 5620 5620 0 0 0 0 0 268 268 COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUC 520890 520890 573108 551845 19412 1851 339610 448568 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 339610 448568 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 339610 448568 0 0 339610 448568 339610 448568 108958 X false false false X 436454 528482 388557 392305 672945 2418743 0 0 436454 528482 388557 392305 672945 2418743 0 2418743 0 0 0 2418743 1.00000 0.00000 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Michael Szuberla Family Member 8688 Business Writing Page 2 Part III Narrative Arts serves as a fiscal sponsor for selected charitable and cultural projects that advance the organization's exempt purposes. Sponsored projects operate under written fiscal sponsorship agreements and receive administrative, financial, compliance, and fiduciary oversight from Narrative Arts. The organization maintains variance power and oversight responsibility for all fiscally sponsored funds and activities to ensure that resources are used exclusively for charitable purposes consistent with its mission. Page 6 Line 11B The Form 990 was prepared by the organization's independent tax preparer using information provided by management. A complete copy of the Form 990 was distributed to all members of the Board of Directors prior to filing. Board members were given the opportunity to review the return and provide comments before submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Page 6 Line 12C Narrative Arts maintains a written conflict of interest policy applicable to directors, officers, and key personnel. Directors and officers are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves from discussions and votes where a conflict may exist. The Board of Directors monitors compliance with the policy and documents conflict disclosures and related actions in meeting minutes when applicable. Page 6 line 15A Compensation for the Executive Director is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The Board considers comparable compensation information, organizational resources, duties and responsibilities, and other relevant factors. Compensation decisions are reviewed and approved by independent members of the Board and documented in contemporaneous meeting minutes. Page 6 Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial information available upon request. Copies of the organization's Form 990 are also available through public disclosure services and other publicly accessible resources consistent with applicable federal requirements. Page 9 Line 1F Contributions and grants reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1g include support from private foundations, public charities, government agencies, and individual donors that support the organization's charitable and educational activities. Page 9 Line 2A Program service revenue consists primarily of contract income earned through storytelling, journalism, communications, training, public engagement services, fiscal sponsorship administrative fees, and related mission-driven activities that further the organization's exempt purposes. Page 10 Line A Other expenses consist primarily of routine operating and administrative costs, including insurance, software subscriptions, bank and merchant processing fees, technology services, office-related expenses, and other miscellaneous costs necessary to support the organization's programs and operations. Page 4 line 28B Narrative Arts engaged Michael Szuberla, a brother of the Executive Director, to provide business writing services totaling $8,688. The organization determined that the services were necessary to support organizational activities and that compensation was reasonable and consistent with fair market value. Page 7 Director 1 Executive director Nick Szuberla received compensation in the form of payments totaling $65,000 paid to his solely owned business Community Animation LLC. A 1099NEC was issued to Community Animation LLC reporting these payments.