Ways to Support StoryCorps

If you’re here, you already know the power of listening to and sharing stories from our lives. Your support makes it possible for StoryCorps, an independently funded nonprofit, to collect interviews with people of all backgrounds and to share those stories with broad audiences so that we all can understand that everyone is human, and everyone is worthy of being heard. Here are some of the ways that you can help StoryCorps record, preserve, and share the stories of everyday people.

Donate Online

Your gift of any amount ensures that StoryCorps will continue our innovative efforts to champion storytelling.

Become a Monthly Donor

Support StoryCorps in an easy, impactful, and environmentally friendly way by giving through our automatic payment system.

Give in Honor or Memory

Honor or remember a loved one and their story with a contribution to StoryCorps in their name.

Join the Honor Society

The Honor Society recognizes those who, through their annual commitment of $1,200 or more, advance the StoryCorps mission.

Stocks or IRA Giving

Investing in stocks and mutual funds protects your future—and StoryCorps’ too—when you make a sustaining tax-free gift from your IRA.

Donor Advised Funds

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) allow you to establish a charitable giving account in exchange for an immediate tax deduction.

Wire Transfer

Transfer your donation to StoryCorps electronically to ensure it’s promptly received—easy for you, essential for our stories.

Employer Matching

You can double—or even triple—the impact of your donation to StoryCorps with a matching gift from your employer.

Corporate Giving

Partner with us to expand your philanthropic initiatives, enhance brand-building efforts, engage employees, and reach new audiences through the power of storytelling.

Planned Giving

When you choose to include StoryCorps in your estate, you’re creating your own legacy valuing our shared mission to celebrate the stories of everyday people.

If you prefer to make a donation by mail, please make checks payable to “StoryCorps Inc.” and send them to the address below. Please be sure to indicate the purpose of the gift on the check or in an accompanying letter.

StoryCorps, Attn: Individual Giving
80 Hanson Place, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217

To make a credit card donation by phone, please call the Development team at 646.723.7020 ext. 2108

100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE

StoryCorps is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our Tax ID number is 13-3753011.

If you have any questions about supporting StoryCorps or if you have a recurring donation that you would like to update or cancel, please email [email protected] or call (646) 723-7020 ext. 2108.

Annual Reports & Form 990s

Give with confidence

StoryCorps has earned the highest possible rating, four stars, from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of nonprofit organizations, and the highest score for transparency from Guidestar/Candid, a Platinum Seal. These ratings demonstrate fiscal excellence and a commitment to accountability and transparency.

OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR DONORS

We will not sell, share, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity. We also will not send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.

This policy applies to all information received by StoryCorps, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform,” includes StoryCorps’ website and mobile applications), as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.

To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will be used only for purposes necessary to process the donation and to communicate with you about StoryCorps’ mission and programs.