StoryCorps was founded in 2003 with a mission to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Over the past 11 years, we have provided more than 100,000 people from across the country with vital opportunities to record interviews about their lives, pass wisdom from one generation to the next, and leave a legacy for future generations in our archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Select interviews are edited for national broadcast each week on NPR’s Morning Edition and animated for national distribution on PBS to reach a national audience of millions. All StoryCorps activities, from the delivery of our interview service, to our archive, to the creation and distribution of our produced content, are carried out with an unwavering commitment to inclusion of underrepresented and underserved populations. By collecting, preserving, and broadly disseminating authentic stories from diverse participants across the United States, StoryCorps promotes a deeper understanding—both historic and contemporary—of the many communities that constitute our nation. StoryCorps’ work reminds us that every story and every life matters equally and infinitely. Since the launch of our first recording venue in New York City in 2003, StoryCorps has expanded nationally to meet the demand for our services. StoryCorps’ work has been widely recognized with several Peabody Awards and a MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Most recently, StoryCorps and President and Founder, Dave Isay, were announced as the winner of the 2015 TED Prize.