Cable Television Laboratories INC

Louisville, CO501(c)(6)Since 1988EIN 04-3012897

Cablelabs co-innovates unexpected solutions that transform and inspire our industry. We strive to deliver innovations that enable our members to be the provider of choice in their markets.

Run by 19 volunteers and 242 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.9M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$8.3M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$87.3M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$75.6M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$82.2M
Net assets
$32.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$75.6M
FY2024▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$75.4M
FY2021$76.6M
FY2022$79.9M
FY2023$95.3M
FY2024$77.7M
FY2024$75.6M
Expenses
$82.2M
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$71.8M
FY2021$71.8M
FY2022$78.5M
FY2023$82.2M
FY2024$86.3M
FY2024$82.2M
Net assets
$32.0M
FY2024▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.9M
FY2021$32.8M
FY2022$34.2M
FY2023$47.3M
FY2024$38.7M
FY2024$32.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $8.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$2,623,494Pt VII · Sec A
Fellow, VP of Next Gen. System
$650,586Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Research Officer
$596,150Pt VII · Sec A
EVP and General Counsel
$565,435Pt VII · Sec A
$512,942Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
$452,791Pt VII · Sec A
VP Product Strat & Ins. (thru 5/25)
$448,689Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
$446,376Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Phil McKinney$2,623,494$2,505,317$2,376,981$2,161,130$1,920,170$1,879,502
Christopher Lammers————$785,963$768,960
Mariam Sorond SVP———$728,305——
Chris Lammers—$526,463$351,703$650,887——
Bernardo Huberman$650,586$627,912$608,251$603,463—$551,955
Mariam Sorond————$637,086$328,778
Isaac Elliot————$620,797—
Isaac Elliott—————$598,570

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Drives business growth and cost reduction through innovative ideas and competition.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Founded in 1988 by cable operating companies, cable television laboratories, inc. (cablelabs or the company) is a nonprofit innovation and R&D lab that is dedicated to creating and leveraging innovative ideas that significantly impact its cable operator members' business throughout the world by allowing them to be the providers of choice…

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 39 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024
Georgia Tech Foundation INCGA · FY2024$40,000
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · FY2024$35,000
Wict Rocky Mountain ChapterCO · FY2024$15,000
Pcs for PeopleMN · FY2024$5,100
University of ChicagoIL · FY2023$25,000
Silicon Flatirons CenterCO · FY2023$20,000
Adaptive SpiritCO · FY2023$10,500
University of ChicagoIL · FY2022$100,000
Cable Tv PioneersAZ · FY2022$25,000
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · FY2022$25,000
Silicon Flatirons CenterDC · FY2022$20,000
University of ChicagoIL · FY2021$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$75.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$568K
Money outPt IX
$82.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$32.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.4M
Total assetsLn 16$119.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$568K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$75.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$54.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M
Other assetsLn 15$30.8M
Total assetsLn 16$119.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.3M
Net assetsLn 32$32.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5242
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.6M$17.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M$54.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$69.1M$119.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.4M$87.3M
Net assetsLn 32$38.7M$32.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$123K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.8M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.1M
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M
Legal feesLn 11b$1.7M
Accounting feesLn 11c$149K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.8M
Office expensesLn 13$465K
Information technologyLn 14$8.5M
OccupancyLn 16$3.5M
TravelLn 17$1.7M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.4M
InterestLn 20$65K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.9M
InsuranceLn 23$472K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$82.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $77.7M$86.3M−$8.5M$38.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $95.3M$82.2M$13.1M$47.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $79.9M$78.5M$1.4M$34.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $76.6M$71.8M$4.8M$32.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $75.4M$71.8M$3.7M$27.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $75,552,254 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $253 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,575,155$65,575,155
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $572,104$572,104
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $9,408,922$9,408,922
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,180−$4,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,984,077 · Unrelated business $253 · Excluded from tax $567,924$75,552,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $82,233,993 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$122,816
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$6,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$6,682,970
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$35,559,669
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$3,810,611
IX-9 Other employee benefits$4,300,252
IX-10 Payroll taxes$3,066,293
IX-11a Management fees$1,249,357
IX-11b Legal fees$1,730,563
IX-11c Accounting fees$149,122
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,838,666
IX-13 Office expenses$464,950
IX-14 Information technology$8,499,954
IX-16 Occupancy$3,494,727
IX-17 Travel$1,736,403
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,424,876
IX-20 Interest$65,156
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$5,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,860,111
IX-23 Insurance$471,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,694,311
IX-25 Total functional expenses$82,233,993
Part X · Balance sheet $119,294,810 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,601,952$17,368,877
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $964,235$6,857,613
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,029,071$3,756,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,519,515$5,668,900
X-11 Publicly traded securities$45,227,631
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $9,476,951$9,633,819
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,414,467$30,781,718
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $69,084,301$119,294,810
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,372,298$7,549,697
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $599,993$59,998,033
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,388,298$19,705,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,360,589$87,252,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,723,712$32,041,973
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,723,712$32,041,973
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $69,084,301$119,294,810
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,041,973 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$75,552,254
XI-2 Total expenses$82,233,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,681,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,723,712
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,041,973

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