Cable Television Laboratories INC

Louisville, CO · Business league / trade association · Since 1988

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

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Not on file
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCable Television Laboratories INC
EINHdr · item D04-3012897
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1989
Year of formationHdr · item L1988
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLouisville, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cablelabs.com

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating surplus
-9%
revenue over expenses▲ +20% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
87%
of revenue from program services & dues▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
65%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$119.3M
FY2024▲ +73%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41.4M
FY2021$47.3M
FY2022$64.7M
FY2023$77.0M
FY2024$69.1M
FY2024$119.3M
Total liabilities
$87.3M
FY2024▲ +187%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$14.6M
FY2022$30.5M
FY2023$29.8M
FY2024$30.4M
FY2024$87.3M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$119.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$17.4M
Total assetsLn 16$119.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$87.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$32.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$65.6M · 87%
Other revenue$9.4M · 12%
Investment income$568K · 1%
Program service revenue87%$65.6M
Other revenue12%$9.4M
Investment income1%$568K
Total revenueLn 12$75.6M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $62.6M · Operating expenses/yr $82.2M
9.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $82.2M
—
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $82.2M
—
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $82.2M
—
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense — · Solicited contributions —
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $75.6M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $75.6M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $65.6M · Total revenue $75.6M
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $568K · Total revenue $75.6M
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $65.6M · Total expenses $82.2M
80%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $75.6M · Prior year $77.7M
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $75.4M · FY2024 $75.6M
+0.03%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $32.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $75.6M · Expenses $82.2M
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $119.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $32.0M · Total assets $119.3M
27%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $45.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $119.3M
38%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Phil McKinney · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $2.6M · Total expenses $82.2M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $53.4M · Total expenses $82.2M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 15Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 15Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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…

Pt IX · col B

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $77.7M$86.3M-18% 990 PDF
FY2023 $95.3M$82.2M+19% 990 PDF
FY2022 $79.9M$78.5M+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $76.6M$71.8M+2% 990 PDF
FY2020 $75.4M$71.8M 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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