Myth Media

Portland, OR · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$111K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$317K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$111K
FY2025▼ -55%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$315K
FY2025$248K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$148K
FY2025▼ -44%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$214K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$265K
FY2025$148K
Net assets
$317K
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$358K
FY2025$340K
FY2025$317K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMyth Media
EINHdr · item D43-1957038
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2003
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A31)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rewildportland.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program services85%$126K
Management & general15%$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
23.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +61% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-34%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -382% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$317K
FY2025▼ -7%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$278K
FY2024$354K
FY2025$340K
FY2025$317K
Total liabilities
$742
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$3K
FY2024−$4K
FY2025$0
FY2025$742
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$317K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$292K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$742
Total net assetsLn 32$317K
Months of cash on handcomputed23.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$96K · 87%
Contributions & grants$9K · 8%
Investment income$5K · 5%
Program service revenue87%$96K
Contributions & grants8%$9K
Investment income5%$5K
Other revenue$296
Total revenueLn 12$111K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $292K · Operating expenses/yr $148K
23.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $126K · Total expenses $148K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $148K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $148K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $137 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $46K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9K · Total revenue $111K
8%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $111K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $96K · Total revenue $111K
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $111K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $96K · Total expenses $148K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $111K · Prior year $248K
-55%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $137K · FY2025 $111K
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $317K · Beginning of year $340K
-7%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $111K · Expenses $148K
-34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $742 · Total assets $317K
0.2%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $317K · Total assets $317K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $317K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peter Bauer · Reported title Executive DIR · Highest reported compensation $27K · Total expenses $148K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $70K · Total expenses $148K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -55%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 10%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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
Executive Dir
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Bauer’s $27K as Executive Dir is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Peter Bauer$27,000$28,182————
Peter Bauer——$21,396$18,229$12,425$1,725

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
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Teaches earth-based arts, traditions, and technologies to build cultural and environmental resilience.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $126K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Education and Training

conduct educational programs camps and workshops focusing on ancestral skills and community building. Services are offered on a fee basis and as free-to-the-public programs.

$126Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $248K$265K-21% 990 PDF
FY2024 $315K$234K+14% 990 PDF
FY2023 $276K$214K+61% 990 PDF
FY2022 $171K—+108% 990 PDF
FY2021 $83K—-40% 990 PDF
FY2020 $137K— 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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