Cymaspace EIN 46-3310318

Cymaspace

EIN  46-3310318 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR Founded 2013
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for accessible Art, STEM, Education, and workforce development to ensure cultural equity.
Leadership
Andre Gray · Cafe Manager, Artistic Director · $51K
Money in and out
$553K revenue, $604K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Advocates for accessible Art, STEM, Education, and workforce development to ensure cultural equity. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $553K in revenue, $604K in expenses, and $-5K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$553K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$604K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-5K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -48% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +83% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$553K
FY2025▲ +36%
Expenses
$604K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$104K
FY2025▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$109K
FY20250%
Total revenue
$553K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$604K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-5K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$104K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $542K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Home to CymaSpaces workforce development program, Woodstock Cafe serves as an accessible and inclusive community center that embodies Deaf culture. Affectionately called the Sign Language Cafe, its a safe and welcoming environment where ASL pairs with real time captioning to ensure accessible communication for all.

$514Kprogram expense
02

The Universal Music Design project increases accessibility of dance and music to the Deaf Hard of Hearing community by using Universal Design and haptics vibration technology.

$17Kprogram expense
03

The PahCast project faciliatates production of a video series of Deaf stories. It provides equipment access and training to Deaf creators and sign language users.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCymaspace
EINHdr · item D46-3310318
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cymaspace.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cafe Manager, Artistic Director
$50,962Pt VII · Sec A
$37,398Pt VII · Sec A
$13,373Pt VII · Sec A
$6,083Pt VII · Sec A
$4,645Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andre Gray’s $51K as Cafe Manager, Artistic Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Andre Gray$50,962$65,806$24,707$12,977$3,500
Janelle Rae Davis$37,398$6,412
Natalie Benjes$6,083$21,885
Lennox Zhercorey Disher$13,373$18,563
Myles De Bastion$15,517$16,533$9,000$13,991
Mariya Klintsevich$4,645$13,071
Chris Balduc$2,305
Susan Anderson$1,150

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$294K · 53%
Contributions & grants$259K · 47%
Program service revenue53%$294K
Contributions & grants47%$259K
Investment income$38
— government grantsLn 1e$49K
Total revenueLn 12$553K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program services94%$566K
Management & general6%$37K
Fundraising$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$109K
Total net assetsLn 32$-5K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $54K · Operating expenses/yr $604K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $566K · Total expenses $604K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $604K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $604K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $682 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $339K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $259K · Total revenue $553K
47%
Government reliance
Government grants $49K · Total revenue $553K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $294K · Total revenue $553K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $38 · Total revenue $553K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $294K · Total expenses $604K
49%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $553K · Prior year $405K
+36%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $160K · FY2025 $553K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-5K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $553K · Expenses $604K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $104K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-5K · Total assets $104K
-5%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $104K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andre Gray · Reported title Cafe Manager, Artistic Director · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $604K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $258K · Total expenses $604K
43%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 36%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$553K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$405K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$542K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$147K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$83K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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