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Beaverton, OR501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 81-3225629Revenue $1.1M in FY2024Latest return filed Mar 19, 2025

On file with the IRScbrsalliance.orgBeaverton, ORTax-exempt since Sep 2018

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The purpose of the cbrs Alliance is to support the common interests of members, implementers and operators for the development, commercialization, and adoption of lte solutions for the US 3.5 ghz citizens broadband radio service (cbrs).

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 9 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $99K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$367K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$849K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$849K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$849K

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 Sep 2018.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Oren Binder
Marketing Di
$216,186Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andy Clegg
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Guess
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Masoud Olfat
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Oren Binder’s $216K as Marketing Di is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Oren Binder$216,186$222,300$219,300$210,000
Alan Ewing—$206,585$210,220$194,495

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes LTE solutions for the US 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

MARKETING/CBRS band promotion; operations; and membership meetings.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$375
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$849K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$375
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
SavingsLn 2$812K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$2K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K
Net assetsLn 32$849K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
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$1.7M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$368K$367K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$849K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K
Management feesLn 11a$410K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$313K
Office expensesLn 13$14K
Information technologyLn 14$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$647K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K
InsuranceLn 23$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 19, 2025 $1.1M$1.8M−$702K$849K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2024 $1.5M$2.2M−$658K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2023 $2.2M$2.3M−$55K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 2, 2022 $2.2M$1.9M$272K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 6, 2021 $2.3M$1.6M$647K$2.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,090,617 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,442,833$1,013,096
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84,092$77,146
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $525$375
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,527,450$1,090,617
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $625,325$216,186
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,560,057$1,576,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,185,382$1,792,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$657,932−$701,949
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,090,617 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,013,096$1,013,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,146$77,146
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $375$375
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,013,471 · Excluded from tax $77,146$1,090,617
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,792,566 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$216,186
IX-11a Management fees$409,759
IX-11b Legal fees$27,083
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,141
IX-11g Other fees for services$101,659
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$313,253
IX-13 Office expenses$13,895
IX-14 Information technology$28,313
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$647,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$14,077
IX-23 Insurance$12,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$3,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,792,566
Part X · Balance sheet $1,215,862 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,523$269,664
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,549,215$812,127
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,283$2,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,273$3,309
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,339$128,262
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,932,633$1,215,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,667$89,780
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $344,000$277,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $367,667$366,780
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,564,966$849,082
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,564,966$849,082
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,932,633$1,215,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $849,082 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,090,617
XI-2 Total expenses$1,792,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$701,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,564,966
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13,935
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$849,082

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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