Communication Matrix Foundation EIN 83-1710547

Communication Matrix Foundation

EIN  83-1710547 Private foundation / grantmaker Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
A private foundation based in Portland, OR. It reported about $133K in revenue for 2024.
Leadership
Alexandria Cook · Vice President · $16K
Money in and out
$133K revenue, $52K expenses
Bottom line

A private foundation based in Portland, OR. It reported about $133K in revenue for 2024. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $133K in revenue, $52K in expenses, and $648K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$133K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$52K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$648K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $81K
Total assets
648K
deployed as grants and operations

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990-PF
Revenue
$133K
FY2024▲ +24%
Expenses
$52K
FY2024▲ +2%
Total assets
$648K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$133K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$52K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$648K
Pt X · Ln 32
Total assetsPt II$648K

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunication Matrix Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-1710547
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.communicationmatrix.org
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$16,492Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Alexandria Cook$16,492$12,263$12,000
Emily Quinn$2,480

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
Other revenue100%$132K
Contributions & grants$551
Investment income$101
Total revenueLn 12$133K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Operating & administrative $1.00
Operating & administrative100%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$258K
Total assetsLn 16$648K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$648K
Months of cash on handcomputed59.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $648K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $133K
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $133K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $133K · Prior year $107K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $648K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $133K · Expenses $52K
+61%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $648K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $648K · Total assets $648K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alexandria Cook · Reported title VICE PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $52K
32%
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

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MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth 24%

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$133K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$105K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$108K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$0 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$0 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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