Courtyard Media Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113841035
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2010, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone
4253392255
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Camps

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$288,138
Expenses
$293,937
Assets
$18,728
Liabilities
$24,436

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nathan Mumm (President)
  • Darrell Weiland (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Nathan Mumm (President)
  • Darrell Weiland (Vice President)
  • Tracy Mumm (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Courtyard Media Foundation is to make a difference today.

What it reported doing in 2024

The long-term goal of Courtyard Media Foundation is to establish the organization as a regional leader in creative empowerment-amplifying community narratives, supporting emerging creators, and delivering flagship experiences like GeekFest West that evolve into nationally visible, hybrid-access platforms for connection, education, and cultural celebration. In 2024, this was done with over 128 days of active programming, including multi-day immersive experiences at GeekFest West, hybrid-access events including meetings and Podcasts, and ongoing mentorship sessions. In 2024, the following sessions and activities were held: 18 panels, workshops, and game sessions, 15 media literacy workshops Zoom meetings, 65 vendor-themed booth installations, 52 podcast episodes produced, 5 community roundtables and listening sessions, and 4 community mixers and networking events. In addition, the organization issued the following publications: 6 promotional newsletters, 3 post-event recap reports, 34 research briefs on media impact and digital equity on TechTime Radio, 3 community toolkits for storytelling and podcasting, and 1 downloadable event guide and interactive map.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 79% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 73
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 76.7%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.3; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.2% of revenue deployed · 76.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $225K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.