The Cable Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200315238
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
7205027500
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,065,110
Expenses
$4,227,722
Assets
$54,927,650
Liabilities
$4,575,041

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

Leadership & pay

38 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DIANE CHRISTMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIANE CHRISTMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO): $331,856 total reported compensation
  • CAMILLA FORMICA (CPO): $265,082 total reported compensation
  • JANICE SILVER (VP OF INTRAPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAMS): $137,450 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

The barco library remains the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of materials exclusively focused on the cable and connectivity industry. Our ongoing efforts continue to preserve, expand, and make accessible this unparalleled resource for professionals, researchers, and historians alike. The collection supports a wide range of projects-from documentaries and academic research to media productions and publications. Holdings include audio and video recordings capturing the voices and stories of the industry's most influential leaders; books and trade periodicals specific to the cable and connectivity industry; artifacts and equipment showcasing the evolution of cable technology; archival collections featuring correspondence, blueprints, and documentation from over 120 notable industry figures; photographic archives, including prints, negatives, slides, and digital images that visually chronicle the industry's growth; commemorative materials highlighting key people, organizations, and events; and training and promotional videos, along with programming from across the cable and connectivity industry's history. As a vital resource housed at the cable center, the barco library plays an essential role in documenting and preserving the legacy and future of connectivity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 56
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 60.8%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.99; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.4%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 60.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 33 of 33 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $332K · 38 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $656K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.