Civic Intelligence

We Make the Media Inc.

EIN 30-0629380 • 501(c)3 • Portland, OR

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

Local public interest news media.

5529 N Haight StPortland, OR 97217

none

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

69th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-53%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

5th percentile

-97%

Faster revenue growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$80

Down $89 (-53%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$80

Down $89 (-53%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

Down

$200

Down $5,900 (-97%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$170

Down $5,811 (-97%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$30

Down $89 (-75%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200$150$100$50$0Assets 2021: $50Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $502021Assets 2022: $169Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1692022Assets 2023: $80Net Assets 2023: $802023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$80
Liabilities-
Net Assets$80
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth5th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$10K$5.0K$0Revenue 2021: $10,000Expenses 2021: $10,000Net Income 2021: $02021Revenue 2022: $6,100Expenses 2022: $5,981Net Income 2022: $1192022Revenue 2023: $200Expenses 2023: $170Net Income 2023: $302023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$200
Expenses$170
Net Income$30
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$80
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$80
Revenue
$200
Expenses
$170
Net income
$30
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.20$0.17$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$6.10$5.98$0.12
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$10.0$10.0$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Jul 4, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Local public interest news media.

Found a new cheaper building for operations rewrote business plan recast financial projections and when our commitment for money fell through we began to seek a new commitment for start-up.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Seek funding for start-up$0$0
Find office for eventual operation$0$0
Rewrite business plan and recast financial projections.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ronald A BuelChairman Of The BoardPT$0--
Paul D AnthonySecretary And TreasurerPT$0--
Stephen R RiddleVice PresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
We Make the Media Inc
EIN
30-0629380
In Care Of
% Ronald Buel
Address
5529 N Haight St, Portland, OR 97217

Signing Officer

Name
Ronald Buel
Title
Chairman of the Board
Signed
2024-07-04
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“none”

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