2025-09-18T20:01:04-04:00 2024-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990 2024-01-01 113763607 THE CODEX FOUNDATION CODE 5104047736 1331 SEVENTH ST UNIT D BERKELEY CA 94710 INGE BRUGGEMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5104047736 2025-09-15 true false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2025-09-15 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z INGE BRUGGEMAN 1331 7TH STREET UNIT D BERKELEY CA 94710 180771 false X WWW.CODEXFOUNDATION.ORG X 2007 CA WE EXIST TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HANDMADE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART IN THE BROADEST POSSIBLE CONTEXT AND TO BRING TO PUBLIC RECOGNITION THE ARTISTS, THE CRAFTS, AND THE RICH HISTORY OF THE CIVILIZATION OF THE BOOK. 9 9 3 9 0 415064 59515 19753 113874 1905 5506 1876 436722 180771 0 0 107493 177318 0 42913 159217 240469 266710 417787 170012 -237016 2095600 1857962 3137 2515 2092463 1855447 THE CODEX FOUNDATION LOGAN BOOK ARTS CENTER AIMS TO BE A VITAL PART OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY IN BERKELEY AND BEYOND, FOCUSING ON THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART-A DYNAMIC CROSSROADS BETWEEN THE VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS. false false 62251 57302 THE FOUNDATION HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM. ITS FUNCTION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART. PUBLISHING ALSO ADVANCES THE CAREERS OF THOSE WORKING IN THE FIELD BY SHARING AND PROMOTING THEIR WORK. OUR PUBLICATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIALOGUE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CRITICAL THEORY SURROUNDING ARTISTS' BOOKS WITHIN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO PUBLISH ITS JOURNAL, MONOGRAPH SERIES, EXHIBITION CATALOGS, AND SPECIAL BOXED PORTFOLIOS CONTAINING ORIGINAL PRINTS AND WORKS ON PAPER. ANOTHER ASPECT OF OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM IS A WORKSHOP LED BY ONE OF OUR COFOUNDERS ON MOST SATURDAYS. HE LEADS A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE CREATION OF POETRY CHAPBOOKS USING VARIOUS PRINTMAKING AND BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUES. 108939 3700 WE OFFER PUBLIC-FACING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FROM OUR BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION IN BERKELEY, SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, AND WORKSHOPS. WE ALSO HAVE A GROWING LIBRARY, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND HOUSES ARTISTS' BOOKS, FINE PRESS PUBLICATIONS, AND A BOOK ARTS REFERENCE LIBRARY USED TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAVE A VIBRANT INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WHERE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE FIELD GET TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE BY HELPING US WITH PROJECTS IN OUR HISTORIC LETTERPRESS STUDIO, BINDERY, AND LIBRARY. THEY WORK ON DESIGNING AND PRINTING VARIOUS EPHEMERA RELATED TO OUR ACTIVITIES AS A NONPROFIT, LEARNING THE HISTORY, CRAFT, AND TRADE SURROUNDING THE HISTORY, ART, AND CRAFT OF THE BOOK. 140064 52872 THE FOUNDATION ORGANIZES A BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM TO BRING THE COMMUNITY OF MAKERS, SCHOLARS, LIBRARIANS, AND CURATORS WITH THE PUBLIC. THE SYMPOSIUM FEATURES PROMINENT SPEAKERS WHO ARE EDUCATORS, WRITERS, AND ARTISTS, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE BEST IN THE FIELD. THE EXHIBITION BRINGS TOGETHER ARTISTS, CRAFTSPEOPLE, ACADEMICS, INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY BOOK ART INSTITUTIONS. IT DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE COMMUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FIELD. THIS EVENT INVOLVES STUDENT GROUPS AND OFFERS BOTH RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN GET INVOLVED AS VOLUNTEERS FOR FREE ENTRY TO THE EVENT, AND WE ARRANGE ADDITIONAL EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 311254 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 3 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA X INGE BRUGGEMAN 5104047736 1331 7TH STREET UNIT D BERKELEY CA 94710 PETER KOCH BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSELL MARET VICE-PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN FILTER SECRETARY/TR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMDEN RICHARDS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLEE CAMPBELL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DUKE COLLIER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO ONDARZA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 HARRY REESE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SHURE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 INGE BRUGGEMAN EXECUTIVE DI 35.00 X 85500 0 0 DINA POLLACK MANAGING DIR 25.00 X 34843 0 0 JONATHAN GERKEN STUDIO MANAG 25.00 X 34843 0 0 155186 false false false 2825 56690 59515 CODEX PUBLICATIONS INCOME 57302 57302 CODEX BOOK FAIR + SYMPOSIUM 46814 46814 FLEX SPACE INCOME 3700 3700 ADD'L SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS 2699 2699 BOOK FAIR DIRECTORY ADS 1475 1475 1884 1884 113874 5506 5506 1876 1876 180771 115750 5506 155188 85353 38797 31038 9082 4994 2271 1817 13048 7176 3262 2610 754 754 29262 23425 5837 1530 488 879 163 27314 21841 2792 2681 7771 4957 1291 1523 88616 83359 3504 1753 10950 7898 2034 1018 39279 38469 540 270 32616 32616 798 678 80 40 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1579 1579 417787 311254 63620 42913 452139 244298 102384 105202 1590000 81538 1541077 1508462 2095600 1857962 2103 3084 53 412 3137 2515 X 1710222 1813228 382241 42219 2092463 1855447 2095600 1857962 -237016 X false false false X 41860 94744 373167 415064 59515 984350 41860 94744 373167 415064 59515 984350 984350 1905 5506 7411 24087 24087 1015848 224695 0.96900 0.99800 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 24,087 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION UNUSUAL GRANT NOT INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE A. IN 2022, REAL PROPERTY VALUED AT 1,590,000 WAS DONATED TO THE AGENCY. THIS DONATION IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE SCHEDULE A CALCULATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. ------------------------------------------ REPORTING UNDER UNDER CODE 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) THE DETERMINATION LETTER ISSUED BY IRS REPORTS THAT THE AGENCY STATUS IS UNDER CODE 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND THE IRS PUB 78 DATABASE CONTINUES TO REPORT THE AGENCY UNDER THIS STANDARD. HOWEVER THE PRIOR 990S HAVE REPORTED THE AGENCY UNDER CODE 509(A)(2). THIS 990 IS REPORTING THE AGENCY UNDER CODE 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND ALL FUTURE 990S WILL BE REPORTED THIS WAY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 318000 318000 1272000 81538 1190462 1508462 PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY 247 SALES TAX PAYABLE 165 412 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A A NOTABLE COLLECTION OF CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS' BOOKS FROM THE 1960'S FORWARD. IT IS MADE UP OF 507 INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED WORKS BY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS IN THE FIELD. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE "STEVEN CORTRIGHT & HARRY REESE COLLECTION OF CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS BOOKS" IS MADE UP WORKS BY NOTED ARTISTS SUCH AS ED RUSCHA, JOHN BALDESSARI, ANN CHAMBERLAIN, LAURIE ANDERSON, RICHARD ARTSCHWANGER, SOL LEWITT, BUZZ SPECTOR, JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO. THESE ARTISTIC PUBLICATIONS ARE FROM THE 1960'S FORWARD AND INCLUDE OVER 500 ARTISTS' BOOKS. IT IS IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION "TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART AND TO BRING TO PUBLIC RECOGNITION THE ARTISTS AND THE RICH HISTORY OF THE CIVILIZATION OF THE BOOK," THIS ADDS TO OUR CURRENT REFERENCE LIBRARY AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR OTHERS TO USE. IT REPRESENTS THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF ARTISTS' BOOKS WITHIN THE LARGER FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE US. OUR LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, PUBLIC INQUIRY, EXHIBITION, AND PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 PETER KOCH SUSAN FILTER BOARD PRESID SEC/TREASURE SPOUSES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ENFORCED AND DISCUSSED DURING ANNUAL MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY. THE BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAVE ASSESSED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION OF MANAGERS OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD AND LOCATION TO THE AGENCY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE AGENCY.