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Nonprofit · EIN 11-3763607

THE CODEX FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94710

Financials

$437K$267K2023$181K$418K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE CODEX FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$180,771$417,787-$237,016$1,857,962$2,515$1,855,447
December 31, 2023990 (amended)$436,722$266,710$170,012$2,095,600$3,137$2,092,463
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$59,515
Membership dues
$2,825
Program service revenue
$113,874
Investment income
$5,506
Royalties
$1,876
Other revenue
$1,876

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$155,188
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$177,318
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$754
Occupancy
$88,616
Travel
$10,950
Depreciation
$32,616
Program services (functional)
$311,254
Management and general (functional)
$63,620
Fundraising (functional)
$42,913

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,095,600
Total assets, end of year
$1,857,962
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,515
Net assets, end of year
$1,855,447
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,508,462
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,813,228
Net assets with donor restrictions
$42,219
Gross receipts
$180,771
Employees
3
Volunteers
9
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
INGE BRUGGEMANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
35$85,500
DINA POLLACKMANAGING DIR
Officer
25$34,843
JONATHAN GERKENSTUDIO MANAG
Officer
25$34,843
PETER KOCHBOARD PRESID
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RUSSELL MARETVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SUSAN FILTERSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CAMDEN RICHARDSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CAROLEE CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DUKE COLLIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FERNANDO ONDARZABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HARRY REESEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KENNETH SHUREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
INGE BRUGGEMANEXCUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
35$48,000
PETER KOCHBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SUSAN FILTERSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DUKE COLLIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CAROLEE CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HARRY REESEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RUSSELL MARETVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
FERNANDO ONDARZABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1331 7TH ST STE D, BERKELEY, CA 94710-1454
In care of
% PETER KOCH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
INGE BRUGGEMAN, 1331 7TH STREET, UNIT D, BERKELEY, CA 94710
Signed the 990
INGE BRUGGEMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(510) 404-7736
Return prepared by
MARJTAX INCORPORATED

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 11-3763607 or by the name THE CODEX FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $62,251 · revenue $57,302
  • 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.
    Expenses $108,939 · revenue $3,700
  • 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.
    Expenses $140,064 · revenue $52,872

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
11-3763607
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2007
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,857,962
Income (IRS master file)
$180,771

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$180,771$417,787$1,857,962XML
990December 2023$436,722$266,710$2,095,600XML
990December 2022$1,993,074$280,843$1,924,356IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-3763607).

Questions about THE CODEX FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of THE CODEX FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CODEX FOUNDATION is 11-3763607.
Is THE CODEX FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to THE CODEX FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE CODEX FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE CODEX FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE CODEX FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of THE CODEX FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names INGE BRUGGEMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of THE CODEX FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,500 (INGE BRUGGEMAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does THE CODEX FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $180,771, expenses of $417,787 and total assets of $1,857,962 at year end.

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