CALYX INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CALYX INSTITUTE (EIN 27-2800937)
Tax period
2024-05-01 to 2025-04-30
Filed
2026-03-16
IRS object ID
202610759349300776
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-03-16T16:54:14-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-05-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272800937EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CALYX INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCALYBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2129661900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1254 36TH ST STE C660AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11232ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEllen McDermottPersonNm
Person TitleInterim Executive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2129661900PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1CALYX NETWORKS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CALYX HOLDINGS LLCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Principal OfficerEllen McDermottPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1254 36TH ST STE C660AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,198,949GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresscalyxinstitute.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDeveloping, researching, testing and implementing privacy technology and tools to promote free speach, free expression, civic engagement and privacy rights on the Internet and in the Mobile telephone industry.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,213,549PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$295,017TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Eric Bortel
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Ellen McDermott
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Benjamin Knauss
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Amy Colburn
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Ashi Krishnan
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Liz O'Sullivan
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carey Shenkman
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,596,707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,704,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,682,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,198,949CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,557,053TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,596,707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,704,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,682,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,198,949CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support$30,557,053TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$598,905InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$131,926DepreciationAmt
Book Value$466,979BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$466,979TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$2,321,482BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,321,482TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South Asia02Program ServicesResearch & Development$161,599
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)01Program ServicesResearch & Development$82,287
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesResearch & Development$70,651
South America01Program ServicesResearch & Development$14,174
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$328,711TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Nicholas Merrill
President$186,111$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$69,561$0$255,672$0$0$0
Eric Bortel
Engineering Director$185,864$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$68,961$0$254,825$0$0$0
Ellen McDermott
Interim Executive Director$200,907$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$17,980$0$218,887$0$0$0
Benjamin Knauss
Finance Director$129,663$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$55,938$0$185,601$0$0$0
Amy Colburn
Project Manager for Technical Programs$148,607$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$30,475$0$179,082$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Disqualified Person Ex Bnft Tr DisqualifiedPersonExBnftTrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNicholas MerrillPersonNm
Rln Disqualified Person OrgOfficerRlnDisqualifiedPersonOrgTxt
TransactionUse of Intellectual PropertyTransactionDesc
Transaction Corrected0TransactionCorrectedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Imposed$0TaxImposedAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCryptocurrencyDesc
Contribution354ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$167,039NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market Value, as published, at timeMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 32bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Calyx Institute has accounts with cryptocurrency exchanges to receive and sell cryptocurrency.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe organization's Board was provided the tax return for review before it was filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cTo the extent that the board becomes aware of any issues, the organizational acts diligently on information received.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A compensation committee, excluding the executive director and president, was formed to evaluate staff salaries. As part of this process, the board researched the compensation for the executive director and president positions at similar organizations to ensure compensation was fair and reasonable. The executive director and president recused themselves from the discussion and the decision making process regarding this matter.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization's Form 1023 and 990 were available to the public upon request. The organization's bylaws are available to the general public through the New York State Charities Bureau's website.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9This is a fractions-of-cents adjustment.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
Calyx Holdings LLC
100 N Howard St Ste RSpokaneWA992010508Housing IT infrastructureWA$0$0N/A
Calyx Networks LLC
100 N Howard St Ste RSpokaneWA992010508Housing IT infrastructureWA$0$0N/A

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