CARDBOARD PROJECT
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $620K · expenses $1.1M · assets $562K
- EIN
- 81-4431217
- Address
- 4008 CAVALRY DR, PLANO, TX 75023-4808
- Website
- CARDBOARDPROJECT.ORG
- NTEE code
- J20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2016
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
CARDBoard Project bridges the digital divide by providing digitally disconnected individuals devices, broadband access, and digitals skills training. We couple this with referral partners to address their other - Continued on Schedule O.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Delwo-Thru 72025 | COO | 2024 | $83,878 | $83,878 | 1 |
| Armando Cantu | Executive Dir. | 2020-2024 | $18,600 | $36,122 | 1 |
| Trent Foster-Thru 72025 | CFO | 2024 | $17,800 | $17,800 | 1 |
| Armado Cantu (former) | Executive Director | 2021-2022 | $16,200 | $17,510 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Dupont | Director | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cendy Rodriguez | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rod Delwo (former) | Secretary | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cendy Jimenez (former) | Treasurer | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Thomas Cantu (former) | Treasurer Officer | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Micaela Cantu (former) | Secretary | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Miaela Cantu (former) | Secretary | 2020-2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $120K · 3 employees · 35 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Delwo-Thru 72025 | COO | 40 | $83,878 | $0 | $0 | $83,878 | 1 |
| Armando Cantu | Executive Dir. | 40 | $18,600 | $0 | $0 | $18,600 | 1 |
| Trent Foster-Thru 72025 | CFO | 25 | $17,800 | $0 | $0 | $17,800 | 1 |
| Colleen Dupont | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cendy Rodriguez | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $18K · 3 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Cantu | Executive Dir. | 40 | $17,522 | $0 | $0 | $17,522 | 1 |
| Rod Delwo | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Colleen Dupont | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cendy Jimenez | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armado Cantu | Executive Director | 40 | $16,200 | - | $0 | $16,200 | 1 |
| Thomas Cantu | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Micaela Cantu | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Colleen Dupont | Board of Director Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $1K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armado Cantu | Executive Director | 60 | $1,310 | - | $0 | $1,310 | 1 |
| Thomas Cantu | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miaela Cantu | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Cantu | Executive Director | 60 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Thomas Cantu | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Miaela Cantu | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2023 · 1 contractor · $102K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruts CG LLC | Carrollton, OH | IT Support | $102,100 |
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $61K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $619,698 | $1,068,419 | $561,946 | $535,929 | $609,025 | $7,200 | $118,820 | 3 | 35 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,423,900 | $549,240 | $1,069,781 | $984,298 | $1,367,002 | $55,750 | $17,522 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $199,773 | $229,046 | $108,662 | $108,331 | $176,401 | $23,347 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $194,440 | $155,046 | $140,668 | $137,604 | $191,031 | $3,400 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,682 | $47,990 | $98,210 | $98,210 | $109,679 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,966,273 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2020-2024 | 5 | $1,561,959 | 2024 | $235,200 | show |
| JOAN LESLIE NICHOLS FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Cardboard Project” | 2019-2025 | 7 | $179,285 | 2025 | $26,303 | show |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022, 2024 | 3 | $71,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $55,716 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2022 | 3 | $38,650 | 2022 | $13,135 | show |
| STATE FAIR OF TEXAS | Public charity | Exact | 2019-2022 | 4 | $34,000 | 2022 | $7,500 | show |
| TRUSTED WORLD FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $15,342 | 2024 | $8,730 | show |
| THE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 | $7,500 | show |
| WASHINGTON FEDERAL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CARDBOARD PROJECT” | 2024 | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 | $2,000 | show |
| MORTON H MEYERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CARDBOARD PROJECT” | 2022 | 1 | $500 | 2022 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CARDBOARD PROJECT” | 2020, 2022-2023 | 3 | $321 | 2023 | $55 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $1,068,419 spent · pay $225,735 · grants $61,207 · events $1,366
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $571,514 | $498,311 | $55,299 | $17,904 | 53.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $118,820 | $19,966 | $95,844 | $3,010 | 11.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $96,995 | $56,247 | $40,748 | - | 9.1% | |
| Information technology | $71,954 | $62,348 | $9,506 | $100 | 6.7% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $61,207 | $61,207 | - | - | 5.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Program Expenses | $45,642 | $45,170 | $472 | - | 4.3% |
| Office expenses | $22,202 | $14,064 | $8,138 | - | 2.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $19,615 | - | $19,615 | - | 1.8% | |
| Travel | $12,569 | $4,680 | $7,889 | - | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $10,305 | - | $10,305 | - | 1.0% |
| Other (as described) | Gifts | $9,885 | $9,824 | $61 | - | 0.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $8,757 | $5,607 | $3,150 | - | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Meals & Entertainment | $5,749 | $1,241 | $4,447 | $61 | 0.5% |
| Occupancy | $3,583 | $2,827 | $756 | - | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $2,662 | - | $2,662 | - | 0.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,258 | $1,381 | $263 | $614 | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $1,705 | $616 | $874 | $215 | 0.2% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,366 | $906 | $460 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,163 | $29 | $1,134 | - | 0.1% | |
| Interest | $468 | - | $468 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,068,419 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $549,240 spent · pay $83,374 · grants $0 · events $400
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $319,909 | $248,992 | $46,836 | $24,081 | 58.2% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $59,928 | $46,642 | $8,774 | $4,512 | 10.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Program Expenses | $54,000 | $54,000 | - | - | 9.8% |
| Information technology | $31,407 | $24,445 | $4,598 | $2,364 | 5.7% | |
| Office expenses | $23,085 | $17,967 | $3,380 | $1,738 | 4.2% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $19,000 | - | - | $19,000 | 3.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $17,522 | $13,637 | $2,567 | $1,318 | 3.2% | |
| Travel | $7,019 | $5,463 | $1,028 | $528 | 1.3% | |
| Payroll taxes | $5,924 | $4,611 | $867 | $446 | 1.1% | |
| Interest | $2,700 | $2,102 | $395 | $203 | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Gifts | $1,779 | $1,385 | $260 | $134 | 0.3% |
| Other (as described) | Meals & Entertainment | $1,646 | $1,281 | $241 | $124 | 0.3% |
| Insurance | $1,605 | $1,249 | $235 | $121 | 0.3% | |
| Occupancy | $1,097 | $853 | $161 | $83 | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank Fees | $913 | $710 | $134 | $69 | 0.2% |
| All other expenses | $648 | $503 | $96 | $49 | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $500 | $389 | $73 | $38 | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $400 | $311 | $59 | $30 | 0.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $101 | $78 | $15 | $8 | 0.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $57 | $45 | $8 | $4 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $549,240 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $229,046 spent · pay $60,787 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $132,545 | 57.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $60,787 | 26.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $35,233 | 15.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $482 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $229,046 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $155,046 spent · pay $32,490 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $66,718 | 43.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $55,838 | 36.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $32,490 | 21.0% | |
| Total | $155,046 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $47,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $28,378 | 59.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,612 | 40.9% | |
| Total | $47,990 | 100% |