Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - Form 8858, Question 5: Organizational Chart[Tax Owner] Open Geospacial Consortium, Inc. EIN: 04-3245144 -Tax Classification: Corporation (Sec 501(c)(6)) -Country of Organization: United States [FDE] Open Geospacial Consortium (Europe) Limited -Tax Classification: Foreign Disregarded Entity -Country of Organization: United Kingdom [Association] Open Geospacial Consortium Europe, iZVW -Tax Classification: Foreign Non-profit Association -Country of Organization: BelgiumOpen Geospacial Consortium, Inc. owns 100% of Open Geospacial Consortium (Europe) Limited, a FDE. Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc and Open Geospacial Consortium (Europe) Limited each own 33.33% of Open Geospacial Consortium Europe, iZVW. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | The Organization has four levels of membership, Strategic, Principal, Technical Committee, and Associate. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The CFO and accounting manager review the 990 and make a copy available to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board prior to filing. Copies are made available to all OGC directors at the organization's portal directory for the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Any potential for COI becomes a matter of discussion in regular meetings of senior staff and the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The compensation for the Executive Directors are reviewed and approved by the CEO, President, Vice President (CFO/Treasurer), and by the external members of the OGC Board of Directors Executive Committee. The compensation of the Chairman, CEO, President, and Chief Financial Officer are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, at meetings of which minutes are recorded. Further, at the start of each biennial term of the Board of Directors, individuals to serve in these offices are appointed by the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | All governing documents and policies of the Consortium are available to the public at its web site and are available also upon request. The financial statements are available upon request. The form 990 is also available on Guidestar.org. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |