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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2021
Open to Public
Inspection
Inspection
Name of the organization
GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE
Employer identification number
46-4171871
46-4171871
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED) | ALL COMMERCIAL GNSS MANUFACTURERS USE THE ETSI GNSS STANDARD AS A WAY TO PROVIDE A PRESUMPTION OF CONFORMITY TO RED, AND THEREBY MARKET AND SELL EQUIPMENT ON THE EU MARKET WITH LEGAL CERTAINTY. GPSIA SPECIFICALLY WORKS ON AND MONITORS THE FOLLOWING ETSI STANDARDS AND WORK ITEMS: - - EN 303 413 THE GNSS STANDARD - - EN 301 489-19 EMC STANDARD FOR GNSS AND MSS RECEIVERS (ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING) - - EN 300 487 MSS RECEIVER STANDARD (MONITORING) - - EG 203 336 TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RED COMPLIANT STANDARDS (COMPLETED IN 2019; TO BE LEVERAGED TO ACHIEVE CITATION IN OJEU OF EN 303 413) - - S 103 246 TECH SPEC FOR GNSS BASED LOCATION SYSTEMS (MONITORING) - - TS 103 567 TECH SPEC FOR NON-CLASSICAL (I.E. UWB) PARAMETERS (MONITORING) RESILIENCE IN EUROPE: GPSIA TO ENSURE EU REGULATORS DO NOT WEAKEN RNSS PROTECTIONS ON BEHALF OF COMPETING INTERESTS AN OVERARCHING CONCERN ABOUT THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF RED AND ETSI HARMONIZED STANDARDS DEVELOPED TO FULFILL RED IS THAT THE HARMONIZED STANDARDS WILL BE UPDATED OVER TIME TO FORCE RECEIVER MANUFACTURERS TO ACCOMMODATE HIGH POWER TERRESTRIAL SERVICES IN ADJACENT BANDS, IN THE NAME OF "SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY". MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN RESILIENT PNT GPSIA MEMBER COMPANIES MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN RESILIENT PNT BECAUSE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS MAY IMPOSE UNREASONABLE REGULATIONS OR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PNT DEVICES. SUPPORT GPS/GNSS ITU-R ACTIVITIES THE ITU IS THE UNITED NATIONS BODY ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF ENSURING THAT THE WORLDWIDE ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM IS DONE EFFICIENTLY AND FOR THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF THE MEMBER NATIONS. MOST OF THE ITU'S ACTIVITIES ARE DONE BY THE WORKING GROUPS, WHICH ARE COMMITTEES WHICH SPECIALIZE IN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND SCIENTIFIC FIELDS. THE TECH TEAM PARTICIPATES IN THE US WORKING GROUPS FOR RNSS (4C) AND FOR SPACE BASED SENSING SYSTEMS (7C). THE TEAM COLLABORATES WITH THE SPACE FORCE AND NASA IN PREPARING REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND LIAISON STATEMENTS TO OTHER WORKING GROUPS IN THE ITU. CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR EXISTING FCC RULES ON UWB THAT PROTECT GNSS IN 2001, AFTER A LONG AND CONTENTIOUS RULEMAKING PROCESS, THE FCC ADOPTED RULES PERMITTING ULTRA WIDEBAND (UWB) TRANSMISSIONS. ALTHOUGH UWB CAN OPERATE AT THE SAME FREQUENCIES AS OTHER SERVICES, THE FACT THAT IT RAISES THE NOISE FLOOR MEANS THAT IT IS NOT THE INCONSEQUENTIAL PANACEA IT WAS ORIGINALLY BILLED AS. THE FCC RULES ARE SOMEWHAT STRICT, AND NEW APPLICATIONS OFTEN CAN OPERATE ONLY WITH AN FCC GRANTED WAIVER TO SOME ASPECT OF A RULE. WHEN A REQUEST FOR WAIVER IS OFFERED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THE TECH TEAM WILL ANALYZE THE REQUEST TO ASSESS ITS EFFECT ON GNSS RECEIVERS. SOMETIMES THE REQUEST WILL NOT INCLUDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE SUCH AN ASSESSMENT. IN THESE CASES THE TECH TEAM WILL ASK FOR THE MISSING PARAMETERS. SOMETIMES THE TECH TEAM WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR PROPOSAL. RECENTLY THE TECH TEAM MET WITH EMPLOYEES AT THE NTIA AFTER LEARNING OF THEIR UWB WAIVER REQUEST REVIEW PROCESS. ALTHOUGH THE NATURE OF NTIA'S MISSION LIMITS FUTURE COLLABORATION ON WAIVER ANALYSIS, THE MEETING WAS HELPFUL FOR BOTH PARTIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | JAMES A. KIRKLAND AND ANNE M. CIGANER- BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; ANDREW R. ETKIND AND SCOTT BURGETT -- BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; MARK N. LEWELLEN AND MARK L. RENTZ -- BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | THE ALLIANCE DELEGATED MANAGEMENT DUTIES TO TWO MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN 2022, MIKE INTERNATIONAL, LLC AND WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER, LLP. DURING 2022. MIKE INTERNATIONAL WAS PAID $150,000 TO HANDLE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION; COORDINATE AND CORRESPOND WITH VENDORS AND OTHERS; MAINTAIN THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION; AND PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ASSOCIATION'S OFFICERS. WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER LLP WAS PAID $168,441 TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS THE ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AND TO PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF A CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER OF A TRADE ASSOCIATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: PRINCIPAL MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEMBERS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE CORPORATIONS (OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITIES) RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: PRINCIPAL MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEMBERS. EACH PRINCIPAL MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS NAMES TWO INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH PRINCIPAL MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS NAMES ONE INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REGULAR MEMBERS, AS A GROUP, NAME ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | WHEN THE ALLIANCE TAKES ACTION THAT REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF BOTH THE MEMBERS AND THE BOARD UNDER THE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS (E.G., AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION), EVIDENCE OF APPROVAL OF BOTH THE MEMBERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ALLIANCE'S ACCOUNTANT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ALLIANCE'S MANAGING DIRECTOR AND THEN CIRCULATED TO THE ALLIANCE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ALLIANCE BYLAWS PROVIDE THAT ANY MEMBER MAY RECUSE HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY SPECIFIC ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES AND/OR ISSUE IN WHICH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SMALL AND MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WOULD BE AWARE OF MANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UPON INFORMATION KNOWN TO IT BY ANY SOURCE, MAY ALSO REQUIRE RECUSAL ON SPECIFIC ISSUES OR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES BY ANY MEMBER. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE SUCH CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED OR RECUSAL HAS BEEN REQUIRED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, EACH OF WHOSE MEMBERS IS A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION, REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EXECUTIVE AND MANAGING DIRECTORS IN 2022, BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION DATA FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND DOCUMENTED THESE DELIBERATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ALLIANCE MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION ON IRS FORM 1024 AND ITS THREE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURNS ON IRS FORM 990, WHICH DOCUMENTS INCLUDE THE ALLIANCE'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A - LINE 1A | BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL GOVERN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ALLIANCE, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS EXPLICITLY IMPOSED BY GOVERNING LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE BYLAWS OR DIRECTIVES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PUBLIC RELATIONS/OTHER CONSULTANCY(SEE ALSO PART VII-B) 370,851. |
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990) 2021
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