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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | SERVING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASED PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE EXPERTISE, SUPPORT, TOOLS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CREATION AND FINISHING OF MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION, COMMERCIALS, DIGITAL MEDIA AND OTHER DYNAMIC MEDIA CONTENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES THE MAJORITY OF OPERATIONS SECRETARIAT DUTIES TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, VITAL TECHNICAL MARKETING, INC. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAJORITY OF MEETINGS, ASSISTANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP DUTIES AND ALL FINANCIAL DUTIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, BOARD PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND EQUITY -69,844 THE HPA INTEROPERABLE MASTER FORMAT (IMF) USER GROUP (UG) IS AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF END-USERS AND IMPLEMENTERS OF THE IMF FAMILY OF STANDARDS. UG MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF BOTH PAYING AND NON-PAYING MEMBERS BASED ON THE ANNUAL REVENUE OF THEIR ORGANIZATION. UG MEMBERS DO NOT NEED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE HPA BUT ALL UG MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. THE UG HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE HPA SINCE 2017 BUT NO LONGER FITS IN WITH THE HPA'S LONG-TERM VISION. THE MEMBERS OF THE UG HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE GROUP. SMPTE IS THE HOME OF THE STANDARDS UNDERLYING THE WORK OF THE UG AND IS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF THE UG. SMPTE AND HPA THEREFORE AGREE TO THE TRANSFER OF THE OPERATIONS, ASSETS, AND LIABILITIES OF THE UG FROM HPA TO SMPTE. |
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