2024-10-22T10:29:55-05:00 2023-12-31 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER 11TH FLOOR BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2023-01-01 464171871 GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE GPSI 2027099001 1800 M STREET NW 800N WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARK N LEWELLEN SECRETARY 2027804260 2024-10-16 1 1 BRIAN J GIGANTI P00646609 3016549000 2024-10-16 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JAMES A KIRKLAND 1800 M STREET NW 800N WASHINGTON DC 20036 669500 0 X WWW.GPSALLIANCE.ORG X 2013 DC THE ALLIANCE IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING GPS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE ALLIANCE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF GPS. 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 585000 669500 0 0 0 0 585000 669500 17000 12000 0 0 0 189788 0 0 0 576241 534224 593241 736012 -8241 -66512 230355 163843 0 0 230355 163843 X THE GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE RECOGNIZES THE EVER INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) AND OTHER GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O")IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING GPS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF GPS. 0 0 THE YEAR 2023 SAW A STEADY APPROACH TO ESTABLISHED ISSUES AS GPSIA CONTINUED OUR USE OF VIRTUAL FORA TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, BUT ALSO INCLUDED SOME LIMITED IN-PERSON AND EVEN HYBRID FORMATS TO REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF POLICY FRONTS. WHILE THE RANGE OF TOPICAL ISSUES REMAINED STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE DID HAVE AN UPTICK IN ACTIVITY IN THE SECOND HALF. THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF GPSIA CONCLUDING ITS SEARCH FOR A NEW FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO STARTED IN MAY 2023. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)A MORE DETAILED SUMMARY OF GPSIA ACTIVITIES FOLLOWS:2023 OVERALL ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED GPSIA'S STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS PLAN IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TENURE. HELD THE "GPS: THE FIRST 50 YEARS" EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL, FEATURING SPEECHES BY TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE FIRST PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF GPS, AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE CREDITED WITH INVENTING THE INTERNET (NOVEMBER 2023) PARTICIPATED IN THE 63RD MEETING OF THE CIVIL GPS SERVICE INTERFACE COMMITTEE (SEPTEMBER 2023) PROVIDED QUARTERLY "INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT" ARTICLES FOR GPS WORLD MAGAZINE DRAFTED AND FILED RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, ALTERNATIVE POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING SATELLITE APPLICATIONS, AND NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION. DELIVERED GPS PORTION OF L-BAND BRIEFING TO NATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (MAY 2023) AND THE SATELLITE SAFETY ALLIANCE (AUGUST 2023) MET VIRTUALLY WITH POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR GPSIA MEMBERSHIP AND PROSPECTIVE AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS, OUTLINING THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN GPSIA INCREASED GPSIA'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, PARTICIPATING IN MONTHLY SPACE INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, SERVING AS GUEST SPEAKER AT EVENTS, AND APPEARING IN PODCASTS INCREASED EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS BY UPDATING THE GPSIA WEBSITE, CONDUCTING A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE "GPS: THE FIRST 50 YEARS" CELEBRATION, AND CREATING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE REUSED IN FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRED OPENING SESSION OF THE ANNUAL MUNICH SATELLITE NAVIGATION SUMMIT CONFERENCE, HOSTED BY THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE GERMAN MILITARY, IN MUNICH, GERMANY. FIRST IN-PERSON RUNNING OF THE CONFERENCE SINCE 2019. WORKED WITH ORGANIZERS OF THE MUNICH CONFERENCE TO COORDINATE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH AND ESTABLISH AGENDA FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S (2024) IN-PERSON RUNNING OF THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPATED VIA VIRTUAL LINK IN THE EUROPEAN SPACE POLICY CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM WHICH PROVIDES INTERFACE OPPORTUNITIES WITH SPACE POLICY AND SATNAV POLICY LEADERS WITHIN THE EU. ARRANGED SEVERAL PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS VIA VIRTUAL MEDIA WITH KEY LEADERS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, AND GNSS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY WHO OVERSEE SATELLITE NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE. PARTICIPATED IN THE 2023 IN-PERSON SESSION OF THE CIVIL GPS SERVICE INTERFACE COMMITTEE (CGSIC) MEETING IN DENVER, CO, PROVIDING COMMENTARY DURING THE PLENARY SESSION AS WELL AS THE DURING THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE SESSIONS. PARTICIPATED IN PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH NEWLY APPOINTED KEY JAPANESE SPACE AND GNSS POLICY OFFICIALS FROM THE JAPANESE EMBASSY AND THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL SPACE POLICY UNDER THE CABINET OFFICE DURING THEIR VISITS TO WASHINGTON. WAS ABLE INTRODUCE INSIGHTS AND SHARE VIEWS ON OVERALL JAPANESE SPACE POLICY, INCLUDING JAPANESE SATELLITE NAVIGATION PROJECT, QZSS, WHICH WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GPS. COORDINATED INFORMATION GATHERING SESSIONS ON NEWLY EMERGING REGIONAL SATNAV SYSTEMS SUCH AS KOREAN POSITIONING SYSTEM (KPS) WITH US, KOREAN AND JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS. CONDUCTED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH SENIOR LEVEL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON GPS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATIONAL SENSITIVITIES IN ORDER TO HELP GUIDE JAPANESE INITIATIVES WITH THE US AND OTHER NATIONS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SUPPLEMENTS TO GPS VIA QZSS. TRACKED THE EVOLUTION AND CONTINUING REORGANIZATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES OVERSEEING THE GALILEO PROGRAM. KEPT ABREAST OF THE CHANGING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONNEL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY AND THE NEWLY FORMED EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR THE SPACE PROGRAMME (EUSPA). MONITORED DEVELOPMENTS AND COORDINATED OUTREACH ON NEWLY EMERGING POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE POTENTIAL TO AUGMENT, COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT GPS IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS AND FIELDS. KEPT ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS SUCH AS ALT-PNT, LEO-BASED PNT, AND OTHER NEW APPROACHES WITH SOME ENGAGEMENT WITH COMPANIES/ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING THESE NEW APPROACHES. GPSIA CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE CIVIL GPS SERVICE INTERFACE COMMITTEE (CGSIC), AND WORKS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE AGENDA AND PROGRAM FOR MEETING OF THE CGSIC. GPSIA TECHNICAL TEAM ACTIVITIESTHE GPSIA TECHNICAL TEAM (TECH TEAM) WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES WHICH REQUIRE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS. THE TECH TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUPS WITHIN GPSIA TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT TO GNSS OF THE PROPOSALS TO ALTER THE USAGE OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM.AS SUCH, THE TECH TEAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE FORUM FOR CONNECTING GNSS ALIGNED INTEREST GROUPS AT THE ENGINEERING LEVEL TO IMPACT POLICY AND REGULATORY ISSUES, BASED ON FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW SATELLITE NAVIGATION WORKS. AN OBJECTIVE OF THE GPSIA TECHNICAL TEAM IS TO PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING ANALYSES AND TECHNICAL INSIGHT NEEDED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, AND CYBERSECURITY OF GNSS RECEIVER FUNCTIONS. TECH TEAM ACTIVITIES SPAN BOTH US AND INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM-RELATED ISSUES, AND THERE IS A LOT IN COMMON BETWEEN THE TWO.ACTIVITIES IN THE US HAVE FOCUSED ON DEFENDING THE PROTECTIONS OF GNSS SPECTRA USING THE 1DB DEGRADATION OF C/N0 CRITERION, WHICH PROVIDES A SCIENTIFIC FACT-BASED DEFINITION IN DETERMINING HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO GPS DEVICES FROM OTHER SOURCES. THE CRITERION IS USED TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE STAY REQUESTS DURING THE ONGOING REGULATORY DEBATES IN THE LIGADO AUTHORIZATION PENDING BEFORE THE FCC. GPSA TECHTEAM MEMBERS HAVE ALSO BEEN ENGAGED IN THE "INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW OF THE [LIGADO] ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION", DIRECTED BY THE FY2021 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT TO BE PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE. THE 1 DB STANDARD IS THE ONLY RELIABLE MECHANISM TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE CONTINUED FUNCTIONING OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ("GPS") AND GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM ("GNSS") RECEIVERS. REASONS FOR ADVOCATING THE 1 DB STANDARD INCLUDE: AVOIDS HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO GPS RECEIVERS ESTABLISHES CONSISTENCY WITH U.S. NATIONAL SPACE POLICY, WHICH SUSTAINS THE OVERALL RADIO FREQUENCY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CRITICAL U.S. SPACE SYSTEMS OPERATE. PROVIDES PROTECTION AGAINST IN-BAND AND ADJACENT-BAND INTERFERING SOURCES, AS ESTABLISHED IN MULTIPLE HISTORICAL PROCEEDINGS.OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE MOST PROMINENT INTERFERENCE THREAT TO THE RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE SERVICE (RNSS) SPECTRUM IN THE US HAS COME FROM THE FCC AUTHORIZATION OF LIGADO'S ANCILLARY TERRESTRIAL COMPONENT (ATC). HOWEVER, OTHER ADJACENT BAND INTERFERENCE SOURCES OF CONCERN, EXPLAINED FURTHER BELOW, INCLUDE: GLOBALSTAR (1611-1616 MHZ), INTERNATIONAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (IMT) BAND 74 IN EUROPE (1492-1517 MHZ), CEPT/ECC SE21 WORK ITEM 24, UWB WAIVER REQUESTS TO FCC RULES, EARTH-EXPLORATION SATELLITE SERVICE (EESS) ACTIVE SENSORS IN THE 1215-1300 MHZ BAND, SECONDARY AMATEUR/AMATEUR-SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS IN THE 1240-1300 MHZ BAND, AND IN-BAND INCURSION BY FRENCH STARTUP SYNTONY.ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE, THE TECH TEAM HAS BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RECEIVER STANDARDS TO ADDRESS THE EUROPEAN RADIO EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE OR RED. ALL COMMERCIAL GNSS MANUFACTURERS USE THE ETSI GNSS STANDARD TO PROVIDE A PRESUMPTION OF CONFORMITY TO RED, AND THEREBY MARKET AND SELL EQUIPMENT ON THE EU MARKET WITH LEGAL CERTAINTY.IN THESE PURSUITS, GPSIA HAS BEEN BATTLING A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT WITHIN EUROPE TO USE THE MARKET-ENTRY PROCESS IN THE QUEST TO MAKE EVER MORE SPECTRUM USABLE FOR TERRESTRIAL MOBILE BROADBAND OPERATIONS (INCLUDING CALLING INTO QUESTION THE PROTECTION OF GNSS), AND IT HAS BEEN DEALING WITH A PRO-GALILEO BIAS WITHIN CERTAIN QUARTERS IN THE EU HIERARCHY. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, GPSIA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE ETSI HARMONIZED STANDARD FOR GNSS RECEIVERS (EN 303 413), CITED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (OJEU). DECEMBER 2017. 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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) TS 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 1A BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL GOVERN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ALLIANCE, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS EXPLICITY IMPOSED BY GOVERNING LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE BYLAWS OR DIRECTIVES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY RECIEVED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 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 2023, MIKE INTERNATIONAL, LLC AND WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER, LLP. DURING 2023. 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 $75,000 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. THE FIRM PERFORMED THESE DUTIES UNTIL MAY 2023 WHEN A NEW, FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED. 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 15 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 2023, 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 IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 9,410. PUBLIC RELATIONS/OTHER CONSULTANCY(SEE ALSO PART VII-B) 384,743.