2024-11-05T12:47:15-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1145 BROADWAY SUITE 1300 TACOMA WA 98402 990 2023-01-01 471471411 FIELDCOMM GROUP INC FIEL 5127922300 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD 1-120 AUSTIN TX 78759 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 5127922300 2024-11-04 1 0 ROSALINDA MARIKAR CPA P01684134 2532721555 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THEODORE F MASTERS 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD 1-120 AUSTIN TX 78759 5530775 0 X WWW.FIELDCOMMGROUP.ORG X 2014 DE DEVELOP, MANAGE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL DEVICES INTO AUTOMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES WHILE PROTECTING PROCESS-AUTOMATION INVESTMENTS. 12 12 18 225 0 0 150000 0 5460013 5515572 0 0 24338 15203 5634351 5530775 0 0 0 0 3048047 3320336 0 0 0 2451507 2519271 5499554 5839607 134797 -308832 5961253 5538642 3400636 3286857 2560617 2251785 X DEVELOP, MANAGE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL DEVICES INTO AUTOMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES WHILE PROTECTING PROCESS-AUTOMATION INVESTMENTS. 0 0 INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS: THE FIRST ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF STANDARDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF OPEN STANDARDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THIS WILL INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES:- EDUCATING ALL INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING NON-PROPRIETARY, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, OPEN STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY VIA PUBLICATIONS, TRADESHOWS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS;- FACILITATING REGULAR TRAINING OF ANY INTERESTED PARTY;- PROVIDING TRAINING SEMINARS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ARRANGING FOR SPACE AT DEMONSTRATION AND TRADE SHOWS THAT INCLUDE VARIOUS USES OF THE OPEN STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED BY A VARIETY OF VENDORS;- DOCUMENTING AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE INDUSTRY;- HOSTING SPECIALIZED EVENTS (SUCH AS TRAVELING ROADSHOWS) TO EDUCATE USERS AND DEVELOPERS;- COOPERATING WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE AND PROMOTE CURRICULUM FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE INDUSTRY WORKERS;- FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO ENHANCE THE FURTHER ELABORATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPEN STANDARDS THAT BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY; AND- PUBLISHING A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER AND HOSTING WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AND SEMINARS TO KEEP THE INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE STATE OF ENGINEERING, APPLICATION AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE OPEN STANDARDS. DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE STANDARDS: THE SECOND ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO DEVELOPING AND PROMULGATING STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL BRING TOGETHER INDUSTRY EXPERTS FROM ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPANIES IN A VENDOR-NEUTRAL, OPEN FORUM TO CREATE OPEN STANDARDS THAT BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY WITHOUT UNFAIRLY EXCLUDING OR BENEFITTING A SINGLE VENDOR. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL COORDINATE, SPONSOR, AND PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP ENHANCEMENTS TO CURRENT STANDARDS AND CREATE NEW STANDARDS. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP'S ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF PROTOCOL SPECIFICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERS AND CONFORMANCE TEST TOOLS, SPECIFICATION CONFORMANCE TESTING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND TOOLS THAT ENABLE, VERIFY, AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS.THE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL PROVIDE WILL IMPROVE SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, REDUCE WASTE, AND INCREASE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS. OPEN STANDARDS BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY BY REDUCING PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS AND ALLOWING USERS TO CHOOSE BEST IN CLASS PRODUCTS. OPEN STANDARDS ALLOW FOR INNOVATION AND SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS THAT HELP USERS RUN A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS. ENSURE PRODUCT CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS: THE THIRD ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO ENSURING PRODUCT CONFORMANCE WITH THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE FIELDCOMM GROUP. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL PROVIDE INDEPENDENT VENDOR-NEUTRAL FACILITIES TO TEST AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE TO THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE FIELDCOMM GROUP. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS FROM ALL AREAS OF THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WILL BENEFIT END USERS AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE BY PROVIDING PRODUCTS THAT CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A MULTI-VENDOR ENVIRONMENT (INTEROPERABILITY). COMPLIANCE WILL BE BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS AND OPEN TEST SPECIFICATIONS. COMPLIANCE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT WILL GIVE END USERS THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PRODUCTS BASED ON MERITS INSTEAD OF SPECIFIC VENDORS. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THE TESTING LABORATORIES WILL CONDUCT TESTING AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES IMPARTIALLY WITHOUT REGARD TO THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF ANY SPECIFIC COMPANY. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THE TESTING LABORATORIES WILL CONDUCT ALL TESTING AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES OBJECTIVELY AND IN GOOD FAITH. TESTING AND REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE CHARGED IN A NONDISCRIMINATORY MANNER AND WILL ENABLE THE FIELDCOMM GROUP TO COVER ITS OPERATING EXPENSES. ALL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THIRD PARTY TESTING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE THE RESULT OF ARM'S-LENGTH NEGOTIATIONS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X TONI POWLEY 5127922281 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD AUSTIN TX 78759 THORALF SCHULZ CHAIR PERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON FOOS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BURLESON TREASURER 1.00 X X 10000 0 0 PATRICK LAMBOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARO SENTO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS FIESEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YUGO SUNGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJ BANDEKAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEIICHIRO TAKAHASHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUTZ LIEBERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARTMUT KLOCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 357459 0 62746 WALLACE PRATT DIRECTOR OF FIELD COMMUNICATION 40.00 X 206600 0 56286 STEPHEN MITSCHKE DIECTOR OF STANDARDS DEVEL 40.00 X 199381 0 57878 SEAN VINCENT DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY PRO 40.00 X 201912 0 25564 PAUL SEREIKO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 221841 0 11844 MICHAEL JOHNSTON SENIOR DEVELOPER 40.00 X 151282 0 33894 1348475 0 248212 9 0 1 0 CODEWRIGHTS AM STADTGARTEN 1 KARLSRUHE GM 76149 CONTRACTOR LABOR 356504 MARSHALL GERSTEIN BORUN LLP 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE 6300 WILLIS CHICAGO IL 60606 LEGAL SERVICES 279333 UTTHUNGA 8/1 BALAJI MANSION-PHASE 3 JP NAGA BANGALURU IN CONTRACTOR LABOR 141476 3 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 3415580 3415580 TECHNOLOGY REVENUE 900099 2099992 2099992 5515572 15203 15203 5530775 5515572 0 15203 430205 2182902 66605 474064 166560 283095 72539 94618 419437 44968 216642 358449 168979 146752 65319 40949 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 560338 MEALS 45946 TAXES 1240 5839607 4091714 3317024 306392 664333 22659 49314 323460 493258 352331 184993 137196 167338 136250 121250 943582 726125 5961253 5538642 223263 141268 2220625 2402416 956748 743173 3400636 3286857 X 2560617 2251785 2560617 2251785 5961253 5538642 -308832 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24805 24805 0 254597 118497 136100 72929 41691 31238 167338 OPERATING LEASE 726125 726125 OPERATING LEASE 743173 743173 X 5530775 0 5530775 0 5530775 5839607 0 5839607 0 5839607 PART X, LINE 2: FIELDCOMM GROUP IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT AS IT RELATES TO CERTAIN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FIELDCOMM GROUP DID NOT INCUR ANY SIGNIFICANT TAX LIABILITIES DUE TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. FIELDCOMM GROUP FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS OF ITS RETURNS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO EXAMINATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 3 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 222069 EUROPE 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 109981 SOUTH ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 57536 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 10000 2 6 0 0 2 6 399586 0 399586 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL METHOD X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 287164 0 66000 0 4295 0 11461 0 51285 0 420205 0 0 0 WALLACE PRATT DIRECTOR OF FIELD COMMUNICATION 184531 0 16733 0 5336 0 7437 0 48849 0 262886 0 0 0 STEPHEN MITSCHKE DIECTOR OF STANDARDS DEVEL 175456 0 19986 0 3939 0 7095 0 50783 0 257259 0 0 0 PAUL SEREIKO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 199045 0 21351 0 1445 0 7977 0 3867 0 233685 0 0 0 SEAN VINCENT DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY PRO 177768 0 19739 0 4405 0 7178 0 18386 0 227476 0 0 0 MICHAEL JOHNSTON SENIOR DEVELOPER 135436 0 12373 0 3473 0 0 0 33894 0 185176 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TRAVEL POLICY THAT COVERS THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE POLICY ALLOWS FOR PRUDENT PURCHASES OF BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARE FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA. THE TREASURER REVIEWS ALL EXPENSE REPORTS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ECONOMY AND BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARE IS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE INCOME TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BOTH VOTING AND NON VOTING MEMBERSHIP CLASSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL ELECT THE DIRECTOR POSITIONS TO BE FILLED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH BROAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED COLLABORATIVELY WITH AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS PRIOR TO REVIEW AND SIGNATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO WISHES TO REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE POLICY MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AT EACH BOARD MEETING THE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSING WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION AND VOTE. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE PRESIDENT/CEO PERFORMANCE AND DOCUMENTED THE FINAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE WITH AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IN 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.