2025-09-10T13:50:18-05:00 2024-12-31 689372583 CROPPER ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION 2700 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD 2ND FLOOR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2024-01-01 263457544 COVESA COVE 9252756634 2603 CAMINO RAMON 200 SAN RAMON CA 94583 THOMAS BLOOR SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER 9252756634 2025-09-10 1 0 MARY ANN CROPPER P01709825 9259323860 2025-08-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GRAHAM SMETHURST 2603 CAMINO RAMON 200 SAN RAMON CA 94583 1808223 0 X HTTP://COVESA.GLOBAL X 2008 CA COVESA IS AN OPEN, COLLABORATIVE AND IMPACTFUL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE; ACCELERATING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CONNECTED VEHICLES. 11 11 0 250 0 0 0 0 1350999 1805281 117 2942 0 0 1351116 1808223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1310303 1400240 1310303 1400240 40813 407983 335028 730519 221182 383125 113846 347394 COVESA IS AN OPEN, COLLABORATIVE AND IMPACTFUL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE; ACCELERATING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CONNECTED VEHICLES. 0 0 COVESA CONTINUED TWO MEMBER-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS IN THE AREAS OF ANDROID AUTOMOTIVE AND VEHICLE SIGNAL SPECIFICATION (VSS). THESE PROJECTS BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 35 MEMBERS AND 10 NON-MEMBERS TO DISCUSS AND DELIVER STANDARD APPROACHES FOR AUTOMAKERS AND THEIR SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS. THE VSS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR ADVANCED TO VERSION 4 OF THE SPECIFICATION AND ENJOYED SIGNIFICANT ADOPTION BY SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE AND FLEET MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH OF THE PROJECTS REQUIRED DELIVERABLES TO BE ACCESSIBLE IN PUBLIC PROJECTS WHERE INNUMERABLE ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE COVESA MEMBERSHIP (IN AUTOMOTIVE AND NON-AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES) ALSO BENEFITTED. COVESA CONTINUED ITS SEMI-ANNUAL ALL MEMBER MEETINGS IN APRIL AND OCTOBER OF 2024. THESE EVENTS RESULTED IN ROUGHLY 80 ORGANIZATIONS AND AN AVERAGE OF 275 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AT EACH. BOTH BUSINESS-LEVEL AND TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE FROM ROUGHLY 70 SPEAKERS. WHILE THE EVENT WAS NOT EXECUTED UNTIL JANUARY 2025, COVESA ALSO PREPARED FOR A SIGNIFICANT SHOWCASE AND RECEPTION EVENT AT THE CES 2025. THIS INVOLVED CONTACTING ROUGHLY 120 ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTICIPATIOIN AND SPONSORSHIP. ROUGHLY 85 ORGANIZATIONS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE AND/OR SPONSOR THE EVENT. COVESA CONTINUED TO ACTIVELY ALIGN WITH OTHER STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING W3C, AUTOSAR, SOAFFE, JASPAR, AND ECLIPSE SDV. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS COLLABORATION WAS TO PUSH ADOPTION OF THE VSS OPEN STANDARD INTO OTHER AUTOMOTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSORTIA. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, THE BENEFITS OF A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VSS WERE REPRESENTED TO ROUGHLY 1000 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PARTICPANTS, MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, AND STANDARDS-SETTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US, JAPAN, AND EUROPE. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X GLOBAL INVENTURES 9252756690 2603 CAMINO RAMON SUITE 200 SAN RAMON CA 94583 X GERALD SPREITZ VP/BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN NICHOLSON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MATT JONES PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAHAM SMETHURST CHAIRMAN/BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS BLOOR SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN SERGAKIS TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 HISAO MUNAKATA BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPH LUDEWIG BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 FLORIAN BAUMANN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MONA LEVEACHER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 GERHARD GROSSBERGER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE CRUMB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLOBAL INVENTURES INC 2603 CAMINO RAMON SUITE 200 SAN RAMON CA 94583 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 456647 PAUL BOYES LLC 10415 SW 216TH VASHON WA 98070 TECHNICAL SERVICES 298560 MICHAEL NUNNERY 40976 MOORINGSIDE DRIVE MOVI MI 48302 MARKETING SERVICES 167042 3 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 1270518 1270518 EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIP 541900 489293 489293 TECHNICAL PROJECT FUND 541900 45470 45470 1805281 2942 2942 1808223 1808223 0 0 X 163604 8218 2321 787622 70 12627 26858 192816 1286 3338 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 196452 TELEPHONE AND TELECONFE 3232 MISCELLANEOUS 1796 1400240 192121 580670 30000 50020 67000 62887 71275 0 0 0 0 0 11574 335028 730519 67849 39125 153333 344000 221182 383125 X 113846 334725 12669 113846 347394 335028 730519 407983 -174435 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 0 1808223 0 1808223 0 1808223 1400240 0 1400240 0 1400240 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES 32801 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICESPROGRAM SERVICES MEETINGS AND EVENTS 155549 0 0 0 0 0 0 188350 0 188350 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 COVESA ENGAGED GLOBAL INVENTURES AS AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT FIRM TO PERFORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXECUTIVE SERVICES, AS WELL AS MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL, WEBSITE, AND EVENT MANAGEMENT). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ONE OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS FOR COVESA (BYLAWS, IPR POLICY, ETC.) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COVESA'S WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G VIRTUAL BUSINESS SERVICES 69,888. BANK FEES 7,527. AUDIOVISUAL AND SHOW SERVICES 37,883. MEMBER SUPPORT 52,105. TECHNICAL PROGRAMS 323,520. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 144,201. EVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT 113,199. BRANDING/DESIGN/WRITING 4,150. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 35,149.