Gsma Limited

“The Company is a nonprofit corporation formed under Georgia law. Its sole member is the GSM Association, acting through its United States branch office. In 2023, the organization converted to a Delaware nonstock corporation.”

“The sole member of the company appoints all of the members of the Board of Directors.”

“The Company's annual operating budget is subject to approval of the sole member.”

“The 990 is reviewed by senior members of the management team.”

“Directors and officers are required to execute annual written certifications of compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Any exceptions must be disclosed and reviewed by the organization. The directors and officers have certified their compliance with the policy for this tax year.”

“The sole member's human resources staff performs benchmarking studies to determine all officer compensation packages. These studies utilize external data on each element of the packages including base salary, incentive compensation, and benefit programs. The sole member's CEO approved the compensations package for the organization's CEO and other officers with the concurrence of the governing body (e.g. Board of Directors).”

“The company maintains public disclosure copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements at its principal office. These copies are available upon a written or in-person request for access.”

“GSMA Ltd.'s financial statements are presented in British Pounds. The amounts reported on Part X of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the conversion rate at 12/31/22 of 1.2175. The amounts reported on Part VIII and Part IX of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the average conversion rate for the fiscal year ended 12/31/22 of 1.2374. The foreign currency conversion results in an adjusting item to the organization's change in net assets for the period which is reported on Form 990, Part XI, line 9. The financial statements were compiled following international financial reporting standards and received an unqualified audit opinion.”

“During the 2022 year, GSMA LTD provide a grant distribution to its sole member, GSM Association via its US Branch. In the past two filing periods for the organization, they have not granted any monies to its sole member as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the distribution this year is accounting for the non-distributed amounts accumulating from those two periods.”

“Foreign Currency Conversion adjustment: -13,535,845”

“GSMA Ltd.'s financial statements (and thus the Form 990) have been prepared under the historical cost convention.”