Blue Marble Space

“Members of the Board of Directors (BoD) are elected by members of the Blue Marble Leadership Council (BMLC) according to the provisions established in the BMS bylaws (Articles III and V). BoD members are elected for three-year terms, and the BMLC is responsible for electing or re-electing directors with expiring terms at the end of each fiscal year. BoD candidates may include current BoD members, members of the BMLC, and members of the Board of Advisors (BoA).”

“Form 990 was completed by two officers of BMS, Sanjoy Som (President/Chief Executive Officer, SS) and Jacob Haqq-Misra (Chief Operating Officer, JH). JH used the Form 990 Online website (https://efile.form990.org/) to create a return for the current tax year, which allows previous year's data to be recalled when creating a new return. JH set up the new return for the previous tax year and entered preliminary information. SS then entered the required budget information and checked to make sure form 990 accurately reflects the BMS accounting records kept using Intuit Quickbooks. JH and SS then met in a virtual conference room to discuss completion of Schedule O, which includes descriptions of the major program activities of BMS. JH and SS completed these sections using a shared Google document, which JH then entered into the online form 990. JH and SS both made one final check through the form for accuracy, and the completed form was sent to the Board of Directors for review. After addressing any concerns raised by board members, JH then signed and submitted the form.”

“Documents relating to BMS are all made publicly available on the BMS website (https://bluemarblespace.org/about.html). These include articles of incorporation for the state of Washington, a letter of exemption from the IRS, documentation of organizational structure, and documentation of bylaws (which includes a conflict of interest policy). Any other documents will be provided upon request; requests can be made by contacting BMS via mail or email (https://bluemarblespace.org/contact.html).”

“Osomocene Productions (http://osomocene.com/) is no longer an initiative of, or otherwise affiliated with, Blue Marble Space. This decision was made in a meeting of the Board of Directors on January 26, 2016, due to lack of activity during the past two years relating to Osomocene Productions. All property relating to Osomocene Productions has been transferred to Osomocene Productions co-founder Seth Baum.”

“Rounding”