GPS Innovation Alliance

“Between meetings of the board of directors, the executive committee shall govern the activities of the alliance, subject to limitations explicitly imposed by governing law, the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, or directives the executive committee may receive from the board of directors from time to time.”

“Management duties for the alliance in 2024 were performed by the executive director as well as delegated to a management company, mike international, llc. 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 director and the executive committee of the board of directors and the association's officers.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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 prior to filing.”

“The alliance bylaws provide that any member may recuse himself from participating 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.”

“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.”

“The alliance makes available to the public upon request it's federal tax exemption application on irs form 1024 and its three most recent annual information returns on irs form 990; documents include the alliance's articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements.”

“Bolster gpsia's presence and voice on capitol hill tailored briefings directly connected state/district interests with gpsia/member company interests: held 40 virtual/in person meetings with members/offices. 24 offices attended the gpsia briefing to the world cup 2026 caucus. Held three virtual calls with staff from three committees. Disseminated gpsia statements, op-eds, letters/memos to staff. Advocated for congress to fund two gps iiif satellites in fy25 ndaa: -two senators (bipartisan) signed the gpsia-drafted "dear colleague" letter outlining impacts of funding one gps iiif satellite in fy25. The senate supported funding two satellites in fy25. -drafted reclama memo outlining impacts of funding one gps iiif satellite in fy25. Disseminated to congressional committee/personal office staff. Initiated conversations about gpsia interests for fy26 ndaa: drafted memo advocating gps and leo pnt be placed on the defense modernization caucus agenda. Disseminated it to caucus chair, co-chair staff, and other member offices, followed by virtual calls with offices/staff. Garnering congressional support for itar changes: provided draft letter to sen. Duckworth's (sasc, cst, sfrc, co-chair gps caucus) staff that would express her support for removing adaptive antennas from the u.s. Munitions list/international traffic in arms regulations. Facilitated call between her staff and pnt advisory board co-chair and executive secretary. Issued statement of support for and introduced gps-related language for rep. Curtis and rep. Aguilar -sponsored resolution designating november 20 as national gis day. Identified congressional language of interest for member companies. Identified candidates for house and senate gps caucus representation. Promote gpsia interests with independent agencies and the executive branch gpsia submitted responses to fcc and department of state requests for comment: -fcc oet seeks comment on kontur, as petition for waiver (august) -fcc oet seeks comment on nextnav petition for rulemaking (september) -department of state: u.s. Munitions list categories iv and xv (november) briefing outlined gpsia's fy25, fy26 interests for omb national security and omb transportation teams. (october) at omb national security's request, arranged for scott burgett and steve baruch to speak about l-band and itu processes. (november) also promoted gpsia member interests and exchanged information with: fcc (commissioner simington, chair chief of staff); department of state (us coordinator for information and communications policy, oes/sat); department of defense (spacewerx, saf/cmd, 2sops, joint staff j-8); department of commerce (office of space commerce, noaa, nist, bea); department of transportation. Monitored ntia's national spectrum strategy implementation activities. Members and affiliates: strengthen engagement and increase recruitment gpsia welcomed trustpoint as its newest member and accessos as its newest affiliate. (september and october) enhanced member and affiliate engagement: -visited and met with key leaders at trimble, lockheed martin, (february) and garmin. (september) -organized meetings and provided background information/context regarding priority gpsia discussion topics to ease trustpoint's participation in meetings and events. -provided "gpsia 101" briefing to deere & company's new senior counsel. -invited member company representatives to join meetings with congressional offices. -conducted check-in calls to improve gpsia processes, learn what is going well, and where i can improve or expand gpsia engagement. -updated gpsia meeting participant lists, created new email addresses for each collective, and issued new meeting invitations. -continued monthly executive committee, and biweekly tech team, policy committee, and legislative/regulatory calls to collaborate, plan, execute, and promote gpsia member companies' priorities and interests and share information about emerging issues. -explored future opportunities to collabo”

“Payroll processing fees 13,564. Outside contract services 235,506.”