Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc

“Managment services were provided by until november 2022:ebs support services llc (ebsss)po box 6060boulder, co 80306brenda william sears, manager for ebsssadam miller, senior advisorsalaries paid by ebs support services llc for the services they provided to itf, inc. In 2009 the five voqal nonprofits formed ebs support services, llc. Itf, inc. Owns 39.47% of ebs support services, llc and pays ebsss, llc for the cost of personnel providing services to itf, inc., as well as shared office space and equipment. Itf inc. Divested from ebsss llc during the tax year.”

“The organization does not have a committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The 990 is reviewed by the organizations accountants, cfo, and at least one corporate officer. Additionally, the form is presented to the board members after it is filed.”

“Each responsible person who is a director or officer has a duty to disclose to the board (or to any committe of the board that is considering a decision to which the conflict applied) the material facts of any proposed transaction or action of the organization in which such responsible person has any conflicts.each responsible person who is a staff member has a duty to disclose to the manager and supervisor the material facts of any proposed transaction of the organization in which such person has any conflict. Implementation of the conflict of interest policy relies on such disclosure.a responsible person who fails to follow the protocols established in the conflict of interest policy shall be subjected to the meaningful disciplinary action by the board of directors up to and including removal from the board or their position within the organization.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.”

“Broadband access initiative: itf, inc. Is developing a program to provide affordable, high-quality, wireless broadband services to nonprofit and social good orgnizations; empowering them to thrive in the digital age. Our customers and partners will help eliminate social disoarities and, together, we esure that digitally-enabled opportunities and educational resources are accessible to all.”

“Other program services 4: mobile citizen: on behalf of itf, inc., mobile citizen placed lte wireless broadband accounts with schools and nonprofits nationwide in fiscal year 2023. Itf, inc. Divested from this program during the year.”

“Form 1120-pol taxes = -$95419”

“Backgroundthese additional, voluntary disclosures are intended to give the interested reader greater insight into instructional telecommunications foundation, inc. (itf, inc.).on behalf of a number of nonprofit organizations, itf inc.'s president, john schwartz, led an effort to apply for what were then referred to as instructional television fixed services (itfs) licenses from the federal communications commission. Those applications were originally submitted in the early 1980s. Mr. Schwartz believed that seperate nonprofit organizations with local boards of directors would better serve the schools and communities covered by these licenses. In the end, five nonprofits led by mr. Schwartz applied for and received a total of 11 itfs licenses. Today, john schwartz remains on the board of two of five nonprofits, which were formally know as the voqal nonprofits. Itf, inc. Is one of those five.for nearly two decades, itf, inc. Provided free educational video programming to schools via its fcc-licensed itfs stations. While doing so, it shared some of it overhead and administrative costs with the other four nonprofits, which were providing very similar service to their local communities. This approach resulted in significant cost savings, allowing itf, inc. To deliver better educational service. The sharing of personnel and other resources among the nonprofits was the beginning of what would later become ebs support services, llc (ebsss) the umbrella service organization that today provides personnel and operational support to all five nonprofits.to expand their ability to fulfill its educational mission and otherwise benefit the public, the five nonprofits entered into various spectrum use agreements with commercial telecommunications operators. The nonprofits allowed commercial firms to use their itfs, and later, educational broadband service (ebs) excess spectrum capacity in their wireless networks. In exchange, these agreements provided significant financial benefits through spectrum royalty payments, as well as material in-kind educational benefits such as high-speed broadband internet accounts. The nonprofits' current spectrum agreements are with clearwire spectrum agreements are with clearwire spectrum holdings ii, llc. Now a t-mobile subsidiary (hereafter referred to as t-mobile).with the increased resources afforded by these most recent spectrum agreements, the nonprofits, including itf, inc., expanded the number and reach of their educational programs to include new education ventures, affordable internet service for schools and nonprofits, cash grants, ebs spectrum advocacy and more. As it expanded, the nonprofits continued to share resources with the each other. The nonprofits have strived to fulfill the mission of ebs, from its beginnings providing free, itfs video to schools to recent efforts to support change-makers in education. While some programs serve what many would consider traditional educational entities likes k-12 schools, itf, inc. Embraces a broader view of education and aims to ensure equal access to knowledge to foster a stronger, healthier democracy. Our projects are often aimed at the root causes that bar access to knowledge both in and out of traditional brick and mortar institutions. Examples of more traditional educational projects include providing schools with free and highly subsidized internet accounts and mobile citizen's efforts to ensure that students have access to the internet both at school and at home.in addition, itf inc. Is proud to have been a funder of crash course u.s. Government and politics. Crash course is an educational youtube channel featuring 10-minute videos that condense complex topics into quirky, engaging tutorials. Crash course's youtube channel has over 8 million subscribers, and the videos are shown in classrooms across the country, as well as watched by the public at large.in addition to the projects listed above, itf, inc. Is part owner of the llcs detailed below.mobile”