Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium DBA 35 MIL

“Until the management services agreement was terminated on november 13, 2023, management services were provided by: ebs support services llcp.o. Box 6060boulder, co 80306”

“The 990 is reviewed by the organization's outside counsel and at least one corporate officer. Additionaly the form is presented to the board members before it is filed.”

“Each covered person is obligated to: 1) scrutinize, on an ongoing basis, their interests, positions, and relationships, and those of related parties, to identify actual or potential conflicts of interest that appear to be material; and 2) promptly disclose any situation that might reasonably be viewed as a conflict of interest to the appropriate conflicts authority. If a covered person has reason to believe that another covered person has failed to disclose a conflict of interest, they must promptly inform the conflicts authority, which in turn must promptly investigate and afford the affected covered person an opportunity to respond. If, after investigation and hearing the covered persons response, the conflicts authority determines there was a failure to disclose, it may take any disciplinary and corrective action that it considers appropriate, which may include removal under the corporations bylaws. The conflicts authority also can initiate an investigation into an apparent failure to disclose a conflict of interest.each covered person will, upon election or appointment and at least annually thereafter so long as they remain in office, sign a statement that affirms the covered person has received, read, and agrees to comply with this policy, and that identifies any interests, positions, or relationships that they believe could contribute to a conflict of interest in the future.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents and financial statements available to the public.”

“The following changes were made to the bylaws in april 2023: the minimum directors were changed to "1" in article ii, section 2; changed "shall" to "may" in article iii, section 1 regarding officers of the corporation; and removed the statement that "officers can't hold multiple positions simultaneously" from article iii, section 1.”

“The organization terminated its ownership and participation in mobile citizen, llc in february 2024.”

“Backgroundduring the tax year covered by this filing, the organization exited several long-standing partnerships and essentially entered a transitional period. During this period, the organization focused its efforts on helping historically marginalized people step across the digital divide by funding digital equity initiatives and unexpected opportunities tht enable affordable internet access and advance social justice. As part of this process, it has rebranded as 35 mile foundation and brought on experienced staff members to support these efforts. During the tax year covered by this filing, the organization exited its partnership with ebs support services, llc, which, until the exit, was providing the organization with administration and management services. The organization also exited its partnership with mobile citizen, llc during the tax year covered by this filing. Prior to the exit with mobile citizen, llc, mobile citizen distributed the broadband internet accounts that the organization receives via the organizations spectrum agreements. Since its exit from mobile citizen, the organization has begun the work needed to reestablish its broadband internet-accounts-based program offerings. The organization has continued to make grants to both 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 organizations during the filing period. The grants have supported efforts including digital equity, independent media, get out the vote, and some emergency relief.”