Data Center Coalition

“The president of the organization operates through a management company, center strategies llc.”

“The bylaws of the organization were updated during the year such that: members of the board may attend meetings via the internet. Verbiage was added that clarifies that the treasurer is the cfo, and that officers and personnel may asist them in carrying out their duties. It was further clarified that committees may have co-chairs in addition to chairs, and that the board may appoint directors, in addition to the chair, treasurer and secretary, to serve on the executive committee.”

“Membership is open to companies headquartered in north america, europe, or japan that own or operate data centers for their own corporate use, own or operate data centers occupied by a single tenant, own or operate data centers occupied by multiple tenants, or are tenents or end users who lease data center space from data center owners or operators.”

“Each member shall appoint one (1) director to the board.”

“Members of the corporation shall only have the right to vote on such matters as submitted to them by the board. Each member shall be entitled to one vote.”

“The board is provided with a complete copy of the return prior to filing.”

“Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with powers delegated by the board of directors shall annually sign a statement that affirms such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one ore more of its tax-exempt purposes. Dcc periodically reviews whether or not compensation arrangement and benefits, partnerships, joint ventures, and other arrangements comply with the conflict of interest policy. The board or appropriate committee shall take appropriate actions in the event a conflict of interest arises. The board or appropriate committee reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action should a covered person fail to report a conflict of interest.”

“The president's compensation is determined by the executive committee, and includes comparative data. The president's salary was determined by contract when the organization was established, and data, including salary information from the forms 990 of other organizations, and market data, were considered at that time. The board recently delegated to the executive committee the responsibility of overseeing and setting the president's compensation and they will consider performance and comparability data in doing so.”

“The organization makes its financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“Dcc has an antitrust policy in place. The purpose of this antitrust policy is primarily to avoid instances where activities within the data center coalition (hereinafter referred to as "dcc"), including without limitation, board of directors composition, membership guidelines, and evaluation of applications for membership, may reasonably be determined to be classified as antitrust violations under applicable law and regulation. This policy shall be distributed to all dcc directors, officers, and employees, and to the members of dcc and to their agents or employees participating in dcc activities. This policy must be adhered to by all individuals participating in dcc activities, whether on behalf of dcc or the members in all circumstances without exception.”

“Beginning in tax year 2021, dcc includes an express statement on every solicitation that such contributions or gifts are not tax deductible.”

“Executive & administrative fees 267,000. Professional fees 56,001.”