HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM STATION ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM STATION ALLIANCE INC (EIN 85-0677780)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-28
IRS object ID: 202423029349301152
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-28T12:18:13-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	419 N LEE ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	223142301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	850677780	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM STATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7812460500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RUSS VAN DER WERFF	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER/SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7812460500	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-10-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GLENN MILLER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00086726	PTIN
Phone	7035190990	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-09-30	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KEN RIORDAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$458,667	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	HAPSALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2020	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE HAPS ALLIANCE WILL ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AMONG PLAYERS IN THIS ARRAY OF INDUSTRIES. THEIR OBJECTIVE: TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND LAUNCH A ROBUST, INTEROPERABLE ECOSYSTEM OF HAPS TECHNOLOGIES TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES GLOBALLY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$497,444	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$458,667	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$497,444	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$458,667	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$443,820	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$513,918	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$443,820	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$513,918	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,624	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$55,251	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$569,002	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$527,915	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$376,727	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$390,891	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$192,275	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$137,024	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE HAPS ALLIANCE IS TO UNLOCK THE STRATOSPHERE TO ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY AND SENSING SERVICES FOR CIVILIAN AND AD GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS GLOBALLY. THEY DO THIS BY UNITING GOVERNMENT, ACADEMICS, AND THOSE IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AVIATION, AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF HAPS BOTH COMMERCIALLY AND IN MILITARY/GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE HAPS ALLIANCE COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATE THE ADVANTAGES OF HAPS TECHNOLOGY WITH RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITATIVE BODIES AROUND THE WORLD AND WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM WITH NETWORK INTEROPERABILITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	IN 2023, THE HAPS ALLIANCE ORGANIZED 2 MEMBER MEETINGS, ONE ONLINE AND ONE IN-PERSON. THESE MEETINGS CONSISTED OF SPEAKERS, MEMBER PRESENTATIONS, WORKING GROUP MEETINGS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL CONTENT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS. THESE EVENTS ARE CRITICAL TO ALLOW MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE HAPS ECOSYSTEM AND PUSH FOR ITS ADOPTION GLOBALLY. THERE WERE OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS IN TOTAL ACROSS THESE EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALLIANCE HAD 3 ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS IN 2023, WITH A 4TH BEING CONCEPTUALIZED: AVIATION, DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. THESE GROUPS ARE CRITICAL TO THE ALLIANCE ACHIEVING THEIR MISSION AS THEY ARE WHERE ALL OF THE WORK IS DONE ON WHITE PAPERS, CASE STUDIES, REGULATORY GUIDANCE, ETC. TO ADVANCE THE ADOPTION OF HAPS TECHNOLOGY. IN 2023, THE ALLIANCE PREPARED TO ATTEND ONE OF THE LARGEST TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES IN THE WORLD, MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN EARLY 2024 BUT MUCH OF THE WORK TOOK PLACE IN 2023. THIS INCLUDES ORGANIZING A HAPS ALLIANCE PANEL, COORDINATING OTHER SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND HOSTING A RECEPTION WITH A MEMBER ORGANIZATION.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VIRTUAL INC	PersonNm
Phone	7812460500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PLACE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KEN RIORDAN
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY EWERT
VICE PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUSS VAN DER WERFF
TREASURER/SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN
SECRETARY (THRU NOV 2023)	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CROSS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KANIZ MAHDI
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AYAKO SATO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN HICKS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FATEMA HAMDANI
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF SMITH
DIRECTOR (FROM NOV 2023)	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VIRTUAL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 EDGEWATER PL STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAKEFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01880	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$347,738	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	813920	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$458,667	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$458,667	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$458,667	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$458,667	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$458,667	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,206	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$618	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,750	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,466	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,718	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,997	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,163	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$513,918	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$353,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,596	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$196,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$280,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,319	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$569,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$527,915	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$105,058	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$285,833	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$376,727	BOYAmt
EOY	$390,891	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$192,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$137,024	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$192,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$137,024	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$569,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$527,915	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$55,251	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM STATION ALLIANCE, INC. USES A MANAGEMENT COMPANY, VIRTUAL INC., TO PERFORM MANAGEMENT DUTIES CUSTOMARILY PERFORMED BY OR UNDER SUPERVISION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: EXECUTIVE MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL MEMBERS, AND GENERAL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	GENERAL MEMBERS AND PRINCIPAL MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS FOR ELECTION AS A DIRECTOR. PRINCIPAL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR ELECTED DIRECTORS. EXECUTIVE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.