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ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY ASSOCIATION (EIN 27-3656360)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202323199349313342
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T14:06:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN320344584PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUANE & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 CENTRAL STREET SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CitySTONEHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02180ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273656360EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATION C/O MESABusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlENTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9175135963PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11416 NORTH 13TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP83702ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHOLLIE CHOIPersonNm
Person TitleMANAGING DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9175135963PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstHOLLIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastCHOIPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS M RUANE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00005237PTIN
Phone7816430090PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHOLLIE CHOIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11416 NORTH 13TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP83702ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,191,688GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.EIDR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$24PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$100CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$15,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,157,933PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,076,126CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$885,842TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$746,592TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$323,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$208,376NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY (EIDR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND WEB SERVICE FOR PREMIUM AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT IDENTIFICATION, AS WELL AS CROSS RESOLUTION AND CROSS-REFERENCE OF CONTENT IDENTIFIERS. THE CONSORTIUM NOW COUNTS MORE THAN 80 MEMBERS, ACROSS THE ENTIRE DIGITAL CONTENT ECOSYSTEM, FROM CREATION TO PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT AND ROYALTY REPORTING.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledfalseEmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (true)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MES ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9175135963PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11416 N 13TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
RICHARD KROON
TECHNICAL DI40.00Yes (X)$119,316$0$30,840
HOLLIE CHOI
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FILIZ BAHMANPOUR
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRAD COLLAR
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC IVERSON
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH NIX
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS STECK
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW WAHLQUIST
DIRECTOR8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG GEIER
PRESIDENT8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RONDA HARALSON
TREASURER8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL KOTZMAN
CHAIRMAN8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$30,840TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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PREMIER DIGITAL SERVICES INC
5900 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 17TH FLOORLOS ANGELESCA90036REGISTRY$438,000
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ALL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER DUES$1,028,042$1,028,042
BOARD ASSESSMENT FEES$160,000$160,000
REIMBURSEMENTS$2,500$2,500
SERVICES$1,046$1,046
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,191,588TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$100ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,200TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,156TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,128TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,800TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$930TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,804TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,077TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$470TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,522TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
REGISTRY EXPENSES$462,194
DOI REGISTRY ID FEES$90,368
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT$27,725
CNRI IMPLEMENTATION$20,363

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,352TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,076,126TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,317BOYAmt
EOY$131,817EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,665BOYAmt
EOY$11,342EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$480,922BOYAmt
EOY$356,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$21,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$92,856LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$92,856LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$17,557EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,904BOYAmt
EOY$538,216EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$247,217BOYAmt
EOY$109,759EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$638,625BOYAmt
EOY$636,833EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$885,842BOYAmt
EOY$746,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$323,938BOYAmt
EOY-$208,376EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$323,938BOYAmt
EOY-$208,376EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,904BOYAmt
EOY$538,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$115,562ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,856OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,856DepreciationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD KROONPersonNm
TitleTECHNICAL DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$119,316BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$30,840NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,156TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY (EIDR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND WEB SERVICE FOR PREMIUM AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT IDENTIFICATION, AS WELL AS CROSS RESOLUTION AND CROSS-REFERENCE OF CONTENT IDENTIFIERS. THE CONSORTIUM NOW COUNTS MORE THAN 80 MEMBERS, ACROSS THE ENTIRE DIGITAL CONTENT ECOSYSTEM, FROM CREATION TO PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT AND ROYALTY REPORTING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES THE MAJORITY OF OPERATIONS SECRETARIAT DUTIES TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAJORITY OF MEETINGS, ASSISTANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP DUTIES, ALL FINANCIAL DUTIES AND ASSISTANCE WITH WEBSITE RELATED ISSUES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6EIDR HAS 4 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP: BOARD, PROMOTER, CONTRIBUTOR AND GENERAL USER. THE FOUNDERS AND ELECTED PROMOTERS SIT ON THE BOARD. PROMOTERS HAVE VOTING POWER AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AND ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON TECHNICAL AND POLICY DIRECTION OF EIDR. CONTRIBUTORS ARE GENERAL USERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN WORKING GROUPS. THIS LEVEL IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS, BUT THERE IS NO VOTING POWER. GENERAL USERS INCLUDE ALL ECOSYSTEM PARTICIPANTS WHO NEED TO LOOK UP OR REGISTER RECORDS. GENERAL USERS MUST MEET CRITERIA SET BY EIDR FOR TRUSTED DATA SOURCE TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION CREDENTIALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AEACH FOUNDING PROMOTER MAY APPOINT ONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AS WELL AS ONE ALTERNATE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL EQUAL THE NUMBER OF FOUNDING PROMOTERS IN THE CORPORATION, PLUS UP TO 5 INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT THE INDUSTRY PROMOTERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GOVERNANCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION AND MAY DELEGATE, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ANY POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO ONE OF MORE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BCHANGES TO THE ARTICLES, BYLAWS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THE FOUNDING PROMOTERS, AND A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE FROM THE OTHER PROMOTERS. A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE IS NEEDED FROM ALL FOUNDERS TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF USE FOR REGISTRANTS OR INCREASES IN REGISTRY FEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FINALIZED AND COMPLETED 990 FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EIDR BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS QUARTERLY IN PERSON. THERE IS AN ANNUAL PARTICIPANT MEETING, AND EIDR COMMITTEES MEET REGULARLY EACH MONTH.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER, REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL SALARIED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER, REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL SALARIED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE FORM 1024 AND FORM 990 UPON REQUEST PER THE "CONTACT US" SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE EITHER PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC WEB SITE UNDER "BUSINESS DOCUMENTATION", OR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST PER THE "CONTACT US" SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WEB SITE. IF REQUESTED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONS OR LEGAL SECRETARIATS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR REQUESTS.