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OPEN RAN POLICY COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
OPEN RAN POLICY COALITION (EIN 85-0962375)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-10
IRS object ID
202213149349300846
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6OPEN RAN POLICY COALITION HAS 60 CORPORATE COALITION MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BAS A GENERAL MATTER, THE COALITION OPERATES BY CONSENSUS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. CONSENSUS IS DEFINED AS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COALITION. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW OR THIS CHARTER, ALL SIGNIFICANT COALITION ACTIONS, ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE VOTE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT THE MEETING AND ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE SUBJECT MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE COALITIONS ACCOUNTANT, LEGAL COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 580,508. WEBINAR HOSTING 4,645.