UNIFIED EFI FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: UNIFIED EFI FORUM (EIN 20-2578759)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-06-01
IRS object ID: 202031539349301883
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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	2020-06-01T14:34:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	731691547	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SKCPA & CO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10260 SW GREENBURG ROAD SUITE 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	972235526	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202578759	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIFIED EFI FORUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O VITAL TECHNICAL MARKETING INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5036190505	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3855 SW 153RD DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEAVERTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97003	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK DORAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5036190505	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-04-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SEAN S KIM	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00225909	PTIN
Phone	5032931040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-04-30	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	96.71.181.209	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-06-01	IPDt
IP Tm	14:34:35	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	780D3DB4B8481041A49B12BE0683CA96F2DD13BE	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	F5D1D453491B386BC859524521DE06BC9156D97D	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARK DORAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3855 SW 153RD DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEAVERTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97003	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$219,116	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.UEFI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE UNIFIED EFI FORUM IS A NON-PROFIT COLLABORATIVE TRADE ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE AND MANAGE THE UEFI STANDARD. AS AN EVOLVING STANDARD, THE UEFI SPECIFICATION IS DRIVEN BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT FROM MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE UEFI FORUM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$199,204	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$217,819	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,297	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$199,204	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$219,116	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$246,379	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$333,736	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$246,379	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$333,736	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$47,175	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$114,620	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$350,935	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$236,315	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$350,935	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$236,315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE UNIFIED EFI FORUM IS A NON-PROFIT COLLABORATIVE TRADE ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE AND MANAGE THE UEFI STANDARD. AS AN EVOLVING STANDARD, THE UEFI SPECIFICATION IS DRIVEN BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT FROM MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE UEFI FORUM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PLUGFESTS/CONFERENCES, MARKETING/PR AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT/MAINTENANCE WERE THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES BY EXPENSE. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WERE TO FURTHER BOTH THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VITAL TECHNICAL MARKETING INC	PersonNm
Phone	5036190505	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3855 SW 153RD DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEAVERTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97003	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK DORAN
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONG WEI
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF BOBZIN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM KEOWN
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEFANO RIGHI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM MOYES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANAND JOSHI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW FISH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DICK WILKINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOBY NIXON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEREMY KERR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN DEPEW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK BRAMLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 8500 S-6050	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19178	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGAL	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$114,550	CompensationAmt

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

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	541900	$197,500	$197,500
SPONSORSHIP	541900	$13,319	$13,319
EVENT REVENUE	541900	$7,000	$7,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$217,819	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,297	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,297	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,297	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$219,116	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$219,116	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,500	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,550	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,600	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,492	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,189	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,995	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,376	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,034	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$333,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,315	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,315	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,315	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,315	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,315	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$114,620	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE UNIFIED EFI FORUM IS A NON-PROFIT COLLABORATIVE TRADE ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE AND MANAGE THE UEFI STANDARD. AS AN EVOLVING STANDARD, THE UEFI SPECIFICATION IS DRIVEN BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT FROM MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE UEFI FORUM.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES THE MAJORITY OF OPERATIONS SECRETARIAT DUTIES TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, VITAL TECHNICAL MARKETING, INC. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAJORITY OF MEETINGS, ASSISTANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP DUTIES AND ALL FINANCIAL DUTIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS THREE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP: 1. ADOPTER MEMBER COMPLIMENTARY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP ACCESS TO THE UEFI FORUM MEMBERS ONLY WEB AREA INVITATIONS TO MEMBER MEETINGS AND EVENTS ACCESS TO UEFI TECHNICAL TOOLS AND DESIGN GUIDES 2. CONTRIBUTOR MEMBER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AS LISTED ABOVE IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING: OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN UEFI WORKING GROUPS VIA INVITATION PARTICIPATE ON EMAIL REFLECTORS RELATED TO UEFI FORUM ACTIVITIES PREVIEW DRAFT REVISIONS OF THE UEFI SPECIFICATION 3. PROMOTER (BOARD) MEMBER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AS LISTED ABOVE IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING: OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	PROMOTER MEMBERS CAN ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UEFI FORUM FOR THEIR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.