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RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT AND ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX LIABILITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE RECORDED IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER NON-INTEREST EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 2 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 998275 MIDDLE EAST 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 38114 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 25803 NORTH AMERICA, CANADA AND MEXICO 1 134 PROGRAM SERVICES AWS OWNS AN LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A TRADESHOW IN MEXICO. REVENUES AND EXPENSES WERE $2,185,762 AND $947,679 RESPECTIVELY. THE NET EARNINGS FROM THIS ACTIVITY IN 2019 WAS $1,238,083. 207937 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 151097 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 372525 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 110910 RUSSIA & THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES - 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 45727 AUSTRALIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TESTING ACTIVITIES 555 3 136 0 0 3 136 1950388 555 1950943 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 1 0 X X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 MATTHEW M MILLER CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 413646 0 69880 0 1534 0 14152 0 0 0 499212 0 0 0 RAY SHOOK INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 510380 0 51078 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 561492 0 0 0 CATHERINE OSPINA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT STRA 196488 0 16256 0 7538 0 16322 0 0 0 236604 0 0 0 GESANA VILLEGAS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 232197 0 25875 0 5588 0 19023 0 0 0 282683 0 0 0 JOHN GAYLER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WEL 172148 0 13381 0 5588 0 14219 0 0 0 205336 0 0 0 SOFIA SAMUELS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 141156 0 16189 0 809 0 7387 0 0 0 165541 0 0 0 JEFF KAMENTZ CORPORATE DIRECTOR, INT'L 170448 0 15379 0 0 0 9101 0 0 0 194928 0 0 0 MICHAEL WALSH MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECHNIC 152294 0 25534 0 12188 0 12542 0 0 0 202558 0 0 0 MONICA PFARR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AWS FO 143487 0 11153 0 0 0 11479 0 0 0 166119 0 0 0 JOHN PERRY MANAGING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVI 170839 0 11133 0 7493 0 14512 0 0 0 203977 0 0 0 ANNETTE ALONSO VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLISHING AND EDUCA 134755 0 10623 0 4544 0 11144 0 0 0 161066 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES A REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES UNDER A NONACCOUNTABLE PLAN. TWO KEY EMPLOYEE'S RECEIVE A CAR ALLOWANCE UNDER A NONACCOUNTABLE PLAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. TWICE A YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT COMMITTEE CERTIFYING THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF NOTICE AND "ACCEPTANCE" HAVE BEEN MET AND SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME IN EACH REPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW SENIOR EXECUTIVE PAY LEVELS AND TO ASSESS COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOP SALARY RANGES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY IS THEN SHARED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE ON THE WEB, AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE JUNE WELDING JOURNAL. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: TRANSFER TO AWS FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -5,043,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. 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