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WI-FI ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WI-FI ALLIANCE (EIN 77-0519808)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-21
IRS object ID
201832339349301008
Schema version
2017v2.3
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-21T15:30:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN742920819PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11005 LA POSADA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78752ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770519808EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WI-FI ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWI-FBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5124989434PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900-B STONELAKE BLVD STE 126AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78759ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDGAR FIGUEROAPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5124989434PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRENAE DUNCANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257722PTIN
Phone5123462086PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEDGAR FIGUEROAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900-B STONELAKE BLVD STE 126AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78759ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,453,121GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.WI-FI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE MULTI-VENDOR INTEROPERABILITY FOR MARKETS INCLUDING THE ENTERPRISE, SMALL OFFICE, AND HOME AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPMENT, ADOPTION AND USE OF WI-FI TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RELATING THERETO.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee59TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,116,005PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,286,445CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,404PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$172,735CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$3,458PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$4,594CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,124,951PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,454,586CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,418,544PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,279,220CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,906,351PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,383,642CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,324,895PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,662,862CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$199,944PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$791,724CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,029,573TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,473,281TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,694,890TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,901,255TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,334,683NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,572,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission-FOSTERING HIGHLY-EFFECTIVE GLOBAL COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBER COMPANIES-DELIVERING EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY EXPERIENCES THROUGH INTEROPERABILITY-EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY AND DRIVING INNOVATION-PROMOTING THE ADOPTION OF OUR TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE-ADVOCATING FOR FAIR WORLDWIDE SPECTRUM RULES-LEADING, DEVELOPING, AND EMBRACING INDUSTRY-AGREED STANDARDSMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescDEFINES INNOVATIVE, STANDARDS-BASED WI-FI TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS, CERTIFIES PRODUCTS THAT MEET QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, SECURITY, AND CAPABILITY STANDARDS, PROVIDES INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCATES GLOBALLY FOR FAIR SPECTRUM RULES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEVELOPMENT OF A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (WI-FI CERTIFIED TM) WHICH PROVIDES A WIDELY-RECOGNIZED DESIGNATION OF INTEROPERABILITY AND QUALITY AND HELPS TO ENSURE THAT WI-FI ENABLED PRODUCTS DELIVER THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescORGANIZE AND CONDUCT MEMBER MEETINGS AND FORUMSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee59EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryHKForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryTWForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryCHForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRACY HOWARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5124989434PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900-B STONELAKE BLVD STE 126AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78759ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
AMER HASSAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY DAVIDSON
MARKETING ADVISOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL CARNEY
REGULATORY ADVISOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS HARTMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLINT BROWN
VICE CHAIR (THRU JUL)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CLINT CHAPLIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANDREW MYLES
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DR CARLOS CORDEIRO
TECHNICAL ADVISOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HAEYOUNG JUN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANGYU CHO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIDYUKI SUZUKI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN SHERLOCK
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ILKKA NIVA
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE ATTANASIO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SZYMANSKI
REGULATORY ADVISOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LIAM QUINN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MCDIARMID
MEMBER (THRU JAN)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OMAR HASSAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAYLA HAMADE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEIYING ZHU
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRABODH VARSHNEY
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SINEM GULBAY
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROLF DE VEGT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SIMON ELLIS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SK YONG
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN PALM
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WEN TONG
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL EGNER
MEMBER (THRU JUL)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDGAR FIGUEROA
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00$396,256$0$28,947Yes (X)
JACOB JORGENSEN
VP TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING40.00$260,049$0$16,927Yes (X)
KEVIN ROBINSON
VP MARKETING40.00$213,885$0$29,784Yes (X)
TRACY HOWARD
DIRECTOR FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.00$145,864$0$17,769Yes (X)
ALEX ROYTBLAT
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE REGULATORY AFFAIRS40.00$281,049$0$24,741Yes (X)
EDWIN SHEARER
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER40.00$181,327$0$27,774Yes (X)
JAMES TAI
DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING40.00$199,675$0$14,676Yes (X)
GAURAV JAIN
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY MANAGER40.00$170,540$0$26,986Yes (X)
NAVKIRAN SUMAL
DIRECTOR PROGRAM ENGINEERING40.00$209,029$0$13,804Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,057,674TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$201,408TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVKSY
PO BOX 4539BOSTONMA02212LEGAL FEES$740,465
HIGHWIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS
727 SANSOME STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94111CONSULTING$583,467
CALAVISTA LP
12912 HILL COUNTRY BLVDAUSTINTX78738IT/DEVELOPMENT$561,295
WIPRO
CONTRACT LABOR$450,12853-1 HOSUR MAIN ROADMADIVALLABANGALOREIN
SALESFORCECOM
PO BOX 203141DALLASTX75320CLOUD CRM - 2 YEARS$450,087
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES541900$9,550,000$9,550,000
CERTIFICATION ROYALTIES541900$4,151,400$4,151,400
TECHNICAL REVIEWS/CERTIFICATIONS541900$2,367,625$2,367,625
MEETINGS & EVENTS541900$217,420$217,420
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,286,445TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$148,644TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$148,644ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,022,626SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,998,535SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$24,091SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,091TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$24,091ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN/LOSSDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column-$4,594TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$4,594RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$4,594OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,454,586TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,130,451RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,324,135ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,109,480TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,953,893TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,704TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$498,582TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,561TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,518TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,023TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,861TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,492,114TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,008TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,296TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,138,690TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,303,981TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$446,468TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$781,250TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$453,423TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,686TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PUBLIC RELATIONS$645,625
MARKETING$177,699

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,662,862TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,019,409BOYAmt
EOY$5,552,881EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,116,273BOYAmt
EOY$2,025,108EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,904,110BOYAmt
EOY$1,450,530EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,509BOYAmt
EOY$316,596EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,042,459LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,301,707LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,767BOYAmt
EOY$740,752EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,395,721BOYAmt
EOY$4,498,339EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,619,506EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,784BOYAmt
EOY$269,569EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,029,573BOYAmt
EOY$19,473,281EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,074,424BOYAmt
EOY$1,129,192EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,321,978BOYAmt
EOY$3,276,550EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$298,488BOYAmt
EOY$495,513EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,694,890BOYAmt
EOY$4,901,255EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,334,683BOYAmt
EOY$14,572,026EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,334,683BOYAmt
EOY$14,572,026EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,029,573BOYAmt
EOY$19,473,281EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$791,724ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$445,619NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$9,550,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$106,932NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$181,121NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$288,053NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$272,122AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$15,931CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$852,439OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$556,853DepreciationAmt
Book Value$295,586BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,569,236OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,205,784DepreciationAmt
Book Value$363,452BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$620,784OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$539,070DepreciationAmt
Book Value$81,714BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$740,752TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
SCHWAB S & P 500 INDEX FD$1,607,452F
GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED$1,503,866F
PIMCO SHORT TERM INSTL$1,508,188F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,619,506TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
RETIREMENT PLAN PAYABLE$329,853
DEFERRED RENTAL INCENTIVE$165,660
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$495,513TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,876,344TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$445,619NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$23,861OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$421,758RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,454,586RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,454,586TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,639,001TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,639,001ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$23,861OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$23,861ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,662,862TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE AND THE TEXAS TAX CODE. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, LESS NET OPERATING LOSSES FROM PRIOR YEARS. THE COMPANY FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE COMPANY HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE EXAMINATION BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. THE COMPANY BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2014.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT FEES NETTED WITH INVESTMENT INCOME -23,861.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT FEES 23,861.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,23MEMBER MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA, PROGRAM SERVICESINDUSTRY NETWORKING AND SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS$793,495
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM01MEMBER MEETINGS, ADVOCACYINDUSTRY NETWORKING$127,381
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$920,876SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$920,876TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXPENDITURES ARE RECORDED IN U.S. DOLLARSExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
EDGAR FIGUEROA
PRESIDENT & CEO$354,255$0$42,001$0$0$0$16,200$0$12,747$0$425,203$0$0$0
JACOB JORGENSEN
VP TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING$230,799$0$29,250$0$0$0$15,615$0$1,312$0$276,976$0$0$0
KEVIN ROBINSON
VP MARKETING$175,241$0$38,644$0$0$0$13,468$0$16,316$0$243,669$0$0$0
TRACY HOWARD
DIRECTOR FINANCE & OPERATIONS$127,314$0$18,550$0$0$0$9,330$0$8,439$0$163,633$0$0$0
ALEX ROYTBLAT
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE REGULAT$256,049$0$25,000$0$0$0$16,200$0$8,541$0$305,790$0$0$0
EDWIN SHEARER
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER$178,827$0$2,500$0$0$0$11,346$0$16,428$0$209,101$0$0$0
JAMES TAI
DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING$165,956$0$19,718$0$14,001$0$0$0$14,676$0$214,351$0$0$0
GAURAV JAIN
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY MANAGER$151,143$0$19,397$0$0$0$10,594$0$16,392$0$197,526$0$0$0
NAVKIRAN SUMAL
DIRECTOR PROGRAM ENGINEERING$185,109$0$23,920$0$0$0$12,695$0$1,109$0$222,833$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINES 4A-BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEDGAR FIGUEROA, NO WITHDRAWALS WERE RECEIVED IN 2017. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $35,876 TO THE PLAN IN 2017. JAMES TAI RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $14,001 IN 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS SPONSOR COMPANIES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION HAS SPONSOR COMPANIES WHO ARE ABLE TO DESIGNATE A BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BSIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE FIRST APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND THEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEW AND RAISE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION TRENDS IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS ARE REVIEWED AND PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BI-ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIRELESS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION CO LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1LEVEL 54 HOPEWELL CENTRE 183 QUEENAddressLine1Txt
Province Or StateHONG KONGProvinceOrStateNm
CountryHKCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesMEMBERSHIP SUPPORTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryHKLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
End Of Year Assets$266,360EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WI-FI ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIRELESS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION CO LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$299,992InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt