ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY ASSOCIATION (EIN 27-3656360)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-30
IRS object ID: 202523039349302502
Schema version: 2024v5.0
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 D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-30T15:21:27-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	320344584	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RUANE & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	105 CENTRAL STREET SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STONEHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02180	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	273656360	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION C/O MESA	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ENTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9175135963	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 W STATE STREET 394	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOISE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83702	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HOLLIE CHOI	PersonNm
Person Title	MANAGING DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9175135963	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THOMAS M RUANE CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00005237	PTIN
Phone	7816430090	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HOLLIE CHOI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1416 NORTH 13TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOISE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,045,331	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.EIDR.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION MANAGING UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIERS FOR A BROAD ARRAY OF TELEVISION AND FILM ASSETS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,240,820	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,043,380	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$124	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,757	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$194	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,240,944	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,045,331	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$323,627	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$401,144	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$884,678	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$845,374	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,208,305	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,246,518	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$32,639	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$201,187	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$704,211	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$511,273	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$879,948	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$888,197	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$175,737	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$376,924	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE 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
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN OREGON NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION FORMED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF BUSINESSES IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING MECHANISMS FOR UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	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	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	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	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MES ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9175135963	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1416 N 13TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOISE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83702	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
HOLLIE CHOI
MANAGING DIR	40.00	Yes (X)	$206,038	$0	$0
RICHARD KROON
TECHNICAL DI	40.00		$199,744	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVEN CLARK
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ELLEN GOODRIDGE
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SARAH NIX
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MIKE PALMER
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PETE SELLAR
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
GENEVIEVE STANDING
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ILANA VACHANI
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ANDREW WAHLQUIST
DIRECTOR	3.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
GREG GEIER
CHAIRMAN	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONDA HARALSON
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$405,782	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PREMIER DIGITAL SERVICES INC
5900 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 17TH FLOOR	LOS ANGELES	CA	90036	REGISTRY	$438,000
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ALL
1415 N 13TH STREET	BOISE	ID	83702	CONSULTING	$180,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER DUES	$1,042,583	$1,042,583
EVENTS	$797	$797

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,043,380	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,757	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,757	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$194	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$194	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$194	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,045,331	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,043,574	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,757	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,400	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,148	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,596	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,750	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,266	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,555	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,132	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,908	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
REGISTRY EXPENSES	$482,733
DOI REGISTRY ID FEES	$83,000
CNRI IMPLEMENTATION	$22,612
PLACEMENT FEES	$17,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,568	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,246,518	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	$118,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,715	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,058	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$546,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$372,500	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$92,856	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$92,856	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$704,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$511,273	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$186,447	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$720,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$701,750	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$879,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$888,197	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$175,737	BOYAmt
EOY	-$376,924	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$175,737	BOYAmt
EOY	-$376,924	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$704,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$511,273	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$201,187	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
HOLLIE CHOI
MANAGING DIRECTOR	$206,038	$206,038
RICHARD KROON
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR	$199,744	$199,744

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE 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 3	THE 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 6	EIDR 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 7A	EACH 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 7B	CHANGES 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 11B	THE 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 15A	THE 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 15B	THE 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 18	THE 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 19	ALL 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.