| Gross Receipts | $201,667 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
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| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
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| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
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| Website Address | UNIVERSALSTYLUS.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
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| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
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| Formation | 2015 | FormationYr |
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| Legal Domicile State | DE | LegalDomicileStateCd |
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| Activity Or Mission | UNIVERSAL STYLUS INITIATIVE (USI) DEFINES INDUSTRY-WIDE STANDARDS FOR INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACTIVE STYLUS AND TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICES SUCH AS PHONES, TABLETS, AND COMPUTING AND ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
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| Voting Members Governing Body | 5 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
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| Voting Members Independent | 5 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
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| Total Employee | 0 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
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| Total Volunteers | 7 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
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| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
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| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $0 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
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| PY Contributions Grants | $0 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
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| CY Contributions Grants | $0 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
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| PY Program Service Revenue | $391,333 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
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| CY Program Service Revenue | $201,667 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
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| PY Investment Income | $0 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
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| CY Investment Income | $0 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
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| PY Other Revenue | $0 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
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| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
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| PY Total Revenue | $391,333 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
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| CY Total Revenue | $201,667 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
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| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
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| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
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| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
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| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
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| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $125,500 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
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| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $123,000 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
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| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
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| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
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| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
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| PY Other Expenses | $260,712 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
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| CY Other Expenses | $363,418 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
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| PY Total Expenses | $386,212 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
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| CY Total Expenses | $486,418 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
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| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $5,121 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
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| CY Revenues Less Expenses | -$284,751 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
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| Total Assets BOY | $850,591 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
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| Total Assets EOY | $604,040 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
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| Total Liabilities BOY | $111,253 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
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| Total Liabilities EOY | $149,453 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
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| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $739,338 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
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| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $454,587 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
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| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
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| Mission | UNIVERSAL STYLUS INITIATIVE (USI) DEFINES INDUSTRY-WIDE STANDARDS FOR INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACTIVE STYLUS AND TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICES SUCH AS PHONES, TABLETS, AND COMPUTING AND ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS. | MissionDesc |
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| Significant New Program Srvc | 0 | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
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| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChangeInd |
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| Desc | MEMBERSHIP: USI IS A MEMBER DRIVEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. LEADING OEMS, STYLUS AND TOUCH CONTROLLER MANUFACTURERS PARTICIPATE TO DRIVE INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO PROMOTE INTEROPERABLE ACTIVE STYLUSES WITH TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICES SUCH AS PHONES, TABLETS, AND COMPUTING AND ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS. THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS RANGES FROM 35-45.USI 1.0 STYLUS AND DEVICE SPECIFICATION: RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 2016, THE USI 1.0 SPECIFICATION PROVIDES INDEPENDENT HARDWARE VENDORS (IHVS) AND ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEMS) FOR THE FIRST TIME AN INDUSTRY STANDARD, NON-PROPRIETARY, ACTIVE STYLUS PROTOCOL. THIS SOLUTION WILL ENABLE THE OEM, IHV AND SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEM TO DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVE STYLUSES THAT PROVIDE CONSUMERS A CONSISTENT, CUSTOMIZABLE AND INTEROPERABLE EXPERIENCE ACROSS MAKE, MODEL AND FORM-FACTOR. THE USI 1.0 SPECIFICATION ALSO ENABLES NEW USAGES FOR ACTIVE STYLUSES, SUCH AS MULTIPLE STYLUSES OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A SINGLE DEVICE. THE USI SPECIFICATION CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICES, INCLUDING PHONES, TABLETS, COMPUTING AND ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS.THE USI 1.0 SPECIFICATION DEFINES A STANDARD SIGNALING MECHANISM AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL BETWEEN A STYLUS AND A TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICE. THE 1.0 SPECIFICATION FEATURES A ROBUST TWO-WAY PROTOCOL DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP TO SUPPORT A RICH SET OF BASE FEATURES INCLUDING MULTIPLE, SIMULTANEOUS STYLUSES AS WELL AS EXTENSIBILITY FOR PER-VENDOR CUSTOMIZATION AND FUTURE USAGES.USERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE A SINGLE USI STYLUS ACROSS ALL OF THEIR USI-ENABLED DEVICES AND ANY USI STYLUS SHIPPED WITH DEVICES WILL WORK WITH OTHER USI-ENABLED DEVICES, EVEN THOSE FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE USI 1.0 SPECIFICATION ALSO PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY TO USE MULTIPLE STYLUSES FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS ON A SINGLE DEVICE. THIS IS A BREAKTHROUGH CAPABILITY AND INDUSTRY-FIRST ENABLED BY THE USI 1.0 SPECIFICATION.AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF THE USI STANDARD IS THE ABILITY TO DELIVER A CONSISTENT STYLUS USER EXPERIENCE ACROSS PLATFORMS. THIS CONSISTENCY AND EASE-OF-USE, COUPLED WITH INTEROPERABILITY, INCREASES THE CONSUMER APPEAL OF AN ACTIVE STYLUS AND WILL HELP PROLIFERATE THE TECHNOLOGY.USI HAS ISSUED AN ERRATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIFICATION TO AMEND, EDIT AND DEFINE THE SPECIFICATION DETAILS. USI CERTIFICATION: THE USI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ALLOWS MEMBERS TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE AND ENSURE INTEROPERABILITY WITH THE USI STYLUS AND DEVICE SPECIFICATION. COMPANIES COMPLETING CERTIFICATION MAY DISPLAY THE USI CERTIFIED LOGO TO DEMONSTRATE TO CONSUMERS, CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS THAT THEY HAVE CREATED A HIGH QUALITY, INTEROPERABLE USI IMPLEMENTATION THAT IS KNOWN TO WORK WITH OTHER USI IMPLEMENTATIONS.THE USI STYLUS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE VALUE PROPOSITION AND BRAND PROMISE IN MIND.USI BRAND PROMISEA PRODUCT BEARING THE USI CERTIFICATION MARK WILL PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE THAT'S PERSONAL, PREDICTABLE AND INTEROPERABLE.PERSONAL - "MY USI STYLUS CUSTOMIZABLE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS."THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS IN MULTIPLE FORM-FACTORS OR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND/OR THE ABILITY TO CUSTOMIZE AND CONFIGURE PARAMETERS SUCH AS INK COLOR, STROKE, ETC. ON A PER-STYLUS BASIS.PREDICTABLE - "I KNOW I CAN EXCEPT THE SAME EXPERIENCE FROM MY USI STYLUS EVERY TIME AND EVERYWHERE I USE IT."THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL USI CERTIFIED PRODUCTS.INTEROPERABLE - "I KNOW MY USI STYLUS IS GOING TO WORK ON ALL OF MY DEVICES."THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH CONSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROFILE REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL USI CERTIFIED PRODUCTS.TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS UPHOLD THIS BRAND PROMISE AND THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE USI BRAND, THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ENABLES MEASUREMENT OF ADHERENCE TO THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IN REAL PRODUCTS AND PROVIDES REASONABLE MEASURES OF ACCEPTABILITY.PRODUCTS THAT PASS THIS LEVEL OF ACCEPTABILITY ARE ADDED TO THE CERTIFICATION REGISTER AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO LICENSE THE USI CERTIFICATION MARK.THE USI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS A HIGH-LEVEL, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF A PRODUCT'S PERFORMANCE AND INTEROPERABILITY FROM AN END-USER PERSPECTIVE. THE TESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF REAL-WORLD USE OF A USI PRODUCT.THE USI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THOROUGH COMPONENT OR PRODUCT VALIDATION BY THE MANUFACTURER; IT DOES NOT FULLY EXERCISE THE ENTIRE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION, NOR DOES IT PROVIDE 'BIT-BY-BIT' TESTING OF EACH REGISTER, FUNCTION, COMMAND, FREQUENCY/TIMESLOT COMBINATION, CORNER-CASE SCENARIO, ETC. FURTHERMORE, IT DOES NOT TEST ANY PROPRIETARY, VENDOR-DEFINED EXTENSIONS.THE UNIVERSAL STYLUS INITIATIVE FINALIZED VERSION 2.0 OF THE USI STYLUS AND DEVICE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 2.0 ON NOVEMBER 30, 2021. VERSION 2.0 OF THE USI SPECIFICATION BUILDS UPON THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN VERSION 1.0, EXPANDING IT TO ENABLE SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEM INTEGRATION METHODOLOGIES AND END-USER REQUIREMENTS. THE SPECIFICATION IS THE ONLY OPEN STANDARD ACTIVE STYLUS SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS A SINGLE STYLUS TO BE USED ON MULTIPLE TOUCH ENABLED DEVICES. IT IS USED IN MILLIONS OF PRODUCTS AND STANDARD FOR GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS.PRESS RELEASE: GOOGLE AND AMAZON RELEASE TABLETS SUPPORTING USI 2.0 STYLUS.USI HAD 16 PRODUCTS CERTIFIED IN 2023 AS BEING COMPLIANT WITH THE USI STYLUS AND DEVICE SPECIFICATION.PRIMARY FOCUS IN 2023 WAS ON MARKETING AND GROWING MEMBER AND NEW MEMBER ENGAGEMENT.REGISTRATION OF NEW LOGO WITH USPTO | Desc |
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| Described In Section501c3 | 0 | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
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| Schedule B Required | 0 | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
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| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
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| Subject To Proxy Tax | Yes (1) | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
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| Donor Advised Fund | 0 | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
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| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasementsInd |
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| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArtInd |
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| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounselingInd |
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| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | 0 | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
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| Report Land Building Equipment | 0 | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
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| Report Investments Other Sec | 0 | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
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| Report Program Related Invst | 0 | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
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| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
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| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
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| Include FIN48 Footnote | 0 | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
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| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
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| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
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| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
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| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
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| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivitiesInd |
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| More Than5000 K To Org | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
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| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
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| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
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| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
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| Gaming Activities | 0 | GamingActivitiesInd |
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| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
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| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
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| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
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| Schedule J Required | 0 | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
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| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBondsInd |
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| Loan Outstanding | 0 | LoanOutstandingInd |
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| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
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| Business Rln With Org Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
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| Business Rln With Fam Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
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| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | 0 | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
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| Deductible Non Cash Contri | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
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| Deductible Art Contribution | 0 | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
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| Terminate Operations | 0 | TerminateOperationsInd |
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| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidationInd |
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| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntityInd |
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| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntityInd |
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| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
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| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
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| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
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| IRP Document | 4 | IRPDocumentCnt |
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| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
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| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (1) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
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| Employee | 0 | EmployeeCnt |
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| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | 0 | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
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| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
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| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
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| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
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| Nondeductible Contributions | 0 | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
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| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
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| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | 0 | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
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| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | 0 | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
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| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
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| Governing Body Voting Members | 5 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
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| Independent Voting Member | 5 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
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| Family Or Business Rln | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
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| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | Yes (1) | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
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| Change To Org Documents | 0 | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
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| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
|---|
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
|---|
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
|---|
| Decisions Subject To Approva | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
|---|
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (1) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
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| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (1) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
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| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
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| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChaptersInd |
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| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | 0 | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
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| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 0 | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
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| Whistleblower Policy | 0 | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
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| Document Retention Policy | 0 | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
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| Compensation Process CEO | 0 | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
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| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
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| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
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| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
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