Wireless Infrastructure Association Foundation EIN 54-1551099 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Wireless Infrastructure Association Foundation FY2021 filing

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Promotes education and research to advance the wireless communications industry. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $165K in revenue, $56K in expenses, and $480K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Arlington, VA
Website
wia.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$165KFY2021
Expenses
$56K
Net assets
$480K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  54-1551099 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Arlington, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Promotes education and research to advance the wireless communications industry.
Leadership
Jonathan Adelstein · Director/President of Wia
Money in and out
$165K revenue, $56K expenses
Bottom line
0% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$165K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$56K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$480K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $109K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Management & general $1.00
Program efficiency
0%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
108.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+66%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$165K
FY2021▲ +132%
Expenses
$56K
FY2021▼ -87%
Total assets
$510K
FY2021▲ +32%
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2021▲ ×21
Total revenue
$165K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$56K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$480K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$109K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$510K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWireless Infrastructure Association Foundation
EINHdr · item D54-1551099
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwia.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/President of Wia
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The wireless infrastructure association foundation encourages and promotes education and research in the wireless communications industry.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$155K · 94%
Investment income$10K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$155K
Investment income6%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$165K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Management & general $1.00
Management & general100%$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$480K
Months of cash on handcomputed35.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $509K · Operating expenses/yr $56K
108.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $56K
0%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $56K
100%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $56K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $108K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $155K · Total revenue $165K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $165K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $165K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $165K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $56K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $165K · Prior year $71K
+132%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $480K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $165K · Expenses $56K
+66%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $510K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $480K · Total assets $510K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $343K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $510K
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jonathan Adelstein · Reported title DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT OF WIA · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $56K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $56K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 100%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 132%
Investment management fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Law Rocks INCFY2021$57K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$57K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $465K · 2020–2024
Ignite WorldwideWA · FY2024$18,750
Ignite WorldwideWA · FY2023$6,250

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$54K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$99K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$165K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$71K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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