Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $35K paid to officers and key staff.
Jack Daniels’s $15K as Controller is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 115 <$100K science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Byrne | $10,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $62,407 | $153,041 | $177,465 |
| Jack Daniels | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,500 | $23,000 | $44,000 | $61,000 |
| Richard Hawkins | $10,000 | $21,500 | $14,000 | $51,336 | $28,250 | $40,250 |
| Mohammad Shakouri | — | $7,000 | — | $15,000 | $21,750 | $36,000 |
| Oksana Davis | — | — | — | — | $6,120 | $6,743 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Programs and updates
Certifies global interoperability for wireless broadband technology and promotes its adoption.
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Marketing & Member Services
Tradeshows - through the WiMAX Forum congress event series of global tradeshows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX Ecosystem.
Certification & Work Groups
Regulatory Working Group - to promote worldwide access to spectrum Fit for Purpose for WiMAX Forum Certified Systems with sufficient harmonization of frequency ranges to facilitate significant economies of scale.
Events
the WiMAX Forum hosts 3-4 Face-to-Face events each year. These are for members to come together in the various work groups and work on previously set goals. The WiMAX Board also conducts its meetings at most of these events. Members all pay a fee to attend these events.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $70K | $26K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2024 | $110K | $21K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2023 | $110K | $19K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 | $148K | $10K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | $284K | $440K | −$156K | $140K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $300K | $503K | −$203K | $296K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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