Gps Innovation Alliance
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What it says it does
THE GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE RECOGNIZES THE EVER INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) AND OTHER GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING GPS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF GPS.
- Income
- $785,090
- Spending
- $766,897
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $281,232, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- BOLSTER GPSIA'S PRESENCE AND VOICE ON CAPITOL HILL TAILORED BRIEFINGS DIRECTLY CONNECTED STATE/DISTRICT INTERESTS WITH GPSIA/MEMBER COMPANY INTERESTS: HELD 40 VIRTUAL/IN PERSON MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS/OFFICES. 24 OFFICES ATTENDED THE GPSIA BRIEFING TO THE WORLD CUP 2026 CAUCUS. HELD THREE VIRTUAL CALLS WITH STAFF FROM THREE COMMITTEES. DISSEMINATED GPSIA STATEMENTS, OP-EDS, LETTERS/MEMOS TO STAFF. ADVOCATED FOR CONGRESS TO FUND TWO GPS IIIF SATELLITES IN FY25 NDAA: -TWO SENATORS (BIPARTISAN) SIGNED THE GPSIA-DRAFTED "DEAR COLLEAGUE" LETTER OUTLINING IMPACTS OF FUNDING ONE GPS IIIF SATELLITE IN FY25. THE SENATE SUPPORTED FUNDING TWO SATELLITES IN FY25. -DRAFTED RECLAMA MEMO OUTLINING IMPACTS OF FUNDING ONE GPS IIIF SATELLITE IN FY25. DISSEMINATED TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE/PERSONAL OFFICE STAFF. INITIATED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GPSIA INTERESTS FOR FY26 NDAA: DRAFTED MEMO ADVOCATING GPS AND LEO PNT BE PLACED ON THE DEFENSE MODERNIZATION CAUCUS AGENDA. DISSEMINATED IT TO CAUCUS CHAIR, CO-CHAIR STAFF, AND OTHER MEMBER OFFICES, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL CALLS WITH OFFICES/STAFF. GARNERING CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR ITAR CHANGES: PROVIDED DRAFT LETTER TO SEN. DUCKWORTH'S (SASC, CST, SFRC, CO-CHAIR GPS CAUCUS) STAFF THAT WOULD EXPRESS HER SUPPORT FOR REMOVING ADAPTIVE ANTENNAS FROM THE U.S. MUNITIONS LIST/INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS. FACILITATED CALL BETWEEN HER STAFF AND PNT ADVISORY BOARD CO-CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. ISSUED STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR AND INTRODUCED GPS-RELATED LANGUAGE FOR REP. CURTIS AND REP. AGUILAR -SPONSORED RESOLUTION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 20 AS NATIONAL GIS DAY. IDENTIFIED CONGRESSIONAL LANGUAGE OF INTEREST FOR MEMBER COMPANIES. IDENTIFIED CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE GPS CAUCUS REPRESENTATION. PROMOTE GPSIA INTERESTS WITH INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH GPSIA SUBMITTED RESPONSES TO FCC AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE REQUESTS FOR COMMENT: -FCC OET SEEKS COMMENT ON KONTUR, AS PETITION FOR WAIVER (AUGUST) -FCC OET SEEKS COMMENT ON NEXTNAV PETITION FOR RULEMAKING (SEPTEMBER) -DEPARTMENT OF STATE: U.S. MUNITIONS LIST CATEGORIES IV AND XV (NOVEMBER) BRIEFING OUTLINED GPSIA'S FY25, FY26 INTERESTS FOR OMB NATIONAL SECURITY AND OMB TRANSPORTATION TEAMS. (OCTOBER) AT OMB NATIONAL SECURITY'S REQUEST, ARRANGED FOR SCOTT BURGETT AND STEVE BARUCH TO SPEAK ABOUT L-BAND AND ITU PROCESSES. (NOVEMBER) ALSO PROMOTED GPSIA MEMBER INTERESTS AND EXCHANGED INFORMATION WITH: FCC (COMMISSIONER SIMINGTON, CHAIR CHIEF OF STAFF); DEPARTMENT OF STATE (US COORDINATOR FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, OES/SAT); DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (SPACEWERX, SAF/CMD, 2SOPS, JOINT STAFF J-8); DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE, NOAA, NIST, BEA); DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. MONITORED NTIA'S NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES: STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE RECRUITMENT GPSIA WELCOMED TRUSTPOINT AS ITS NEWEST MEMBER AND ACCESSOS AS ITS NEWEST AFFILIATE. (SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER) ENHANCED MEMBER AND AFFILIATE ENGAGEMENT: -VISITED AND MET WITH KEY LEADERS AT TRIMBLE, LOCKHEED MARTIN, (FEBRUARY) AND GARMIN. (SEPTEMBER) -ORGANIZED MEETINGS AND PROVIDED BACKGROUND INFORMATION/CONTEXT REGARDING PRIORITY GPSIA DISCUSSION TOPICS TO EASE TRUSTPOINT'S PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS AND EVENTS. -PROVIDED "GPSIA 101" BRIEFING TO DEERE & COMPANY'S NEW SENIOR COUNSEL. -INVITED MEMBER COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES. -CONDUCTED CHECK-IN CALLS TO IMPROVE GPSIA PROCESSES, LEARN WHAT IS GOING WELL, AND WHERE I CAN IMPROVE OR EXPAND GPSIA ENGAGEMENT. -UPDATED GPSIA MEETING PARTICIPANT LISTS, CREATED NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR EACH COLLECTIVE, AND ISSUED NEW MEETING INVITATIONS. -CONTINUED MONTHLY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND BIWEEKLY TECH TEAM, POLICY COMMITTEE, AND LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY CALLS TO COLLABORATE, PLAN, EXECUTE, AND PROMOTE GPSIA MEMBER COMPANIES' PRIORITIES AND INTERESTS AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGING ISSUES. -EXPLORED FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH GPSIA AFFILIATES NENA: THE 9 -1 -1 ASSOCIATION, NSPS/USGEO/SEUA, AND ACCESSOS. REVISED BY-LAWS TO REFLECT NEWLY ESTABLISHED MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA. (SMALL GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED MAY/JUNE AND ADOPTED BY EXCOM; BY-LAWS UPDATED SEPTEMBER.) EXPANDED OUTREACH TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES CONSISTENT WITH NEW, EXCOM-APPROVED CRITERIA: -PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS: BROADCOM, QUALCOMM, SAMSUNG, SONY, BOEING, RAYTHEON, BAE, GM, FORD, HOPTROFF, ELARA, ONX. -NEW AFFILIATE: WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT THE ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION (AAI) IS GPSIA'S NEWEST AFFILIATE IN JANUARY 2025. -ADDED NEW "MEMBERSHIP" TAB TO GPSIA WEB SITE, WITH UPDATED "JOIN GPSIA FOR THESE BENEFITS" PAPER. ENHANCE GPSIA'S EXTERNAL MESSAGING AND ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZED/PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS TO FEATURE MEMBER COMPANIES, GPSIA: -PARTICIPATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE NG9-1-1 CAPITOL HILL TECH SHOWCASE: GPSIA, GARMIN, AND LOCKHEED MARTIN HIGHLIGHTED GPS/GNSS SUPPORT TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. INVITED MULTIPLE STAFFERS TO ATTEND. (FEBRUARY) -INTERVIEWED FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION FORUM'S "BEYOND THE RADIO DIAL" PODCAST" ON GPS AND SPECTRUM, HIGHLIGHTING MEMBER COMPANY PRODUCTS/SERVICES. (MARCH) -PANELIST FOR FCBA CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION WEBINAR, "EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND SCS" DISCUSSING GPS' ROLE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES. (MAY) -WITH CSIS, ORGANIZED "WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF GPS JAMMING AND SPOOFING ON CIVILIANS?" WEBCAST, FEATURING SENATE CST STAFFER, AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE, GPSIA, AND MODERATED BY CSIS. (SEPTEMBER) -ORGANIZED AND MODERATED PNT + GIS PANEL AT THE ECONOMIST'S SPACE ECONOMY SUMMIT FEATURING GARMIN, TRIMBLE, TRUSTPOINT, AND A GIS EXPERT. (DECEMBER) INTRODUCED GPSIA MEMBER COMPANIES TO A NEW AUDIENCE AND GENERATED INTEREST IN MEMBERSHIP. DRAFTED AND SUBMITTED AWARD NOMINATIONS TO ELEVATE PROFILES OF: -2SOPS, FOR A DENVER BRONCOS "SALUTE TO SERVICE" MOMENT. (JUNE) -APPLE'S "MESSAGES VIA SATELLITE," FOR VIA SATELLITE 2024 TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR A
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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