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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MYWIRELESS ORG.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,642,424
Total expenses
$1,382,159
Contributions and grants received
$1,382,400
Grants paid
$865,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$260,024
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,194,521
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,588
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,136,933
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,354,741
Management and general expenses
$27,418
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,354,741

Program services were 98.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,382,400

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $250,157 · excluded $250,157

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,784,600

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,774,733

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,867

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,867 · excluded $9,867

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $865,000 · program services $865,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,564 · management and general $2,564

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,375 · management and general $16,375

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,072 · management and general $5,072

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $168,414 · program services $168,414

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,709 · management and general $2,709

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,284 · program services $15,284

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,467 · program services $18,769 · management and general $698

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: EMAIL ACQUISITIONS

    total $287,073 · program services $287,073

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $201 · program services $201

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,580,614 · end of year $2,685,622

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,374 · end of year $27,047

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,757 · end of year $28,716

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,138,737 · end of year $3,353,136

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,642 · end of year $56,275

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,025 · end of year $1,313

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,852,815 · end of year $6,136,933

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MYWIRELESS IS DEVOTED TO GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY, EDUCATE AND PERSUADE MOBILE WIRELESS CONSUMERS TO CONTACT POLICYMAKERS ON WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS THAT AFFECT THEM AS CONSUMERS. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE DEDICATED TO WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION ISSUES, DEVELOPS A NETWORK OF BUSINESS, CIVIC AND OPINION LEADERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, MAINTAINS A BROAD COALITION OF CONSUMER ALLIES ORGANIZED AROUND COMMON GOALS AND RECRUITS CONSUMER ALLIES TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND MAINTAIN A STRONG CONSUMER ACTIVIST MOVEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • ADVOCACY - MYWIRELESS REACHED OUT TO NATIONAL AND STATE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMER ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH MULTIPLE ONLINE ADVOCACY AND MEDIA SOURCES ON ISSUES AFFECTING WIRELESS CONSUMERS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND IN VARIOUS STATES, REQUESTING THAT THEY CONTACT THEIR NATIONALLY AND STATEWIDE ELECTED POLICYMAKERS, RESULTING IN PHONE, EMAIL AND LETTER CONTACTS TO THOSE NATIONALLY AND STATE ELECTED POLICYMAKERS.

    Expenses $883,869 · Grants $865,000

  • COALITION BUILDING - THROUGH ADVOCACY OUTREACH CHANNELS DURING 2024 MYWIRELESS ADDED A NUMBER OF NEW INDIVIDUAL WIRELESS CONSUMERS TO ITS DATABASE, AND MAINTAINED PAST THIRD PARTY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ENLISTING THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL NEW NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATION COALITION PARTNERS. AT THE END OF 2024 MYWIRELESS HAD WORKED ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUE EFFORTS WITH STATE AND NATIONAL COALITION PARTNERS, WHILE KEEPING AMERICAN WIRELESS CONSUMERS INFORMED OF ISSUES AFFECTING THEM.

    Expenses $470,872

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Meredith A Baker

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $6,240,526
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $6,132,509
    Other
    $108,017
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,828,140 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,581,371 related
    Other
    $0 + $2,722,998 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $64,037 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $6,240,526 related

  • Bradley Gillen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,920,276
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,827,807
    Other
    $92,469
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $863,492 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $964,315 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,489 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,920,276 related

  • Rocco Carlitti

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $994,816
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $908,635
    Other
    $86,181
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $666,872 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $241,763 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,201 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $994,816 related

  • Thomas C Power

    SECRETARY (UNTIL 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $920,830
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $845,336
    Other
    $75,494
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $653,709 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $191,627 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $31,514 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $920,830 related

  • Jamie Hastings

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $913,638
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $832,167
    Other
    $81,471
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $641,956 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $190,211 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $40,713 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $40,758 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $913,638 related

  • Umair Javed

    SECRETARY (AS OF 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $729,629
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $637,366
    Other
    $92,263
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $572,566 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $64,800 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,283 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $729,629 related

  • Sarah Yi

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $283,489
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $236,796
    Other
    $46,693
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,998 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $30,798 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $28,051 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,642 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $283,489 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION ("THE ASSOCIATION"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION, PAYS THE COMPENSATION OF MYWIRELESS'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. AS SUCH, THE REVIEW OF ALL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS PERFORMED BY CTIA. THE FOLLOWING ARE METHODS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION: - BOARD CHAIRPERSON: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, COMPENSATION SURVEY AND APPROVAL BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. - PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS: COMPENSATION SURVEY
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B:
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN FROM CTIA. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III) BECAME VESTED AND WAS PAID OUT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024: MEREDITH A. BAKER - $2,722,998

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513149349302856

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