Totals
- Total revenue
- $108,695,173
- Total expenses
- $106,317,284
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $82,973,793
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $25,721,380
- Total assets, end of year
- $104,341,391
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,290,282
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $25,051,109
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- not reported
- Management and general expenses
- not reported
- Fundraising expenses
- not reported
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
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.
-
2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP INCOME
total $44,639,793 · related or exempt $44,639,793
-
2b · Program service revenue: REVENUE FROM AFFILIATE
total $38,334,000 · related or exempt $38,334,000
-
3 · Investment income
total $0
-
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
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
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
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $24,338,379 · excluded $24,338,379
-
11b · Other revenue: FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN
total $1,383,001 · excluded $1,383,001
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$25,721,380
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
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 $9,535,018
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $34,732,975
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $2,832,520
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,186,456
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $5,566,346
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $11,322,511
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $206,695
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $8,370,741
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,754,327
-
13 · Office expenses
total $6,336,549
-
14 · Information technology
total $5,873,255
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $6,799,560
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $303,975
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,279,218
-
23 · Insurance
total $0
-
24a · Other expenses: UK CORPORATE TAXES
total $516,037
-
24b · Other expenses: FINANCIAL EXPENSES
total $511,874
-
24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS
total $189,227
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $70,134,388 · end of year $82,535,474
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,564,404 · end of year $3,467,248
-
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 $5,088,488 · end of year $3,760,780
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$18,763,384
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,864,520
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,279,177 · end of year $10,898,864
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
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 $1,052,494 · end of year $2,261,033
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,011,354 · end of year $1,417,992
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $33,009,698 · end of year $34,563,419
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $12,368,379 · end of year $18,890,051
-
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 $26,469,181 · end of year $25,836,812
-
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $20,283,047 · end of year $25,051,109
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE GSMA IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION UNIFYING THE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND DELIVER INNOVATION FOUNDATIONAL TO POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIETAL CHANGE. ITS VISION IS TO UNLOCK THE FULL POWER OF CONNECTIVITY SO THAT PEOPLE, INDUSTRY, AND SOCIETY THRIVE. REPRESENTING MOBILE OPERATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM AND ADJACENT INDUSTRIES, THE GSMA DELIVERS FOR ITS MEMBERS ACROSS THREE BROAD PILLARS: CONNECTIVITY FOR GOOD, INDUSTRY SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS, AND OUTREACH. THE ORGANIZATION'S FOCUS INCLUDES ADVANCING POLICY, TACKLING TODAY'S BIGGEST SOCIETAL CHALLENGES, UNDERPINNING THE TECHNOLOGY AND INTEROPERABILITY THAT MAKE MOBILE WORK, AND PROVIDING THE WORLD'S LARGEST PLATFORM TO CONVENE THE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM AT THE MWC AND M360 SERIES OF EVENTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE GSMA IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION UNIFYING THE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND DELIVER INNOVATION FOUNDATIONAL TO POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS AND CHANGE.
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Technology - Shaping the mobile future generation in 5G, AI, Cloud, and IP communications through development of innovative technologies and commercial principals. Mobilising the internet of things to help operators add value and accelerate the capabilities of connected devices and adoption of mobile.
-
GSMA Open Gateway - Helps developers and cloud providers enhance and deploy services rapidly across operator networks via single points of access to the world's largest connectivity platform.
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Spectrum - Improving mobile coverage and connectivity to meet the future demands for 5G and enhanced mobile broadband services while ensuring timely and afforable access to identified spectrums bands.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Mats Granryd
Director General
- Total calculated
- $2,758,458
- From this org
- $2,758,458
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30 + 13 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $657,695
- Bonus
- $1,569,260
- Other
- $531,503
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $2,758,458
-
John Hoffman
CEO - GSMA Ltd
- Total calculated
- $1,865,095
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $1,851,895
- Other
- $13,200
- Hours/week
- 2 + 41 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $531,792 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $1,305,703 related
- Other
- $0 + $14,400 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $13,200 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $0 + $1,865,095 related
-
Louise Easterbrook
Chief Financial Officer
- Total calculated
- $1,374,723
- From this org
- $1,374,723
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 22 + 21 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $425,799
- Bonus
- $897,828
- Other
- $51,096
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $1,374,723
-
Alex Sinclair
Chief Technology Officer
- Total calculated
- $1,245,099
- From this org
- $1,245,099
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 38 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $392,990
- Bonus
- $804,950
- Other
- $47,159
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $1,245,099
-
John Giusti
Chief Regulatory Officer
- Total calculated
- $1,180,025
- From this org
- $1,180,025
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 38 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $368,049
- Bonus
- $767,810
- Other
- $44,166
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $1,180,025
-
Lara Dewar
Chief Marketing Officer
- Total calculated
- $743,685
- From this org
- $704,724
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,961
- Hours/week
- 38 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $324,677
- Bonus
- $380,047
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $38,961
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $743,685
-
Oonagh Stein
Finance Director
- Total calculated
- $486,611
- From this org
- $449,887
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,724
- Hours/week
- 20 + 22 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $306,037
- Bonus
- $143,850
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $36,724
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $486,611
-
Henry Calvert
Senior Director, Group Technol
- Total calculated
- $418,361
- From this org
- $382,560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,801
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $298,342
- Bonus
- $84,218
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $35,801
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $418,361
-
Julian Gorman
Head of Asia Pacific
- Total calculated
- $390,504
- From this org
- $364,492
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,012
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $286,445
- Bonus
- $78,047
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,012
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $390,504
-
Monique Cormier
General Counsel
- Total calculated
- $381,775
- From this org
- $375,607
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,168
- Hours/week
- 20 + 23 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $295,614
- Bonus
- $79,993
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,168
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $381,775
-
Alix Jagueneau
Head of External Affairs & Ind
- Total calculated
- $365,317
- From this org
- $337,031
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,286
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $257,148
- Bonus
- $79,883
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,286
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $365,317
-
Lizzie Chilton
People & Culture Director
- Total calculated
- $362,574
- From this org
- $340,105
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,469
- Hours/week
- 38 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,842
- Bonus
- $87,263
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,469
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $362,574
-
Ian Pannell
Chief Engineer
- Total calculated
- $352,687
- From this org
- $309,416
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,271
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,534
- Bonus
- $54,882
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $43,271
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $352,687
-
Richard Cockle
Head of Programme - Identity
- Total calculated
- $346,577
- From this org
- $308,233
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,344
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $239,648
- Bonus
- $68,585
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $38,344
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $346,577
-
Colin Bareham
General Manager, Membership
- Total calculated
- $340,401
- From this org
- $311,680
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,721
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $239,347
- Bonus
- $72,333
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,721
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $340,401
-
Luciana Camargos
Head of Spectrum
- Total calculated
- $332,930
- From this org
- $311,287
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,643
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $240,483
- Bonus
- $70,804
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,643
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $332,930
-
Alex Williams
IT & Information Security Dire
- Total calculated
- $271,162
- From this org
- $252,939
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,223
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $202,591
- Bonus
- $50,348
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,223
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $271,162
-
Ali Taha Koc
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allison Kirkby
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benedicte Fasmer
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruno Zerbib
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlos M Jarque
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dominique Leroy
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ernest Lawrence Cu
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
F Thaddeus Arroyo
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Frehiwot Tamru
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gopal Vittal
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hao Liqian
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hatem Dowidar
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe Russo
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kaan Terzioglu
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Makoto Takahashi
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marc Murtra
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margherita Della Valle
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mathew Oommen
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike Fries
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gao Tonqing
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Li Jun
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pietro Labriola
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ralph Mupita
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roberto Daniel Nobile
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Young Shub Kim
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1A
- Housing allowances are provided to employees residing in India.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
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.
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501(C)(6) · trade assoc · DE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by NA
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gsma for mobile development fdn inc
501(C)(3) · SUPPORT ORG · GA
Directly controlled by NA
-
501(C)(6) · trade assoc · DE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by NA
-
501(C)(6) · trade assoc · DE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by NA
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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GSMA MC LLC
ADVERTISING · GA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by GSMA Ltd
-
GSMC Event Project Management SL
Event Mgmt · SP · income $5,885,633 · assets $1,189,896
Directly controlled by GSMA Ltd
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GSM Conference Services LTD
Conferences · UK · income $12,209,988 · assets $624,683
Directly controlled by GSMA Ltd
-
GSMA (SHANGHAI) Co LTD
event mgmt · CH · income $11,908,634 · assets $8,374,716
Directly controlled by GSMA Ltd
-
GSMA 4YFN Event MGT Spain
Event Mgmt · SP · income $5,928,993 · assets $9,400,189
Directly controlled by GSMA LTD
-
GSMA Advisory Services LTD
Event MGMT · UK · income $17,729,791 · assets $7,981,645
Directly controlled by GSMA LTD
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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GSMA SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE Limited
C CORP · DIGITAL ADVOC · IN · 100% owned · share of income $1,326,919 · share of assets $1,916,581
Directly controlled by GSM ASSOCIATION
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GSMA SRL
C Corp · Digital Advoc · AR · 100% owned · share of income $489,775 · share of assets $2,356,651
Directly controlled by GSM Association
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202501359349304980
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