GSM MOU ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: GSM MOU ASSOCIATION (EIN 98-0506316)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-05-14
IRS object ID: 202641349349308644
Schema version: 2025v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-14T14:06:24-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITH & HOWARD ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	271 17TH STREET NW SUITE 2100	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30363	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	980506316	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GSM ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% OONAGH STEIN	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	GSMA	BusinessNameControlTxt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 Angel Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONDON	CityNm
Province Or State	ENGLAND	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	UK	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	EC4R 3AB	ForeignPostalCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	louise easterbrook	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6782816616	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ANDREW A HEDRICH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01770437	PTIN
Phone	4048746244	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LOUISE EASTERBROOK	PrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 Angel Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONDON	CityNm
Province Or State	ENGLAND	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	UK	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	EC4R 3AB	ForeignPostalCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$140,769,578	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.GSMA.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile Country	SZ	LegalDomicileCountryCd
Activity Or Mission	THE GSMA IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION UNIFYING THE MOBILE ECOSYSTEM TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND DELIVER INNOVATION FOUNDATIONAL TO POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS AND CHANGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$82,973,793	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$112,646,851	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$25,721,380	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,122,727	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$108,695,173	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$140,769,578	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$56,853,315	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$70,719,982	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$49,463,969	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$65,548,533	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$106,317,284	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$136,268,515	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,377,889	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,501,063	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$104,341,391	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$98,876,146	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$79,290,282	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$68,018,925	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$25,051,109	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$30,857,221	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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. THIS ACTIVITY 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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	AR	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	IN	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	OONAGH STEIN	PersonNm
Phone	2073560600	PhoneNum

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 Angel Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONDON	CityNm
Province Or State	ENGLAND	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	UK	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	EC4R 3AB	ForeignPostalCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Mats Granryd
DIRECTOR GENERAL(THRU 3/2025)	30.0	13.0	Yes (X)	$3,026,701	$0	$40,367
John Hoffman
CEO - GSMA LTD	2.0	41.0	Yes (X)	$0	$1,704,052	$13,200
Louise Easterbrook
Chief Financial Officer	22.0	21.0	Yes (X)	$1,165,909	$0	$48,892
Alex Sinclair
Chief Technology Officer	38.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$1,065,096	$0	$45,124
John Giusti
Chief Regulatory Officer	38.0	4.0	Yes (X)	$1,000,221	$0	$42,261
Vivek Badrinath
Director General(AS OF 4/2025)	30.0	13.0	Yes (X)	$786,198	$0	$47,170
Lara Dewar
Chief Marketing Officer	38.0	2.0		$778,141	$0	$42,038	Yes (X)
Oonagh Stein
Finance Director	20.0	22.0		$451,244	$0	$42,661	Yes (X)
Henry Calvert
Senior Director, Group Technol	40.0	0.0		$375,366	$0	$34,257		Yes (X)
Monique Cormier
General Counsel	20.0	23.0		$399,854	$0	$7,795	Yes (X)
Julian Gorman
Head of Asia Pacific	40.0	0.0		$384,802	$0	$2,299		Yes (X)
Alix Jagueneau
Head of Programme - Identity	40.0	0.0		$368,889	$0	$16,483		Yes (X)
Lizzie Chilton
People & Culture Director	38.0	2.0		$337,949	$0	$28,287	Yes (X)
Colin Bareham
General Manager, Membership	40.0	0.0		$334,294	$0	$30,990	Yes (X)
Laszlo Toth
Head of Europe	40.0	0.0		$363,891	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Luciana Camargos
Head of Spectrum	40.0	0.0		$306,095	$0	$29,350		Yes (X)
Alex Williams
IT & Information Security Dire	40.0	0.0		$261,254	$0	$22,370	Yes (X)
Ali Taha Koc
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Allison Kirkby
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Benedicte Fasmer
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Bruno Zerbib
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Carl Cruz
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Carlos M Jarque
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Dominique Leroy
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Frehiwot Tamru
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Gopal Vittal
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Hao Liqian
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Hatem Dowidar
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Joe Russo
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Kaan Terzioglu
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Makoto Takahashi
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Marc Murtra
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Margherita Della Valle
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Mathew Oommen
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Matthias Budde
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Mike Fries
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Gao Tonqing
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Huang Zhiyong
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Pietro Labriola
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Ralph Mupita
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Roberto Daniel Nobile
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Young Shub Kim
Board of Directors	1.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$11,405,904	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$1,704,052	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$493,544	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	258	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PROJECT PEOPLE
WHITEFRIARS LEWINS MEAD	BRISTOL	0	UK	BS1 2NT	RECRUITING & CONTRAC	$15,039,930
Fluent CX Limited
THE MINISTER BUILDING GREAT TOWER	LONDON	0	UK	EC3R 7AG	IT development	$1,714,906
Microsoft
MICROSOFT CAMPUS THAMES VALLEY PAR	READING	BERKSHIRE	UK	RG6 1WG	Software provsion &	$1,610,525
Dawson Andrews Limited
17A ALEXANDER HOUSE ORMEAU AVENUE	BELFAST	0	UK	BT2 8HD	Software development	$1,560,346
Golin Limited
99 CLIFTON STREET	LONDON	0	UK	EC2A 4LG	Public Relations	$1,152,174

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	89	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP INCOME	900099	$46,736,851	$46,736,851
REVENUE FROM AFFILIATE	900099	$65,910,000	$65,910,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$112,646,851	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$28,122,727	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,122,727	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$28,122,727	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$140,769,578	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$112,646,851	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$28,122,727	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,004,818	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,747,958	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,307,670	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,978,637	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,680,899	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,639,299	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,542	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,228,339	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,494,713	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,817,138	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,556,546	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,604,503	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,150,856	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,365	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,568,490	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
FINANCIAL EXPENSES	$1,210,248
UK CORPORATE TAXES	$940,417
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$649,317
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPENSE	$12,966

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,794	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,268,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,535,474	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,759,863	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,467,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,708,217	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,760,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,407,793	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$18,984,308	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$10,160,618	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,898,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,823,690	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,261,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,107,553	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,417,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,069,030	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,341,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,876,146	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,563,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,596,631	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,890,051	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,055,039	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,836,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,367,255	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,290,282	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,018,925	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,051,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,857,221	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,051,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,857,221	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,341,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,876,146	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,501,063	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$175,424	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,480,473	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (true)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,606,740	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,848,365	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,758,375	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,466,177	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,022,520	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,443,657	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,911,391	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,289,733	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,621,658	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,823,690	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO AFFILIATE	$13,684,447
TAXES PAYABLE	$682,808

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$14,367,255	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	2	533	Program Services	Member Support	$51,646,591
Middle East and North Africa	1	1	Program Services	Member Support	$1,294,188
East Asia and the Pacific	2	51	Program Services	Member Support	$1,954,088
South America	1	12	Program Services	Member Support	$193,085
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	29	Program Services	Member Support	$1,800,210
North America	0	0	Program Services	Member Support	$77,559

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	7	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	626	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	7	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	626	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$56,965,721	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$56,965,721	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mats Granryd
DIRECTOR GENERAL(THRU 3/2025)	$158,235	$0	$2,779,513	$0	$88,953	$0	$40,367	$0	$0	$0	$3,067,068	$0	$0	$0
Vivek Badrinath
Director General(AS OF 4/2025)	$649,393	$0	$0	$0	$136,805	$0	$47,170	$0	$0	$0	$833,368	$0	$0	$0
Louise Easterbrook
Chief Financial Officer	$407,431	$0	$758,478	$0	$0	$0	$48,892	$0	$0	$0	$1,214,801	$0	$0	$0
Alex Sinclair
Chief Technology Officer	$376,038	$0	$689,058	$0	$0	$0	$45,124	$0	$0	$0	$1,110,220	$0	$0	$0
John Giusti
Chief Regulatory Officer	$352,172	$0	$648,049	$0	$0	$0	$42,261	$0	$0	$0	$1,042,482	$0	$0	$0
Lara Dewar
Chief Marketing Officer	$310,671	$0	$467,470	$0	$0	$0	$42,038	$0	$0	$0	$820,179	$0	$0	$0
Oonagh Stein
Finance Director	$315,275	$0	$135,969	$0	$0	$0	$42,661	$0	$0	$0	$493,905	$0	$0	$0
Monique Cormier
General Counsel	$307,477	$0	$92,377	$0	$0	$0	$7,795	$0	$0	$0	$407,649	$0	$0	$0
Lizzie Chilton
People & Culture Director	$258,720	$0	$79,229	$0	$0	$0	$28,287	$0	$0	$0	$366,236	$0	$0	$0
Colin Bareham
General Manager, Membership	$229,022	$0	$105,272	$0	$0	$0	$30,990	$0	$0	$0	$365,284	$0	$0	$0
Alex Williams
IT & Information Security Dire	$212,420	$0	$48,834	$0	$0	$0	$22,370	$0	$0	$0	$283,624	$0	$0	$0
Henry Calvert
Senior Director, Group Technol	$285,472	$0	$89,894	$0	$0	$0	$34,257	$0	$0	$0	$409,623	$0	$0	$0
Julian Gorman
Head of Asia Pacific	$295,638	$0	$89,164	$0	$0	$0	$2,299	$0	$0	$0	$387,101	$0	$0	$0
Luciana Camargos
Head of Spectrum	$233,635	$0	$72,460	$0	$0	$0	$29,350	$0	$0	$0	$335,445	$0	$0	$0
Laszlo Toth
Head of Europe	$281,336	$0	$82,555	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$363,891	$0	$0	$0
Alix Jagueneau
Head of Programme - Identity	$258,795	$0	$109,880	$0	$214	$0	$16,483	$0	$0	$0	$385,372	$0	$0	$0
John Hoffman
CEO - GSMA LTD	$0	$532,052	$0	$1,141,109	$0	$30,891	$0	$13,200	$0	$0	$0	$1,717,252	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Housing allowances are provided to employees residing in India.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I	PHONE NUMBER: +44 (207)356-0600 GSMA's financial statements are presented in British Pounds. The amounts reported on Part X of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the conversion rate at 12/31/25 of 1.3387 USD per GBP. The amounts reported on Part VIII and Part IX of the Form 990 were converted from British Pounds to US Dollars using the average conversion rate for the calendar year ended 12/31/25 of 1.3182 USD per GBP. The foreign currency conversion results in an adjusting item to the organization's change in net assets for the period which is reported on Form 990, Part XI, line 9. The financial statements were compiled following international financial reporting standards and received an unqualified audit opinion.
Part III, Line 4d	Future Networks - placing mobile networks at the heart of the all-IP broadband era, enabling secure, smart, interoperable and seamless IP-based communications services. Other program services offered by the association include: Mobile Money Regulatory Modernisation
Part VI, Line 2	Four DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY, Mats Granyrd, John Hoffman, LOUISE EASTERBROOK, AND Monique Cormier SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DURING THE TAX YEAR.
Part VI, Line 6	GSMA has Operator Member, Industry Member, Sector Member, and Rapporteur membership categories. Only Operator Members have voting rights. Industry Members and Rapporteurs do not have any voting rights. The number of votes allocated to a Member is proportionate to the amount of the annual Dues which a Member has paid. Operator members have the following powers: The ratification every two years of the Board in its entirety; the dismissal of the Chairman, individual members of the Board or the Director General, and certain fundamental transactions.
Part VI, Lines 7a & 7b	Every two years, the GSMA conducts an election process to appoint the 25-member board. Director General of GSMA serves as a non-voting member of the board. Thirteen seats on the Board are reserved for the thirteen largest mobile operators, based on wireless connections and fixed line connections. The remaining 12 seats are selected by the board based on a number of criteria contained in the GSMA's governance documents. The resulting slate of 25 Board members is presented to the members for ratification.
Part VI, Line 11b	THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.
Part VI, Line 12c	Directors and officers are required to execute annual written certifications of compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Any exceptions must be disclosed and reviewed by the organization. The directors and officers have certified their compliance with the policy for this tax year.
Part VI, Lines 15a & b	GSMA's human resources staff and compensation committee perform benchmarking studies to determine all officer compensation packages. These studies utilize external data on each element of the packages including base salary, incentive compensation, and benefit programs. Remuneration of the CEO is determined by the non-executive chairman after deliberation with the studies.
Part VI, Line 19	GSMA maintains public disclosure copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements at its principal office. These copies are available upon a written or in-person request for access.
Part XI, Line 9	1,480,473 Foreign Currency Conversion Adjustment
Part XII, Line 1	GSM Association's financial statements (and thus the Form 990) have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
GSMC Event Project Management SL
AV R Maria Cristina	Palau De Congressos	Fira Barcelona	SP	08004	981139995	Event Mgmt	SP	$6,604,943	$1,523,918	GSMA Ltd LLC
GSM Conference Services LTD
1 Angel Lane	London	England	UK	EC4R 3AB	981139992	Conferences	UK	$13,670,880	$843,140	GSMA Ltd LLC
GSMA (SHANGHAI) Co LTD
1801 18/f KERRY PARKSIDE OFFICES	FANGDIAN ROAD	Shanghai	CH	201204		event mgmt	CH	$11,172,666	$5,160,948	GSMA Ltd LLC
GSMA 4YFN Event MGT Spain
AV R Maria Cristina	Palau De Congressos	Fira Barcelona	SP	08004		Event Mgmt	SP	$6,099,390	$11,202,874	GSMA LTD LLC
GSMA Advisory Services LTD
1 Angel Lane	LONDON	England	UK	EC4R 3AB		Event MGMT	UK	$20,071,929	$12,161,507	GSMA SERVICE
GSMA LTD LLC QFC BRANCH
1 ANGEL LANE	LONDON	ENGLAND	UK	EC4R 3A		TRADE ASSOC	UK	$0	$0	GSMA LTD LLC

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GSMA Ltd LLC
3445 PEACHTREE ROAD SUITE 910	ATLANTA	GA	30326	204991061	trade assoc	DE	501(C)(6)	N/A	NA	Yes (true)
GSMA FOR MOBILE DEVELOPMENT FDN INC
3445 PEACHTREE ROAD SUITE 910	ATLANTA	GA	30326	371552838	SUPPORT ORG	GA	501(C)(3)	TYPE 1	NA	false
GSMA SERVICES LLC
3445 PEACHTREE ROAD SUITE 910	ATLANTA	GA	30326	365008209	trade assoc	DE	501(C)(6)	N/A	NA	Yes (true)
GSMA VENTURES LLC
3445 PEACHTREE ROAD SUITE 910	ATLANTA	GA	30326	384206894	trade assoc	DE	501(C)(6)	N/A	NA	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GSMA SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE Limited
11th Floor 18-20 Hindustan Times	KG Marg NEW DELHI	IN	110001	DIGITAL ADVOC	IN	GSM ASSOCIATION	C CORP	$2,432,001	$682,930	1.00000	false
GSMA SRL
Av Libertador 6810 15th Floor	Autonomous City of Buenos Aires	AR		Digital Advoc	AR	GSM Association	C Corp	$3,750,863	$559,641	1.00000	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (13 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
O	$10,564,331	Cost
GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
Q	$725,042	Cost
GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
D	$8,317,167	Cost
GSMA LTD LLC
E	$13,684,447	Cost
GSMA LTD LLC
P	$3,307,399	Cost
GSMA LTD LLC
S	$32,955,000	Cost
GSMA LTD LLC
Q	$25,652,928	Cost
GSMA LTD LLC
O	$1,033,546	Cost
GSMA Services LLC
O	$938,379	Cost
GSMA Services LLC
P	$1,230,968	Cost
GSMA Services LLC
D	$9,941,603	Cost
GSMA VENTURES LLC
Q	$1,858,189	Cost
GSMA VENTURES LLC
S	$32,955,000	Cost

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PART I

GSMA MC, LLC WAS DISSOLVED DURING 2025.

PART V

GSMA SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & GSMA SRL ARE WHOLLY OWNED SUBISIDIARES OF GSM ASSOCIATION, AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE R, PART IV. THE ACTIVITY OF THESE SUBSIDIARIES IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS OF GSM ASSOCIATION. GSM ASSOCIATION IS A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS WORLDWIDE INCOME ON THE 990. THEREFORE, THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GSM ASSOCIATION AND THESE SUBSIDIARES ARE NOT REPORTED SEPARATELY ON SCHEDULE R, PART V.