WI-FI ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: WI-FI ALLIANCE (EIN 77-0519808)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-14
IRS object ID: 202313189349309896
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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	2023-11-14T13:29:14-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742920819	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1005 LA POSADA DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78752	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	770519808	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WI-FI ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WI-F	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5124989434	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10900-A STONELAKE BOULEVARD STE 19	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78759	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN ROBINSON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5124989434	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KEVIN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ROBINSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RENAE DUNCAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01257722	PTIN
Phone	5123462086	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-13	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KEVIN ROBINSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10900-A STONELAKE BOULEVARD STE 195	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78759	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$18,339,553	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WI-FI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE MULTI-VENDOR INTEROPERABILITY FOR MARKETS INCLUDING THE ENTERPRISE, SMALL OFFICE, AND HOME AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPMENT, ADOPTION AND USE OF WI-FI TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RELATING THERETO.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	58	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	28	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,108,405	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$18,506,357	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$18,221,066	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$215,039	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$285,028	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$47,659	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$166,541	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$19,782,142	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$18,339,553	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	$11,092,394	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,279,983	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,624,662	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$9,292,415	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$19,717,056	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$21,572,398	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$65,086	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,232,845	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$27,634,772	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$28,741,988	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,469,348	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,192,861	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$18,165,424	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,549,127	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	-FOSTERING HIGHLY-EFFECTIVE GLOBAL COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBER COMPANIES-DELIVERING EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY EXPERIENCES THROUGH INTEROPERABILITY-EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY AND DRIVING INNOVATION-PROMOTING THE ADOPTION OF OUR TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE-ADVOCATING FOR FAIR WORLDWIDE SPECTRUM RULES-LEADING, DEVELOPING, AND EMBRACING INDUSTRY-AGREED STANDARDS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	DEFINES INNOVATIVE, STANDARDS-BASED WI-FI TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS, CERTIFIES PRODUCTS THAT MEET QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, SECURITY, AND CAPABILITY STANDARDS, PROVIDES INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCATES GLOBALLY FOR FAIR SPECTRUM RULES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEVELOPMENT OF A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (WI-FI CERTIFIED TM) WHICH PROVIDES A WIDELY-RECOGNIZED DESIGNATION OF INTEROPERABILITY AND QUALITY AND HELPS TO ENSURE THAT WI-FI ENABLED PRODUCTS DELIVER THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT MEMBER MEETINGS AND FORUMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	58	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	HK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	TW	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CH	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DANIEL PETERMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5124989434	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10900-A STONELAKE BOULEVARD STE 195	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78759	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
AMER HASSAN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDY DAVIDSON
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL CARNEY
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SZYMANSKI
MARKETING ADVISOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR ANDREW MYLES
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR CARLOS CORDEIRO
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HANGYU CHO
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HIDEYUKI SUZUKI
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IAN SHERLOCK
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN BRUNER
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LIAM QUINN JAN-JUL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKA KASSLIN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEIYING ZHU
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRABODH VARSHNEY
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROLF DE VEGT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAMI SUSIAHO
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANG KIM
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SIMON ELLIS
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SK YONG
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN PALM
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WEN TONG
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YONG LIU
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MANISH KUMAR
REGULATORY ADVISOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALBERT GARCIA
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GIBEON KIM
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARPREET NARULA
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRABHU LOGANATHAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SRINIVAS KANDALA
TECHNICAL ADVISOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GINO DION
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX ROYTBLAT
VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE REGULATORY AFFAIR	40.00		$362,399	$0	$26,832	Yes (X)
DANIEL PETERMAN
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		$206,461	$0	$20,851	Yes (X)
EDGAR FIGUEROA
FORMER CEO, ADVISOR TO CEO	40.00		$737,831	$0	$34,288	Yes (X)
KEVIN ROBINSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		$314,018	$0	$41,243	Yes (X)
GAURAV JAIN
SENIOR DIRECTOR WI-FI TECHNOLOGIES	40.00		$303,294	$0	$22,943	Yes (X)
MAUREEN GALLAGHER
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	40.00		$218,312	$0	$22,297	Yes (X)
LAKSHMI NARAYANA MUKKAPATI
DIRECTOR, SQA & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING	40.00		$257,617	$0	$39,098		Yes (X)
HARSH MADHIWALLA
MANAGER, ENGINEERING - WIFI TECHNOLOGIES	40.00		$232,087	$0	$37,265		Yes (X)
TASHENG LIN
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER	40.00		$209,240	$0	$28,748		Yes (X)
KENDRA HARRINGTON
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT	40.00		$220,662	$0	$25,947		Yes (X)
TINA HANZLIK
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	40.00		$211,958	$0	$35,211		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,273,879	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$334,723	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVKSY
PO BOX 4539	BOSTON	MA	02212	LEGAL FEES	$988,416
HIGHWIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS
727 SANSOME STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	CONSULTING	$478,500
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES
WILLIS TOWER233 S WACKER DR 4900	CHICAGO	IL	60606	EXECUTIVE RECRUITING	$218,000
WIPRO
				CONTRACT LABOR	$214,713	53-1 HOSUR MAIN ROAD	MADIVALLA	BANGALORE	IN
CROWE CLARK WHITEHILL
				ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$204,858	4TH FLOOR ST JAMES HOUSE ST JAMES	CHELTENHAM	GL50 3PR	UK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	541900	$12,144,288	$12,144,288
CERTIFICATION ROYALTIES	541900	$3,640,000	$3,640,000
TECHNICAL REVIEWS/CERTIFICATIONS	541900	$2,245,038	$2,245,038
MEETINGS & EVENTS	541900	$191,740	$191,740

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$18,221,066	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$285,028	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$285,028	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	$19,587	$19,587
FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN/LOSS	541900	-$186,128	-$186,128

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$166,541	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,339,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,054,525	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$285,028	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,310,768	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,562,338	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,258	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$600,666	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$542,953	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$719,252	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,034	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,888	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,390,089	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,250,375	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$700,289	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$844,458	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,997,588	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$408,670	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$912,922	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$873,362	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,488	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,572,398	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,222,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,699,592	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,577,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,321,873	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$581,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,140,356	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$535,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$503,359	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,202,776	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,846,566	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,041,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,356,210	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,583,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,900,035	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,373,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,639,505	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$718,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,181,058	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,634,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,741,988	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,337,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,391,931	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,831,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,702,925	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,098,005	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,469,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,192,861	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,165,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,549,127	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,165,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,549,127	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,634,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,741,988	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,232,845	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,383,452	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$12,144,288	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$96,034	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$14,186	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$110,220	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$105,655	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$4,565	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,208,123	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$934,405	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$273,718	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,235,750	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,365,143	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$870,607	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,758,903	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,547,018	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,211,885	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,356,210	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SCHWAB S & P 500 INDEX FD	Desc
Book Value	$1,639,505	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,639,505	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
LONG TERM DEPOSITS	$68,414
EVENT DEPOSITS	$425,632
OTHER DEPOSITS	$178,991
RIGHT OF USE ASSET	$4,508,021

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,181,058	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
RETIREMENT PLAN PAYABLE	$343,681
SHORT TERM LEASE LIABILITY	$1,515,813
LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITY	$3,238,511

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,098,005	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE AND THE TEXAS TAX CODE. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, LESS NET OPERATING LOSSES FROM PRIOR YEARS. THE COMPANY FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE COMPANY HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE EXAMINATION BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. THE COMPANY BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2019.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	2	31	MEMBER MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA, PROGRAM SERVICES	INDUSTRY NETWORKING AND SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS	$4,469,341
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	0	MEMBER MEETINGS, ADVOCACY	INDUSTRY NETWORKING	$75,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$4,544,341	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$4,544,341	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:	EXPENDITURES ARE RECORDED IN U.S. DOLLARS
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
EDGAR FIGUEROA
FORMER CEO, ADVISOR TO CEO	$621,080	$0	$116,751	$0	$0	$0	$18,300	$0	$15,988	$0	$772,119	$0	$0	$0
ALEX ROYTBLAT
VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE REGULATO	$301,232	$0	$61,167	$0	$0	$0	$18,300	$0	$8,532	$0	$389,231	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN ROBINSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$267,465	$0	$46,553	$0	$0	$0	$18,300	$0	$22,943	$0	$355,261	$0	$0	$0
GAURAV JAIN
SENIOR DIRECTOR WI-FI TECHNOLOGIES	$257,200	$0	$46,094	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,943	$0	$326,237	$0	$0	$0
LAKSHMI NARAYANA MUKKAPATI
DIRECTOR, SQA & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING	$222,595	$0	$35,022	$0	$0	$0	$16,155	$0	$22,943	$0	$296,715	$0	$0	$0
HARSH MADHIWALLA
MANAGER, ENGINEERING - WIFI TECHNOLO	$207,109	$0	$24,978	$0	$0	$0	$14,330	$0	$22,935	$0	$269,352	$0	$0	$0
TINA HANZLIK
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING	$187,740	$0	$24,218	$0	$0	$0	$13,007	$0	$22,204	$0	$247,169	$0	$0	$0
KENDRA HARRINGTON
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT	$211,162	$0	$9,500	$0	$0	$0	$13,541	$0	$12,406	$0	$246,609	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN GALLAGHER
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	$214,812	$0	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$13,099	$0	$9,198	$0	$240,609	$0	$0	$0
TASHENG LIN
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER	$205,740	$0	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$12,796	$0	$15,952	$0	$237,988	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL PETERMAN
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	$169,208	$0	$37,253	$0	$0	$0	$12,424	$0	$8,427	$0	$227,312	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINES 4A-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EDGAR FIGUEROA, $65,037 WITHDRAWALS WERE RECEIVED IN 2022. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $47,574 TO THE PLAN IN 2022.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS SPONSOR COMPANIES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION HAS SPONSOR COMPANIES WHO ARE ABLE TO DESIGNATE A BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE FIRST APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND THEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY WI-FI ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT, WHO ARE ALSO CPAS, PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION TRENDS IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS ARE REVIEWED AND PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BI-ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIRELESS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION CO LIMITED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	LEVEL 54 HOPEWELL CENTRE 183 QUEEN	AddressLine1Txt
Province Or State	HONG KONG	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	HK	CountryCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign Country	HK	LegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
End Of Year Assets	$1,986,458	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WI-FI ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIRELESS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION CO LIMITED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	R	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$4,233,500	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt