2020-10-15T14:12:38-05:00 2019-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1861 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 400 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2019-01-01 541860956 AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS LTD AMER 7032270660 PO BOX 232290 CENTREVILLE VA 20120 JOHN CURRAN PRESIDENT & CEO 7032270660 2020-10-13 1 YONG ZHANG CPA P01249785 7033366400 2020-10-13 96.241.128.75 2020-10-13 12:25:26 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 5BB3B986E96693C9FA12ABDB8E5DE88F5CFF60A5 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z JOHN CURRAN PO BOX 232290 CENTREVILLE VA 20120 24646092 0 X WWW.ARIN.NET X 1997 VA ARIN, A NONPROFIT MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF THE INTERNET THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE REGION; COORDINATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET PROTOCOL NUMBER RESOURCES; AND ADVANCES THE INTERNET THROUGH INFORMATIONAL OUTREACH. 8 7 83 36 0 0 0 0 19521013 20101632 -337294 982540 0 0 19183719 21084172 233574 216480 0 0 12441550 11676434 0 0 0 9359900 9457538 22035024 21350452 -2851305 -266280 38865546 42016650 11449276 13238513 27416270 28778137 X ARIN, A NONPROFIT MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF THE INTERNET THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE REGION; COORDINATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET PROTOCOL NUMBER RESOURCES; AND ADVANCES THE INTERNET THROUGH INFORMATIONAL OUTREACH. 0 0 ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 1997, THE AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS (ARIN) IS A REGIONAL INTERNET REGISTRY (RIR) INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, USA. ARIN, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES SERVICES RELATED TO THE TECHNICAL COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCES IN ITS RESPECTIVE SERVICE REGION. STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY DRIVE POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES. ARIN PROMOTES THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS BY OVERSEEING THE INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS REGISTRATION PROCESS SO AS TO PROMOTE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE INTERNET BY ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED USERS AND THEREBY PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF EACH. REGISTRATION SERVICES INCLUDES COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF IP ADDRESS SPACE AND ASN ALLOCATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS, RESOURCE TRANSFERS, RECORD MAINTENANCE, REGISTRATION TRANSACTION INFORMATION (WHOIS), ROUTING INFORMATION (INTERNET ROUTING REGISTRY), AND REVERSE DNS. ARIN ALLOCATES AND ASSIGNS INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCES TO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND END USERS WITHIN ITS SERVICE REGION. IP NUMBER MANAGEMENT - ARIN IS TASKED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF IP ADDRESS SPACE, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM NUMBERS, AND IN-ADDR ARPA ADDRESS MAPPING, AS WELL AS DATABASE MAINTENANCE AND VERIFICATION OF REASSIGNMENT INFORMATION. ARIN ALSO PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTES GLOBALLY UNIQUE INTERNET ADDRESSES IN A HIERARCHICAL MANNER, PERMITTING THE ROUTING SCALABILITY OF ADDRESSES, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF INTERNET ROUTING. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X RICHARD JIMMERSON COO 7032279852 PO BOX 232290 CENTREVILLE VA 20120 PAUL ANDERSEN CHAIRMAN 12.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL SANDIFORD VICE CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY CARTER TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK GILMORE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ALEXANDER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HARRISON TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 REGENIE FRASER TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CURRAN CEO AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 546029 0 66159 RICHARD JIMMERSON COO 40.00 X 347120 0 72249 STEVE RYAN SECRETARY 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SWEETING SR. DIRECTOR, RSD 40.00 X 279352 0 50628 MARK KOSTERS CTO 40.00 X 276796 0 67572 SUSAN HAMLIN SR. DIR, CMSD (ENDING 12/27/19) 40.00 X 239407 0 53328 ANNE-RACHEL INNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 233953 0 53042 VALORIE WINKELMAN DIRECTOR, FSD 40.00 X 227463 0 54452 ANDREW NEWTON CHIEF ENGINEER (ENDING 11/13/19) 40.00 X 216456 0 22738 MATTHEW ROWLEY INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER 40.00 X 213621 0 61255 MICHAEL ABEJUELA ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 213620 0 40256 ERIN ALLIGOOD DIRECTOR, HR & ADMIN 40.00 X 200426 0 58300 LESLIE DANIELLO NOBILE SR. DIR OF GLOBAL REGISTRY 40.00 X 211092 0 61854 PETER TOSCANO NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 192543 0 52676 JASDIP SINGH SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 40.00 X 172974 0 54772 MAUREEN SEILER SOFTWARE INTEGRATION MANAGER 40.00 X 171638 0 59440 EDWARD MACDONALD SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 40.00 X 168054 0 47975 3910544 0 876696 45 0 1 0 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 500 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 LEGAL/CONSULTING SERVICE 960976 VIRIDION LLC 304 INDIAN TRACE SUITE 888 WESTON FL 33326 CARIBBEAN OUTREACH LIAISON 194400 2 REGISTRATION MAINTENAN 900099 18294251 18294251 REGISTRATION ALLOCATIO 900099 1315263 1315263 NETWORK TRANSFERS 900099 353100 353100 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 85000 85000 OTHER REVENUE 900099 27018 27018 27000 27000 20101632 532347 532347 4012113 3561920 450193 450193 450193 21084172 20101632 0 982540 27500 188980 3594224 5504472 801850 1242265 533623 450077 47294 50880 79733 490276 626330 616662 508945 1289308 496780 3502069 INTERNET/COMMUNICATIONS 634105 INTERNET SUPPORT 388457 OUTREACH EXPENSES 86776 BAD DEBT EXP 45295 144551 21350452 250 250 3724504 1466146 373911 277329 760782 676228 32721285 23134296 10175152 9586989 23642476 29892778 188471 116930 38865546 42016650 1757397 1780032 7308149 9263858 2383730 2194623 11449276 13238513 X 27416270 28778137 27416270 28778137 38865546 42016650 X -266280 3347495 -1719348 X X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 14749883 50880 50880 50880 PART III THE AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS, ARIN, MEMBERSHIPS CONSIST OF INTERNET RESOURCE HOLDERS. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS AT ARIN. ONE TYPE IS THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HOLD IP ADDRESS ALLOCATIONS THAT ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONVEYED MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS PAY THE BULK OF ARIN'S OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ON A RECURRING BASIS. THE ALLOCATION FEES ARE SET AT $250, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $4,000, $8,000, $16,000, $32,000, $64,000, $128,000 AND $256,000. THERE IS NO SET MEMBERSHIP AMOUNT ASSOCIATED WITHIN THE ALLOCATION FEE. THE SECOND TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP ARE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HOLD IP ADDRESS ASSIGNMENTS AND/OR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM NUMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO PAY A $500 SPECIFIC MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS. WE ARE SHOWING THE ENTIRE REVENUE FROM IP NUMBERS ALLOCATIONS, AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC MEMBERSHIP FEE IN PART III. ARIN COLLECTS A $300 USD NON-REFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE FOR EACH TRANSFER REQUEST OF INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCES. THIS FEE IS APPLICABLE TO 8.2 TRANSFERS FOR MERGER, ACQUISITION, AND REORGANIZATION, 8.3 TRANSFER TO SPECIFIED RECIPIENTS WITHIN THE ARIN REGION AND 8.4 TRANSFERS FOR INTER-RIR TRANSFERS TO SPECIFIED RECIPIENTS. THIS TRANSFER PROCESSING FEE IS WAIVED FOR 8.3 AND 8.4 TRANSFERS WHEN THE SUBJECT RESOURCES ARE UNDER AN EXISTING REGISTRATION SERVICES PLAN (RSP). TRANSFERRED RESOURCES WILL BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL FEES AS STIPULATED BY THE FEE SCHEDULE. THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM NUMBER (ASN) HOLDERS AND END USER FEES ARE $150 PER OBJECT FOR AN ORGANIZATION. AN ORGANIZATION'S MAINTENANCE FEES ARE $150 FOR EACH ASN, IPV4 AND IPV6 ADDRESS BLOCK ASSIGNED TO THE ORGANIZATION. AT THIS SAME TIME THE SPECIFIED TRANSFER LISTING SERVICE FOR FACILITATORS RECURRING ANNUAL FEE IS $1,000 ANNUALLY. 2348632 752479 1596153 6340220 5340859 999361 24032433 17040958 6991475 9586989 DUE TO ICANN 114150 DEFERRED RENT 1970154 DUE TO APNIC 110319 2194623 X 24554334 3347495 202400 3549895 21004439 79733 79733 21084172 21473119 202400 202400 21270719 79733 79733 21350452 PART X, LINE 2: ARIN IS A QUALIFYING NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. ARIN DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ARIN'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT ARIN HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. GENERALLY, ARIN IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2016. PARTS XI PLEASE NOTE SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 2.B. LISTS $202,400 OF DONATED SERVICES. THESE DONATED SERVICES CONSIST OF TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO INTERESTED PARTIES. THEY WERE ALL "CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND" SERVICES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DONATED SERVICES IS THE ARIN WEB HOSTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY VERISIGN, SMITCOM, PACKET CLEARINGHOUSE (PCH) AND CIRA. ARIN BOARD MEMBER BILL SANDIFORD IS A BOARD MEMBER OF CIRA. THE VALUE OF THESE CONTRIBUTED SERVICES IS MARKET PRICED AT $60,000 PER YEAR FOR VERISIGN, SMITCOM AND PCH AND $21,600 PER YEAR FOR CIRA. SPONSORS OF ARIN'S MEMBERS MEETINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED THEIR SERVICES TOTALING $800 FOR 2019. WHILE THESE SERVICES WERE SUPPLIED TO ARIN FOR FREE, ARIN RECOGNIZED THE SERVICES RENDERED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE WITH AN OFFSET SHOWING THE EXPENSE IN THE COMMUNICATION CATEGORY AND THE MEMBERS MEETING CATEGORY RESPECTIVELY. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARIN 43 FELLOWSHIPS 8090 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARIN 44 FELLOWSHIPS 15646 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN GRANTS TO CTU 55000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN GRANTS TO CANTO 5700 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES BEVIL WOODING, BASED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WAS CONTRACTED AS ARIN'S CARIBBEAN LIAISON TO PERFORM OUTREACH TO THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS THAT FALL UNDER ARIN'S ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE REGION. 194400 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANTS TO ITU 41215 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANTS TO STICHTING NLNET 10000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANTS TO STICHTING GLOBAL NOG ALLIANCE 7000 NORTH AMERICA ARIN 43 FELLOWSHIPS 31100 NORTH AMERICA ARIN 44 FELLOWSHIPS 13050 NORTH AMERICA CANWISP SPONSORSHIP 2179 0 0 0 0 0 0 337051 46329 383380 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SUPPORT TO CANTO. 5700 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SUPPORT TO CTU. 55000 WIRE EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROGRAM SUPPORT TO ITU 41215 WIRE EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROGRAM SUPPORT TO STICHTING NLNET 10000 WIRE EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROGRAM SUPPORT TO STICHTING GLOBAL NOG ALLIANCE 7000 WIRE 0 5 ARIN 43 FELLOWSHIPS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 43 8090 WIRE ARIN 44 FELLOWSHIPS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 44 15646 WIRE ARIN 43 FELLOWSHIPS NORTH AMERICA 43 31100 CHECK ARIN 44 FELLOWSHIPS NORTH AMERICA 44 13050 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ARIN HAS A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT PAYS FOR TRAVEL FOR UP TO FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH OF THE THREE SECTORS WITHIN ARIN'S SERVICE AREA (CANADA, THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES AND OUTLYING AREAS) TO ATTEND EACH ARIN PUBLIC POLICY AND ARIN MEMBERS MEETING. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES GAAP TO REPORT EXPENDITURES IN A FOREIGN REGION. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 OARC INC 1025 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS BELMONT CA 94002 262910778 501(C)(3) 7500 SUPPORT ON 2018 NANOG WEBCASTING PROGRAMS. INDUSTRY NETWORK TECHNOLOGY 4001 20TH STREET N ARLINGTON VA 22207 842779740 20000 IPV6 TRAINING FOR ENTERPRISES 1 1 PART I, LINE 2: ARIN PROVIDES GRANTS EACH YEAR TO OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THEIR PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES. ARIN RECEIVES INVOICES FROM THOSE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFSET THE COST OF THEIR PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES. ARIN EXAMINES/REVIEWS THE INVOICE TO ENSURE THE PROPER USE OF GRANTS IN THOSE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING IN 2019, ARIN INSTITUTED THE "ARIN COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM" THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL INTERNET INDUSTRY AND INTERNET USER ENVIRONMENT. A DESCRIPTION OF THE "ARIN COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM", INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES, ARE PUBLISHED ON THE ARIN PUBLIC WEBSITE. X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 JOHN CURRAN CEO AND PRESIDENT 429110 0 115113 0 1806 0 37000 0 29159 0 612188 0 0 0 RICHARD JIMMERSON COO 276490 0 70000 0 630 0 37000 0 35249 0 419369 0 0 0 JOHN SWEETING SR. DIRECTOR, RSD 218578 0 55440 0 5334 0 21493 0 29135 0 329980 0 0 0 MARK KOSTERS CTO 228570 0 46420 0 1806 0 32539 0 35033 0 344368 0 0 0 SUSAN HAMLIN SR. DIR, CMSD (ENDING 12/27/19) 185220 0 51606 0 2581 0 26725 0 26603 0 292735 0 0 0 ANNE-RACHEL INNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 192931 0 39255 0 1767 0 27820 0 25222 0 286995 0 0 0 VALORIE WINKELMAN DIRECTOR, FSD 175900 0 46810 0 4753 0 25803 0 28649 0 281915 0 0 0 ANDREW NEWTON CHIEF ENGINEER (ENDING 11/13/19) 212251 0 3313 0 892 0 17379 0 5359 0 239194 0 0 0 MATTHEW ROWLEY INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER 185230 0 27999 0 392 0 26532 0 34723 0 274876 0 0 0 MICHAEL ABEJUELA ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL 177678 0 35575 0 367 0 27216 0 13040 0 253876 0 0 0 ERIN ALLIGOOD DIRECTOR, HR & ADMIN 166250 0 33830 0 346 0 23754 0 34546 0 258726 0 0 0 LESLIE DANIELLO NOBILE SR. DIR OF GLOBAL REGISTRY 173090 0 35580 0 2422 0 25755 0 36099 0 272946 0 0 0 PETER TOSCANO NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER 179070 0 12900 0 573 0 26016 0 26660 0 245219 0 0 0 JASDIP SINGH SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 163930 0 8270 0 774 0 22376 0 32396 0 227746 0 0 0 MAUREEN SEILER SOFTWARE INTEGRATION MANAGER 154141 0 17174 0 323 0 22993 0 36447 0 231078 0 0 0 EDWARD MACDONALD SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 159605 0 8120 0 329 0 22077 0 25898 0 216029 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED TAXABLE HEALTH CLUB BENEFITS DURING FY 2019. ALLIGOOD: $450 NEWTON: $569.24 ROWLEY: $150 AS INDICATED IN SCHEDULE J , AS PART OF ARIN'S BENEFITS PROGRAM, ARIN PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIPS FOR ANY INTERESTED EMPLOYEES UP TO $50 PER MONTH. PART II AS A GENERAL NOTE OF EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE J, PART 2 ON COMPENSATION, ARIN CONTRIBUTES 9% TO THE 401K RETIREMENT PLAN OF ANY EMPLOYEE WHO CONTRIBUTES 6% OF THEIR SALARY. THE MATCH IS 6% FOR THE FIRST 3% EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION AND THEN DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO 6% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY. IN ADDITION, ARIN CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE COST OF EMPLOYEES. SOME EMPLOYEES HAVE OPTED OUT OF ONE OR BOTH OF THESE BENEFITS WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN ANY VARIATION IN THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN EITHER COLUMN C OR D, WITH THE RESULTING TOTAL SHOWING IN COLUMN E. NANOG SEE PART V 50000 SEE PART V 0 COASTAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS SEE PART V 30000 SEE PART V 0 PART IV (A) NAME OF ORGANIZATION: NANOG(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION:TINA MORRIS, ARIN ADVISORY COUNCIL, ALSO SERVES ON THE NANOG BOARD AS VICE CHAIRPATRICK GILMORE, ARIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALSO SERVES AS BOARD MEMBER FOR NANOG(C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $50,000(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO SUPPORT THE REMOTE PARTICIPATION FACILITIES OF NANOG MEETINGS(A) NAME OF PERSON: COASTAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION:NATE DAVIS, FMR COO, OWNS COASTAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS(C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $30,000(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: ARIN PAID COASTAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS A CONSULTING FEE OF $30,000 IN 2019. PART IV PLEASE NOTE THAT SCHEDULE L , THE DISCLOSURE OF "BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS", RELATES TO ANY TRANSACTION "THAT EXCEEDED THE GREATER OF $10,000 OR 1 PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES". FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, ARIN HAS OPTED TO DISCLOSE ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS OUTSIDE OF NORMAL BUSINESS (E.G. MEMBERSHIP AND/OR REGISTRATION SERVICES FEES) REGARDLESS OF DOLLAR AMOUNT. FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 6: ARIN ESTIMATES THAT IT HAS AT LEAST 36 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THEIR VALUABLE TIME TO ITS MISSION. THIS INCLUDES ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH COMMITTEE WORK. PLEASE NOTE, THAT ARIN ALSO MAINTAINS A PUBLIC POLICY MAILING LIST THAT IS QUITE ACTIVE, WITH MANY DIFFERENT MESSAGES SENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL OTHER MAILING LISTS AS WELL AS A SUGGESTION PROCESS ONLINE FOR PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, ARIN PUBLIC POLICY MEETINGS HAVE AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 150, AND THERE ARE TWO A YEAR. THUS, THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION COULD CONCEIVABLY BE IN THE HUNDREDS, DEPENDING UPON LEVEL OF EFFORT TO BE CONSIDERED A VOLUNTEER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP IS AUTOMATICALLY CONVEYED TO ISPS WHO RECEIVE IP RESOURCES FROM ARIN. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO OPEN TO ANY ENTITY THAT HAS A SIGNED REGISTRATION SERVICES AGREEMENT (RSA) OR LEGACY RSA WITH ARIN AND HOLDS AN INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCE IN THE ARIN REGION AND WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN FORMING SOLUTIONS TO INTERNET NUMBER RESOURCE-RELATED ISSUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING HAS THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ELECTION FOR ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE TRUSTEE REMOVAL PROCESS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS SUBJECT TO MEMBERSHIP RATIFICATION. IN ADDITION, THE PROCESSES FOR CERTAIN BYLAWS CHANGES AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CHANGES ARE SENT TO COMMUNITY CONSULTATION BEFORE FINAL ADOPTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B ARIN HAD NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSISTS IN PREPARATION OF THE 990 FILING, THEN PRESENTS IT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE FINAL REVIEW, BEFORE FILING TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDING IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WHEREIN EACH TRUSTEE COMPLETES A CONFIDENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE FORM OF INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS AND THAT FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY ALL THE OTHER TRUSTEES. THIS IS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR AT THE BOARD'S FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. 2) AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL PROVIDES AN ANNUAL REMINDER AND TRAINING SESSION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING THE TOPIC OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE BOARD MEMBERS' DUTY TO DISCLOSE AND AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 3) THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND ALL STAFF, INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS, ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY EXECUTE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO ADHERE TO ALL POLICIES IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. 4) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ARIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. SEVERAL FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED IN SETTING THE COMPENSATION RATE. THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE CEO FULLY DETAILS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE. THE ANNUAL BONUS FOR THE CEO IS BASED ON JOB PERFORMANCE, THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC BONUS PAYMENT GIVEN. ARIN CONDUCTS A FULL MARKET PRICING SALARY SURVEY EVERY 2-3 YEARS, COMPARING ALL COMPANY POSITIONS TO COMPARABLE BUSINESS IN THE AREA. CEO SALARY LEVELS ARE ALSO CULLED FROM THIS DATA. THE PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF THE CURRENT CEO ARE ALSO CONSIDERED WHEN SETTING THE ANNUAL BONUS AND PAY RAISE AMOUNT. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONVENE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO. ANNUALLY, THEY FORMALLY MEET, ANALYZE THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE GATHERED, AND DECIDE THE ANNUAL BONUS AMOUNT. ARIN CONSIDERS THE SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION, PAYS RAISE PERCENTAGE FROM OUR GEOGRAPHIC REGION, AND OTHER INFORMATION GLEANED FROM BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS THAT PERTAIN TO EXECUTIVE PAY. EVERY 2-3 YEARS, ARIN CONDUCTS A COMPANY WIDE SALARY SURVEY/MARKET PRICING OF ALL COMPANY POSITIONS. UPDATED JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND JOB TITLES ARE PROVIDED TO A COMPANY THAT WORKS WITH CURRENT DETAILED DATA FROM MAJOR COMPENSATION SURVEYS. WE COMPARE ARIN SALARIES TO THE LOCAL AREA, THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, NATIONWIDE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, NATIONWIDE TRADE AND MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION, LOCAL TRADE AND MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS, NATIONAL NONPROFIT COMPANIES AND LOCAL NONPROFIT COMPANIES. SOME OF THE SURVEYS WE USE INCLUDE: MERCER, PRM, ASAE, ASSOCIATION TRENDS, HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, AND SALARY.COM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CUMMULATIVE EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF ASC 606 -1,719,348. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.