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FRAUNHOFER USA SHALL SERVE MARKET-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY NEEDS; PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN BUSINESS; ESTABLISH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS. 0 0 16699497 0 14198954 FRAUNHOFER USA OPERATES THREE CENTERS, FIVE LOCATIONS, THROUGHOUT THE USA. EACH CENTER IS DEVOTED TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH, SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY. THE FRAUNHOFER CENTERS UNDERTAKE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS TO DEVELOP KEY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN MAJOR AREAS OF PUBLIC CONCERN AND EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS IN A VARIETY OF TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES. THE RESEARCH IS DONE TO BENEFIT THE U.S. INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE, AND IS OFTEN DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. 16699497 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 51 0 1 147 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MI SC CA X KATE BEVINGTON 7343544331 44792 HELM STREET PLYMOUTH MI 48170 PROF DR RAOUL KLINGNER CHAIRMAN 2.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 DR SILJA KREKEL VICE-CHAIR 2.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 TORSTEN NYNKE DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 DR BRIAN DARMODY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA HICKOK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LAMB JD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS RANCIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PROF DR THOMAS SCHUELKE PRESIDENT 40.07 0.00 X 329583 0 43803 ERIN MERCKX CPA TREASURER & SECRETARY-END 6/27/24 41.21 0.00 X 132559 0 24220 KATHRYN BEVINGTON TREASUER 44.88 0.00 X 126227 0 36044 VERONICA HENSLER SECRETARY 40.51 0.00 X 118232 0 22164 ROBERT BLEIDT SR. 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PART I, LINE 7 THERE ARE TWO BONUS POLICIES: ONE FOR FHUSA EMPLOYEES AND ONE FOR CENTER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. BONUS PAYMENTS ARE DISCRETIONARY. EMPLOYEES: THE AWARD OF A PERFORMANCE BONUS IS BASED ON THREE FACTORS: 1) THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTER OR OFFICE TO WHICH THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES AND 2) THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS SET AND EVALUATED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR DURING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS AND 3) EXCELLENT INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE INCLUDING FACTORS SUCH AS INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, OUTREACH AND OTHER FACTORS. CENTER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: THE AWARD OF A PERFORMANCE BONUS IS BASED ON THREE FACTORS: 1) THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTER OR HEADQUARTERS TO WHICH THE OFFICER OR CENTER DIRECTOR CONTRIBUTES AND 2) THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS SET BY THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT AND EVALUATED BY THE PRESIDENT DURING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS AND 3) EXCELLENT INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE INCLUDING FACTORS SUCH AS INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, OUTREACH AND OTHER FACTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, A GERMAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF FRAUNHOFER USA, ELECTS THE BOARD MEMBERS OF FRAUNHOFER USA. PER THE FHUSA RULES OF PROCEDURE, THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF FHG REPRESENTS THE SOLE MEMBER AND MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF FHUSA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF FRAUNHOFER USA, ALSO VOTES ON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS (AMENDING, ALTERING OR REPEALING ANY PROVISION OF ARTICLES OF CORPORATION, ANY MERGER OR CONSOLICATION, CONVERSION OF THE CORPORATION OR DIVISION, DISSOLUTION, FORMATION OF A SUBSIDIARY), AND REPEALS OR AMENDS THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE COMMITTEES MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER, OR OTHER OFFICER SIGNING THE RETURN, REVIEWS THE FINAL DRAFT RETURN BEFORE IT IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL CONFIRM THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO IT BEING SIGNED AND SUMBITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FHUSA EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO REPORT AS IT BECOMES KNOWN. EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REMINDED OF THE OBLIGATION AS A PART OF THEIR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OR OTHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, CENTER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL COI DISCLOSURE IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF ONE EXISTS. ALL REPORTED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY FRAUNHOFER USA CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT FRAUNHOFER USA'S INTERESTS ARE NOT COMPROMISED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN 2024 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE AND STAFF COMPENSATION WAS PERFORMED BY CROWELL AND MORING LLP (C&M). C&M USED THE PRM 2023 NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES AND THE WTW 2023 NOT-FOR-PROFIT DATABASE FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL, AND SUPPORT DATA. THE 2023 DATA WAS AGED BY 4% TO COMPARE WITH THE 2024 COMPENSATION. WE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM C&M DOCUMENTING RESULTS WERE REASONABLE. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. DETERMINATION OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS PERFORMED BY THE FHUSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH INPUT FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. DETERMINATION OF THE SALARY FOR OFFICERS AND CENTER DIRECTORS WHO ARE DIRECT EMPLOYEES OF FRAUNHOFER USA ARE DETERMINED BY THE FHUSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH INPUT FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT, THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON SALARIES AND SALARY RAISES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS WITH THE CENTER DIRECTOR/HEAD OF OFFICE FOR EMPLOYEES AT THE RESPECTIVE FRAUNHOFER CENTER/OFFICE. COMPENSATION SITUATIONS THAT POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE DETERMINED AND MITIGATED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE WHOLE BOARD OVERSEES THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN E AND F: DR. RAOUL KLINGNER, DR. SILJA KREKEL, AND TORSTEN NYNKE RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. FRAUNHOFER USA MADE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO OBTAIN COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM THE RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WERE PROVIDED; HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO FILING. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT HANASTRASSE 27C MUNCHEN GM 80686 AFFILIATE COMPANY - PROVIDE FUNDING GM N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0