2018-05-15T12:21:12-07:00 2017-12-31 990 2017-01-01 460974412 Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition SCHO 2022634626 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20036 John Windhausen Executive Director 2022634626 2018-05-15 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SHLB Coalition John Windhausen 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20036 434145 0 X www.shlb.org X 2012 DC The SHLB Coalition is a mission-driven, membership-supported organization. SHLB's stated mission is "for every anchor institution in the country to have affordable, high-quality broadband that serves the needs of the institution and is open and accessible by the surrounding community." 12 12 3 12 0 0 140300 29900 156204 402805 309 140 621 1300 297434 434145 0 0 0 0 254411 367669 26000 0 32819 293729 263786 574140 631455 -276706 -197310 445449 312315 49826 114002 395623 198313 X The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization who seeks to address the "digital divide" by advocating for government policies that allow schools, libraries, health providers, commercial companies and others to invest in broadband networks that serve the public, especially in rural markets. 0 0 290590 215305 The SHLB Coalition held two events in 2017- its Annual Conference and a Fall Symposium. SHLB's Seventh Annual Conference, May 31 - June 2, was the most successful one to date. This conference focused on E-rate, Digital Inclusion, Telehealth, Financing, and the Trump Administration. It featured key government officials from the FCC and NTIA, local government leaders, and representatives from anchor institutions. In addition, SHLB saw a 33% increase in conference attendance. SHLB also hosted a Fall Symposium: Broadband4All in November to discuss the future of anchor institutions and the four Universal Service Fund (USF) programs. The Symposium helped applicants, state and local government officials, and broadband service providers understand and anticipate upcoming changes in the E-rate, Rural Health Care, Lifeline, and Connect America Fund programs. 122744 187750 In 2017, SHLB acquired 60 new members, bringing SHLB membership to 125 organizations. SHLB works hard to provide a forum for broadband advocacy where members share best practices, network and get regulatory and legislative updates. SHLB members become a part of a greater community. Members participate in bi-weekly policy calls, have advocacy input on SHLB's filings, speak at SHLB events, and have the opportunity to learn from other members. In addition, SHLB was proud to launch its new and improved Member Portal that provides access to archived webinars, resource libraries, recordings of policy calls with policymakers, and inside policy information. SHLB also launched its Calls with Policymakers series that gives the SHLB members the opportunity to directly ask government officials like FCC Commissioners Clyburn and O'Rielly questions. 161571 28550 The SHLB Coalition continued its strong emphasis on advocacy to promote high-quality broadband for schools, libraries, health providers and other anchor institutions. SHLB worked tirelessly in 2017 to address numerous broadband policy issues. In February 2017, SHLB released its Rural American Broadband Connectivity (ABC) Program proposal. The Rural ABC proposal emphasizes the importance of an open application process for federal funding to spur competition, network sharing to promote public-private partnerships, and coordinated and streamlined deployment, such as "dig once" and "make ready" policies. SHLB put forward these recommendations in a February letter to President Trump. SHLB has also been advocating for reform of the Rural Health Care program for the past two years and was pleased to see the FCC vote to begin the reform process in December 2017. The vote sought comment on increasing the cap for the RHC Program and other reforms to improve the operations and efficiency of the program. In addition, SHLB submitted comments to the FCC to support E-rate Funding for Category 2. SHLB signed onto a letter with 53 other organizations supporting Category 2 services. SHLB continues to strongly advocate to maintain and improve the E-rate program. SHLB was involved on the state and local level as well. SHLB worked with Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN), San Jose State University's School of Information, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), and Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) to launch the "Beyond the Walls" Initiative. The Beyond The Walls Initiative provided five $15,000 grants to libraries for the most innovative proposals to use TV WhiteSpace (TVWS) technologies to enable new library hotspots in service of their communities. 0 0 0 574905 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X Emily Olson 2022634626 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20036 Jennie Stapp Past Chair 2 X 0 0 0 Denise Atkinson-Shorey Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Bob Collie Vice Chair 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Mark Johnson Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Susannah Spellman Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Sean McLaughlin Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Sascha Meinrath Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Don Means Director 2 X 0 0 0 Eric Brown Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Crosby Kemper Chairman 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Elwood Downing Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Jen Leasure Treasurer 3 0 X 0 0 0 John Windhausen Executive Director 40 X 186000 0 0 186000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29900 0 29900 Conference Registration and Management 611710 215305 215305 0 0 Membership Dues 813920 187500 187500 0 0 0 0 0 0 402805 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 1300 1300 0 0 0 0 0 0 1300 434145 404245 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186000 163191 0 22809 0 0 0 0 133000 128568 4432 0 2990 2482 359 149 21371 17738 2564 1069 24308 20175 2917 1216 0 0 0 0 5616 5616 0 0 45898 38554 5049 2295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9490 9490 0 0 870 731 96 43 20357 17100 2239 1018 1164 1050 76 38 0 0 0 0 27994 23515 3079 1400 26341 21749 1877 2715 119859 119859 0 0 1331 1118 146 67 4866 3969 897 0 631455 574905 23731 32819 102844 165766 315458 95214 7500 2500 41050 0 17147 7595 2690 445449 312315 31326 13727 18500 100275 49826 114002 X 388123 198313 7500 0 0 0 395623 198313 445449 312315 -197310 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 230802 256054 1041750 232488 432705 2193799 230802 256054 1041750 232488 432705 2193799 556029 1637770 104 354 1930 930 1440 4758 2198557 0.74493 0.56 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Windhausen Executive Director 180000 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 8879 0 194879 0 0 John Windhausen Executive Director and Board member 186000 Salary and bonus 0 Form 990, Part III (Cont. 3) SHLB continues to strongly advocate to maintain and improve the E-rate program. SHLB was involved on the state and local level as well. SHLB worked with Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN), San Jose State University's School of Information, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), and Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) to launch the "Beyond the Walls" Initiative. The Beyond The Walls Initiative provided five $15,000 grants to libraries for the most innovative proposals to use TV WhiteSpace (TVWS) technologies to enable new library hotspots in service of their communities. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 The governance committee recommended to the board that board terms be expanded from two years to three years. All board members voted to approve this recommendation. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a One board seat a year is a member-elected seat. Each year, members can apply to run for this board seat. The running members can campaign to other SHLB members, and there is a voting process. The governance committee is in charge of monitoring this process and announcing who won the election. That person joins the board in January of the following year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Chief Operating Officer emails a protected copy of the Annual 990 form to all board members five days before the filing deadline. Any feedback is given to the Executive Director and COO. The accountant and the COO review and revise as needed before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c We enforce our conflict of interest by asking each Board member to sign a conflict of interest disclosure form at the beginning of each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Committee of the SHLB Board reviewed salaries of comparable Executive Director positions from other 501c3 advocacy organizations based in Washington DC and found that SHLB Executive Director's compensation was below the average for similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governance documents are available as the public requests. Each year, SHLB releases an Annual Report that includes all the year's financial statements. The financial statements are also discussed in every board meeting. The minutes from the board meetings are posted in the SHLB membership portal and available upon request.