GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- GSMA MOBILE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC (EIN 37-1552838)
- Tax period
- 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31
- Filed
- 2013-02-15
- IRS object ID
- 201320469349301357
- Schema version
- 2011v1.5
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-02-15T10:39:50-06:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-03-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SMITH & HOWARD PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 171 17TH STREET SUITE 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | ATLANTA | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 30363 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-04-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 371552838 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GSMA FOUNDATION INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of Name | % LAWRENCE YANOVITCH | InCareOfName |
| Name Control | GSMA | NameControl |
| Phone | 6782816600 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD | AddressLine1 |
| City | ATLANTA | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 30328 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | DAVID FROLIO | Name |
| Title | BOARD MEMBER | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-02-15 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | MARC AZAR | Name |
| Phone | 4048746244 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | LAWRENCE YANOVITCH | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD SUITE 450 | AddressLine1 |
| City | ATLANTA | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 30328 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 4433781 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2007 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | GA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | The gsma foundation was created for the purpose of developing and engaging in projects that utilize mobile communications to relieve the poor, the distressed, and the under-privileged. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 2 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 1 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 0 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 4417996 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 4432766 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 1266 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 1015 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 2849 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 4422111 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 4433781 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 2501625 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 794808 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 878497 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 915000 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 66757 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 1098626 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 2667437 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 4478748 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 4377245 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -56637 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 56536 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 7691616 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 12305371 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 7882280 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 12638100 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -190664 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -332729 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | The GSMA foundation was created for the purpose of developing and engaging in projects that utilize mobile communications to relieve the poor, the distressed, and the under-privileged. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 1944469 | Expense |
| Grants | 427526 | Grants |
| Description | Mobile Money for the Unbanked - the foundation brings together mobile operators in developing countries as well as banks, microfinance institutions, governments, development organizations, and the private sector to provide reliable, affordable mobile financial services to the unbanked and poor. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 458402 | Expense |
| Description | Mobile Agriculture - Farmers helpline for East Africa & South Asia. The Foundation engages with mobile operators and their partners to accelerate the availablity of effective, sustainable and replicable farmer helplines. Farmer helplines aim to provide high quality and reliable information to farmers that will enable them to make more informed decisions throughout the preparation, planting, harvesting and marketing seasons. The service establishes a two-way communication channel between farmers and agricultural experts and provides a reliable solution to the information deficit that farmers often face. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 1372089 | Expense |
| Grants | 367283 | Grants |
| Description | Mobile for Women - The Foundation attempts to understand the nature of women mobile subscribers in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya and India, and highlights the barriers facing women's adoption of mobile technologies. It also shows, by extending the benefits of mobile phone ownership to more women, that a host of social and economic goals can be advanced. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 232765 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Program Service Expense | 4007725 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | true | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | true | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | true | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | true | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | true | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | true | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 3 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 0 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 2 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 1 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | true | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | true | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | false | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | false | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | GA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | LAWRENCE YANOVITCH | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 6782816600 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD SUITE 450 | AddressLine1 |
| City | ATLANTA | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 30328 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part VII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVII |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer | Key EmployeeKeyEmployee | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee | FormerFormer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Frolio | |||||||||
| General Counsel & Board of Dir | 2.0 | X | 0 | 556350 | 47425 | ||||
| Reed Peterson | |||||||||
| Board Member | 2.0 | X | 191906 | 62065 | |||||
| Bill Gajda | |||||||||
| Board Member | 2.0 | X | |||||||
| Robbert Conway | |||||||||
| Director | 2.0 | X | 2677513 | 4245 | |||||
| Lawrence Yanovitch | |||||||||
| President | 40.0 | 94245 | 1026 | X | |||||
| Seema Desai | |||||||||
| Director-MMU | 40.0 | 170988 | 6055 | X | |||||
| Maria Yasmina McCarty | |||||||||
| Senior Manager | 40.0 | 116984 | 6699 | X | |||||
| James McNeill | |||||||||
| Treasure & Director | 2.0 | 0 | 148668 | 36074 | X | ||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 0 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 3956654 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 163589 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | true | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | true | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/City | Province Or StateAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/ProvinceOrState | CountryAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/Country | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation | Postal CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/PostalCode | Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project People | ||||||||||
| WHITEFRIARS | LEWINS MEAD | BRISTOL | UK | Contractors -Staff | 542086 | |||||
| Coffey International Development Lt | ||||||||||
| ONE NORTHFIELD ROAD | READING | BERKSHIRE | UK | Fund Management | 161493 | RG1 8AH | ||||
| TNS UK LTD | ||||||||||
| TNS HOUSE | WESTGATE | LONDON | UK | Consultant-research | 371399 | |||||
| CamGSM Company Limited | ||||||||||
| 33 PREAH SIHANOUK BLVD | PHNOM PENH KINGDOM | 0 | CB | Consultant-research | 149986 | |||||
| Trina DasGupta | ||||||||||
| Consultant | 115301 | 160 E 3rd St 5i | NEW YORK | NY | 10009 | |||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 5 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Related Organizations | 124810 | RelatedOrganizations |
| All Other Contributions | 4307956 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 4432766 | TotalContributions |
| Total Program Service Revenue | 0 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1015 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $1,015 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 4433781 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $1,015 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 794808 | Total |
| Program Services | 794808 | ProgramServices |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 314499 | Total |
| Program Services | 180985 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 66757 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 66757 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 395921 | Total |
| Program Services | 395921 | ProgramServices |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 24262 | Total |
| Program Services | 24262 | ProgramServices |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 99032 | Total |
| Program Services | 99032 | ProgramServices |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 81286 | Total |
| Program Services | 81286 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 983612 | Total |
| Program Services | 976744 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 6868 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 26036 | Total |
| Management And General | 26036 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 687913 | Total |
| Program Services | 677545 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 10368 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 34864 | Total |
| Program Services | 34864 | ProgramServices |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 24057 | Total |
| Management And General | 24057 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 414 | Total |
| Management And General | 414 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 312007 | Total |
| Program Services | 312007 | ProgramServices |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 430271 | Total |
| Program Services | 430271 | ProgramServices |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | FOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPENSE | Description |
| Total | 168263 | Total |
| Management And General | 168263 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4377245 | Total |
| Program Services | 4007725 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 302763 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 66757 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7365642 | BOY |
| EOY | 11693684 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 325974 | BOY |
| EOY | 611687 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7691616 | BOY |
| EOY | 12305371 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 646030 | BOY |
| EOY | 4176303 | EOY |
Grants Payable GrantsPayable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7236250 | BOY |
| EOY | 8461797 | EOY |
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7882280 | BOY |
| EOY | 12638100 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -190664 | BOY |
| EOY | -332729 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -190664 | BOY |
| EOY | -332729 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7691616 | BOY |
| EOY | 12305371 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 56536 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | -198601 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Other | X | MethodOfAccountingOther |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Both | X | FinancialStatementBoth |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | true | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | true | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Organization509a3 | X | SupportingOrganization509a3 |
| Supporting Org509a3 Type1 | X | SupportingOrg509a3Type1 |
| Contrib By Controlling Individual | true | ContribByControllingIndividual |
| Contribution By Related Party | false | ContributionByRelatedParty |
| Contrib By35 Controlled Entity | false | ContribBy35ControlledEntity |
Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GSM ASSOCIATION | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 980506316 | EIN |
| Type Of Organization | 0 | TypeOfOrganization |
| Listed In Governing Doc | true | ListedInGoverningDoc |
| Supported Organization Notified | true | SupportedOrganizationNotified |
| Organized In US | false | OrganizedInUS |
| Amount | $794,808 | Amount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number Of Supported Orgs | 1 | TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs |
| Sum Of Amounts | 794808 | SumOfAmounts |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Records Maintained | true | GrantRecordsMaintained |
Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (2 entries)
| RegionRegion | Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices | Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees | Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted | Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0 | 0 | Grantmaking | 510601 |
| South Asia | 0 | 0 | Grantmaking | 284207 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal Number Of Offices | 0 | SubtotalNumberOfOffices |
| Subtotal Number Of Employees | 0 | SubtotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Total Number Of Offices | 0 | TotalNumberOfOffices |
| Total Number Of Employees | 0 | TotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Subtotal Amount Spent | 794808 | SubtotalAmountSpent |
| Total Amount Spent | 794808 | TotalAmountSpent |
Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (15 entries)
| RegionRegion | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement | Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance | Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 16680 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 28857 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 43372 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48095 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 10985 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 61402 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 98244 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 33650 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 51742 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 17247 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 17251 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 114919 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 72135 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| South Asia | 24991 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 155238 | wire | N/A | N/A |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number Of501c3 Orgs | 0 | TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs |
| Total Number Of Other Orgs | 4 | TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs |
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | false | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | false | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | false | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | false | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | false | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | false | BoycottCountries |
Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Part 1 Line 2 | The Foundation has implemented a program management process which requires periodic activity reports which detail the program service activities occurring outside of the US, as well as, conducting regular reviews and discussions between the program managers and staff. In addition, each grantor has specific reporting requirements that provide an additional layer of oversight on program service activities that occur outside of the US. |
| Parts 1 & 2 | All grantee organizations received payments from the foundation in US dollars and are reported on Schedule F, Parts I and II. The grant expenses listed on Form 990, parts III and IX were converted from the audited financial statements reported in British Pounds. |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Written Employment Contract | X | WrittenEmploymentContract |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | true | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | false | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | false | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | false | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | false | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | false | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | false | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | false | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (5 entries)
| Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McNeill | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 48668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148668 | 0 | 0 |
| David Frolio | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 289635 | 0 | 266715 | 0 | 0 | 9800 | 0 | 37625 | 0 | 603775 | |||
| Reed Peterson | |||||||||||||
| 153564 | 38342 | 23215 | 38850 | 253971 | |||||||||
| Robbert Conway | |||||||||||||
| 2243567 | 433946 | 4245 | 2681758 | ||||||||||
| Seema Desai | |||||||||||||
| 134823 | 36165 | 4075 | 1980 | 177043 | |||||||||
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Schedule J, Part I line 4a | Identifier |
| Explanation | James McNeill's received severance pay which is included in other compensation on part II. | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation | Return ReferenceReturnReference |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | GSMA Foundation'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 3/31/12 of 1.60163. 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 fiscal year ended 03/31/12 of 1.60300. 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 5. The financial statements were compiled following international financial reporting standards and received an unqualified audit opinion. | |
| Part III, Line 4D | Other programs such as mLearning & mPesa incurred expenses of 232,764.59 during the fiscal year ended 03/31/12 | |
| Part VI, Line 6 | The Company is a nonprofit corporation formed under Georgia law. Its sole member is the GSM Association, acting through its United States branch office. | |
| Part VI, Line 7b | The Company's annual operating budget is subject to approval of the sole member, GSM Association | |
| Part VI, Line 11b | A draft version of the Form 990 is circulated to select members of the governing body for their review and comment. All input is considered and evaluated when preparing the final version of the return. | |
| 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 | The parent company human resources staff performs benchmarking studies to determine all officer compensation packages. These studies utilize external data on each element of the packages including base salary, incentive compenstation, and benefit programs. The parent company CEO approved the compensation's package for the organization's CEO and other officers with the concurrence of the governing body (e.g. Board of Directors). | |
| Part VI, Line 19 | The company 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 XII, Line 1 | GSMA Foundation's financial statements (and thus the Form 990) have been prepared under the historical cost convention. | |
| Part XI, Line 5 | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT (69,581) FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION ADJUSTMENT 837 UNREALIZED CURRENCY CONVERSION LOSS (129,857) --------------------------------------------------- TOTAL PART XI, LINE 5 (198,601) | |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | NAME:James McNeill TITLE:Treasure & Director HOURS: | FORM 990 PART VII |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1 | CityAddressForeign/City | Province Or StateAddressForeign/ProvinceOrState | CountryAddressForeign/Country | Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode | EINEIN | Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities | Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry | Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection | Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSM Association | |||||||||||||
| 7th FL 5 New St SQ | london | england | UK | ED4A 3BF | 980506316 | Trade Assoc. | UK | 501(c)(6) | |||||
| GSMA Limited | |||||||||||||
| 204991061 | Conf Activity | 501(c)(6) | 1000 Abernathy Road Suite 450 | atlanta | GA | 30328 | GA | ||||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | false | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | true | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | true | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | false | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | false | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | false | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | true | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | true | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | true | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | true | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | false | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | false | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (6 entries)
| Transaction TypeTransactionType | Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved |
|---|---|
| GSM Association | |
| P | 1405381 |
| GSMA Limited | |
| P | 1770344 |
| GSM Association | |
| D | 504520 |
| GSMA Limited | |
| D | 107167 |
| GSM Association | |
| E | 1941227 |
| GSMA Limited | |
| E | 2111946 |
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