2025-10-23T10:24:03-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1145 BROADWAY SUITE 1300 TACOMA WA 98402 990 2024-01-01 471471411 FIELDCOMM GROUP INC FIEL 5127922300 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD 1-120 AUSTIN TX 78759 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 5127922300 2025-10-22 1 1 ROSALINDA MARIKAR CPA P01684134 2532721555 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THEODORE F MASTERS 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD 1-120 AUSTIN TX 78759 6580674 0 X WWW.FIELDCOMMGROUP.ORG X 2014 DE DEVELOP, MANAGE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL DEVICES INTO AUTOMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES WHILE PROTECTING PROCESS-AUTOMATION INVESTMENTS. 13 12 21 300 0 0 0 0 5515572 6409968 0 0 15203 170706 5530775 6580674 0 0 0 0 3320336 2010382 0 0 0 2519271 4734351 5839607 6744733 -308832 -164059 5538642 5609699 3286857 3521973 2251785 2087726 X DEVELOP, MANAGE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL DEVICES INTO AUTOMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES WHILE PROTECTING PROCESS-AUTOMATION INVESTMENTS. 0 0 INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS: THE FIRST ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF STANDARDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF OPEN STANDARDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THIS WILL INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES:- EDUCATING ALL INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING NON-PROPRIETARY, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, OPEN STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY VIA PUBLICATIONS, TRADESHOWS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS;- FACILITATING REGULAR TRAINING OF ANY INTERESTED PARTY;- PROVIDING TRAINING SEMINARS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ARRANGING FOR SPACE AT DEMONSTRATION AND TRADE SHOWS THAT INCLUDE VARIOUS USES OF THE OPEN STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED BY A VARIETY OF VENDORS;- DOCUMENTING AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE INDUSTRY;- HOSTING SPECIALIZED EVENTS (SUCH AS TRAVELING ROADSHOWS) TO EDUCATE USERS AND DEVELOPERS;- COOPERATING WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE AND PROMOTE CURRICULUM FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE INDUSTRY WORKERS;- FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO ENHANCE THE FURTHER ELABORATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPEN STANDARDS THAT BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY; AND- PUBLISHING A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER AND HOSTING WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AND SEMINARS TO KEEP THE INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE STATE OF ENGINEERING, APPLICATION AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE OPEN STANDARDS. DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE STANDARDS: THE SECOND ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO DEVELOPING AND PROMULGATING STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL BRING TOGETHER INDUSTRY EXPERTS FROM ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPANIES IN A VENDOR-NEUTRAL, OPEN FORUM TO CREATE OPEN STANDARDS THAT BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY WITHOUT UNFAIRLY EXCLUDING OR BENEFITTING A SINGLE VENDOR. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL COORDINATE, SPONSOR, AND PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP ENHANCEMENTS TO CURRENT STANDARDS AND CREATE NEW STANDARDS. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP'S ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF PROTOCOL SPECIFICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERS AND CONFORMANCE TEST TOOLS, SPECIFICATION CONFORMANCE TESTING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND TOOLS THAT ENABLE, VERIFY, AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS.THE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL PROVIDE WILL IMPROVE SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, REDUCE WASTE, AND INCREASE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS. OPEN STANDARDS BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY BY REDUCING PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS AND ALLOWING USERS TO CHOOSE BEST IN CLASS PRODUCTS. OPEN STANDARDS ALLOW FOR INNOVATION AND SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS THAT HELP USERS RUN A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS. ENSURE PRODUCT CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS: THE THIRD ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL ENGAGE RELATES TO ENSURING PRODUCT CONFORMANCE WITH THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE FIELDCOMM GROUP. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP WILL PROVIDE INDEPENDENT VENDOR-NEUTRAL FACILITIES TO TEST AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE TO THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE FIELDCOMM GROUP. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS FROM ALL AREAS OF THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WILL BENEFIT END USERS AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE BY PROVIDING PRODUCTS THAT CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A MULTI-VENDOR ENVIRONMENT (INTEROPERABILITY). COMPLIANCE WILL BE BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS AND OPEN TEST SPECIFICATIONS. COMPLIANCE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT WILL GIVE END USERS THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PRODUCTS BASED ON MERITS INSTEAD OF SPECIFIC VENDORS. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THE TESTING LABORATORIES WILL CONDUCT TESTING AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES IMPARTIALLY WITHOUT REGARD TO THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF ANY SPECIFIC COMPANY. THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THE TESTING LABORATORIES WILL CONDUCT ALL TESTING AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES OBJECTIVELY AND IN GOOD FAITH. TESTING AND REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE CHARGED IN A NONDISCRIMINATORY MANNER AND WILL ENABLE THE FIELDCOMM GROUP TO COVER ITS OPERATING EXPENSES. ALL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE FIELDCOMM GROUP AND THIRD PARTY TESTING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE THE RESULT OF ARM'S-LENGTH NEGOTIATIONS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X TONI POWLEY 5127922300 9430 RESEARCH BOULEVARD AUSTIN TX 78759 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 377141 0 66596 STEPHEN MITSCHKE DIRECTOR OF STANDARDS DEV 40.00 X 214944 0 60471 WALLACE PRATT DIRECTOR OF FIELD COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 209009 0 59799 PAUL SEREIKO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 233547 0 14028 SEAN VINCENT DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 213174 0 29068 MICHAEL JOHNSTON SENIOR DEVELOPER 40.00 X 157452 0 32853 MICHAEL BURLESON TREASURER 1.00 X X 13313 0 0 THORALF SCHULZ CHAIR PERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON FOOS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJ BANDEKAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BROOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS FIESEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARTMUT KLOCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK LAMBOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUTZ LIEBERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEIICHIRO TAKAHASHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAROU SENTOU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YUGO SUNAGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 1418580 0 262815 10 0 1 0 MARSHALL GERSTEIN BORUN LLP 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE 6300 WILLIS CHICAGO IL 60606 LEGAL SERVICES 547342 CODEWRIGHTS AM STADTGARTEN 1 KARLSRUHE BW GM 76137 CONTRACT LABOR 167795 SRB GLOBAL LLC 445 DOCKSIDE DRIVE 301 NAPLES FL 34110 CONTRACT LABOR 123843 SHANGHAI CITY MARKET CO LTD NO 503 LANE 1789 HUSONG ROAD SHANGHAI CH 20161-5 CONTRACT LABOR 102171 4 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 3936108 3936108 TECHNOLOGY REVENUE 900099 2473860 2473860 6409968 15201 15201 FDT TRANSFER 900099 96491 96491 EXTRAORDINARY REVENUE 900099 59014 59014 155505 6580674 6409968 0 170706 457050 840830 86989 449450 176063 604894 128026 462510 235311 39820 345056 368209 271434 149206 83483 40116 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 1845198 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 55045 MEALS 52075 BAD DEBT 17459 36509 6744733 3317024 3775879 664333 560165 49314 85698 493258 395568 398237 243554 167338 154683 121250 147355 726125 490351 5538642 5609699 141268 373148 2402416 2642218 743173 506607 3286857 3521973 X 2251785 2087726 2251785 2087726 5538642 5609699 -164059 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24805 24805 0 300503 163759 136744 72929 54990 17939 154683 OPERATING LEASE 490351 490351 OPERATING LEASE 506607 506607 X 6578284 -2390 -2390 6580674 0 6580674 6742343 0 6742343 2390 2390 6744733 PART X, LINE 2: FIELDCOMM GROUP IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT AS IT RELATES TO CERTAIN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FIELDCOMM GROUP DID NOT INCUR ANY SIGNIFICANT TAX LIABILITIES DUE TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. FIELDCOMM GROUP FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS OF ITS RETURNS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO EXAMINATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY RATE ADJUSTMENT -2,390. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY RATE ADJUSTMENT 2,390. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 3 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 164273 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 448180 SOUTH ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 95469 NORTH AMERICA *ONLY CANADA & MEXICO 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 20159 2 6 0 0 2 6 728081 0 728081 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL METHOD X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 THEODORE F MASTERS PRESIDENT & CEO 300111 0 75000 0 2030 0 15150 0 51446 0 443737 0 0 0 STEPHEN MITSCHKE DIRECTOR OF STANDARDS DEV 185660 0 26002 0 3282 0 9523 0 50948 0 275415 0 0 0 WALLACE PRATT DIRECTOR OF FIELD COMMUNICATIONS 187153 0 17151 0 4705 0 9522 0 50277 0 268808 0 0 0 PAUL SEREIKO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 205188 0 23374 0 4985 0 10100 0 3928 0 247575 0 0 0 SEAN VINCENT DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 184748 0 24924 0 3502 0 10432 0 18636 0 242242 0 0 0 MICHAEL JOHNSTON SENIOR DEVELOPER 140178 0 14298 0 2976 0 0 0 32853 0 190305 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TRAVEL POLICY THAT COVERS THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE POLICY ALLOWS FOR PRUDENT PURCHASES OF BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARE FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA. THE TREASURER REVIEWS ALL EXPENSE REPORTS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ECONOMY AND BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARE IS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE INCOME TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BOTH VOTING AND NON VOTING MEMBERSHIP CLASSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL ELECT THE DIRECTOR POSITIONS TO BE FILLED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH BROAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED COLLABORATIVELY WITH AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS PRIOR TO REVIEW AND SIGNATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO WISHES TO REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE POLICY MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AT EACH BOARD MEETING THE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSING WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION AND VOTE. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ON ANNUAL BASIS. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN MARCH 2025. THE REVIEW CONSIDERS BOTH CEO PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION IN THE INDUSTRY AND REGION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.