2025-03-27T12:27:41-04:00 2024-12-31 990PF 2024-01-01 111990569 QUARTER CENTURY WIRELESS ASSOCIATION INC % Walter Loughney QUAR 8187864001 1972 Martina St Apopka FL 327031558 Larry G Gabriel Treasurer 2025-03-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X 1766111 X 3795 X 64 64 0 64483 64483 0 0 0 0 0 57759 300943 57759 0 3750 1979 1771 0 45249 0 0 173121 122306 0 16800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21153 13953 0 0 0 0 0 0 1285 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 0 0 0 2963 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8396 258 0 0 50843 14211 0 0 72700 72700 123543 14211 0 72700 49578 108095 0 9796 4944 4944 21818 29048 29048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11583 11097 11097 0 0 0 0 1550836 1714287 1714287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6735 6735 6735 1600768 1766111 1766111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 528603 376702 1072165 1389409 1600768 1766111 1600768 1766111 1600768 49578 116251 1766597 486 1766111 Public Traded Securities 300943 0 243184 57759 300943 0 0 57759 57759 0 1503 1503 1503 0 0 0 1503 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 false false false false true true NY true false false false false true www.qcwa.org Larry Gabriel 8187864001 7117 Ranchito Ave Van Nuys CA 914053338 false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Walter T Loughney Jr 12967 N Normandy Way West Palm Beach FL 334101412 President 30.00 0 0 0 Chuck W Farnham 1373 Wade Ln Fallon NV 894065497 Vice President 1.00 0 0 0 Anthony Perales 1755 N Brown Rd Ste 200 Lawrenceville GA 300432018 Secretary 10.00 0 0 0 Larry Gabriel 7117 Ranchito Ave Van Nuys CA 914053338 Treasurer 20.00 0 0 0 Kenneth Oelke 729 Harvest Hills Drive NE Calgary Alberta CA T3K 4R3 Past President 5.00 0 0 0 Pete Varounis Box 3026 Easton PA 180433026 Director 5.00 0 0 0 Howard F Cunningham JR 5557 Ann Peake Dr Fairfax VA 220323001 Director 1.00 0 0 0 William P Cahill 828 Park Forest Drive Hurst TX 760537100 Director 1.00 0 0 0 John A Facella 19 Loon Lodge Road Raymond ME 04071 Director 1.00 0 0 0 Robert Hajdak 515 Canterbury Way Tallmadge OH 442781593 Director 1.00 0 0 0 NONE NONE We have provided a yearly grant to The Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc. a 501c3 public charity which provides the selection and distribution process at no cost. Since Foundation for Amateur Radio are no longer in business we provided our yearly grant to the Dayton Amateur Radio Association DARA a 501c3 public charity. Since 1978 we have paid for 624 individual scholarships totalling $930,350. Last year we paid for 15 Scholarships at $3,000 each. We provide a membership network including a web site and online a monthly journal in both written and audio versions for the blind which provides information of interest dealing with all facets of amateur radio and reports of the activity of our more than 69 local chapters. Since 1947 more than 39,340 have joined the QCWA and at present we have approximately 3,630 paid up active members who live throughout the United States Canada and Europe. New members are continually added to our rolls by solicitations at various ham radio events such as trade show conventions like HamCation in Orlando FL held in February and the Dayton OH Hamvention held in May of each year attended by more than 30,000 hams from throughout the world. We also advertise in monthly ham Radio Journals and our current active chapters continually recruit new members from their local communities during regular meetings and at Hamfests flea markets and tail gate parties. We provide college scholarships from our investment funds each year to qualified amateur radio operators and the Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc. FAR a 501c3 public charity provided the selection and distribution process for the scholarships. Since FAR went out of business in 2024 we paid the Scholarship Donations to DARA for distribution to our scholarship recipients. The Scholarship program started with a single $500 scholarship presented to John WA2MYU in 1978. As of 2024 we have awarded 624 scholarships totalling $930,350. As the QCWA is an IRS Section 501c3 charitable organization all donations made to the QCWA Scholarship Fund are federal income tax deductible and are acknowledged in writing. Contributions to the Fund are frequently made in memory of silent keys deceased former Amateur Radio Operators. Our Funds consist of securities held by Charles Schwab and managed by Coldstream Wealth Management Seattle WA. 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Since 1947 more than 39,340 have joined the QCWA and at present we have approximately 3,630 paid up active members who live throughout the United States Canada and Europe. New members are continually added to our rolls by solicitations at various ham radio events such as trade show conventions like HamCation in Orlando FL held in February and the Dayton OH Hamvention held in May of each year which is attended by more than 30,000 hams from throughout the world. We also advertise in monthly ham Radio Journals and our current active chapters continually recruit new members from their local communities during regular meetings and at Hamfests flea markets and tail gate parties. 3 We provide college scholarships from our investment funds each year to qualified amateur radio operators. The Dayton Amateur Radio Association DARA distributed our scholarships. The Scholarship program started with a single $500 scholarship presented to John WA2MYU in 1978. As of 2024 we have awarded 624 scholarships totalling $930,350. As the QCWA is an IRS Section 501c3 charitable organization all donations made to the QCWA Scholarship Fund are federal income tax deductible and are acknowledged in writing. Contributions to the Fund are frequently made in memory of silent keys deceased former Amateur Radio Operators. Our Funds consist of securities held by Charles Schwab and managed by Coldstream Wealth Management Seattle WA. 4 See response to Line 3 8 See response to Line 3 10 As a service to our members we provide an online shop for the purchase of lapel pins membership tags mugs and the like inscribed by our logo to foster a sense of comradeship and belonging to those of our members that attend local chapter meetings and events. 11(a) We accept advertising to support our monthly Journal. false false false false false false false false false false BAIRDCOREPLUSBONDINSBCOIX 62219 62219 DODGE&COXINCOMEIDODIX 53620 53620 DOUBLELINECOREFIXEDINDBLFX 42512 42512 GOLDMANSACHSGQGPTNRSGSIMX 10328 10328 INFINITYQDIVERSIFIEDIQDAX 23 23 ISHARES7-10YEARTRSYBONDETFIEF 2866 2866 ISHARESCURRENCYHEDGHEFA 11051 11051 ISHARESMSCIEAFESMALLSCZ 4253 4253 SCHWABUSLARGECAPSCHX 68914 68914 SPDRBLOOMBERGBILS 13484 13484 VANGUARDEXTENDEDMARKETVXF 27737 27737 VANGUARDLARGECAPETFVV 4315 4315 VANGUARDEQUITY-INCOMEAVEIRX 8375 8375 FIDELITYADVISORFOCUSEDFAMKX 188 188 INFINITYQDIVERSIFIEDIQDAX 14 14 ISHARESCOREMSCIEAFEIEFA 12018 12018 ISHARESCORES&P500IVV 8830 8830 ISHARESCURRENCYHEDGHEFA 11890 11890 ISHARES7-10YEARTRSYBONDETFIEF 14977 14977 ISHARESRUSSELL2500SMMD 26044 26044 JPMORGANCOREPLUSBDIHLIPX 35396 35396 JPMORGANCOREPLUSBDAONIAX 24075 24075 SCHWABUSLARGECAPSCHX 48504 48504 WILLIAMBLAIREMERGINGMWBENX 4119 4119 BAIRDCOREPLUSBONDINSBCOIX 65829 65829 DODGE&COXINCOMEIDODIX 41986 41986 DOUBLELINECOREFIXEDINDBLFX 35629 35629 GOLDMANSACHSGQGPTNRSGSIMX 56444 56444 HOODRIVERSMALL-CAPHRSMX 93612 93612 INFINITYQDIVERSIFIEDIQDNX 64 64 ISHARESCURRENCYHEDGHEFA 59631 59631 ISHARESRUSSELL2500SMMD 16252 16252 PIMCOINCMINSTCLPIMIX 25313 25313 PRSHRSS&PMDCP400DVDREGL 91791 91791 SCHWABUSLARGECAPSCHX 278585 278585 SCHWABINTERNATNALSMALLSCHC 25336 25336 VANGUARDDIVIDENDVIG 127289 127289 VANGUARDEQUITY-INCOMEAVEIRX 27809 27809 VANGUARDGROWTHETFVUG 123542 123542 WILLIAMBLAIREMERGINGMWBENX 37422 37422 PIMCOINCOMEAPONAX 5108 5108 JPMORGANCOREPLUSBDIHLIPX 8238 8238 ISHARES7-10YEARTRSYBONDETFIEF 42157 42157 ISHARES10-20YEARTLH 0 0 FIDELITYADVISORFOCUSEDFIMKX 0 0 WILLIAMBLAIREMERGINGMWBENX 6155 6155 DOUBLELINETOTALRETURNDBLTX 17497 17497 SELECTSECTORUTISELECTXLU 6963 6963 SCHWABINTERMEDIATETERMUSTRSETFSCHR 18072 18072 JPMORGANCOREPLUSBDIHLIPX 6265 6265 ISHARESRUSSELL2500ETFSMMD 0 0 ISHARESCORES&P500ETFIVV 0 0 ISHARESCOREMSCIEAFEIEFA 1546 1546 FIDELITYADVISORFOCUSEDFAMKX 0 0 To Apopka Chief for notice of Annual Members Meeting as required by NY state law 63 0 0 0 Ham Radio Call books & DVDs 6735 6735 6735 Inventory Sales 486 Insurance 1970 0 0 0 Accounting & Tax Preparation Software 2930 258 0 0 Postage & Shipping 471 0 0 0 Office Supplies 425 0 0 0 Bank Fees 1877 0 0 0 Payroll Service 555 0 0 0 Telecommunications 101 0 0 0 NYS Registration 67 0 0 0 Membership Fees 43449 0 0 Advertising Revenue 1800 0 0 Savings 7230 Net unrealized gains on investments 109021 Journal Editing 7200 0 0 0 Investment Management Fees with Coldstream 13953 13953 0 0 Sale of member merchandise 3750 1979 0 Payroll Taxes 1285 0 0 0