2026-09-23T11:05:58-05:00 2025-12-31 840930288 BROCK AND COMPANY CPAS PC 4940 PEARL EAST CR SUITE 300 BOULDER CO 80301 990 2025-01-01 872840729 INFORMATION EQUITY INITIATIVE INC INFO 4152356923 3300 ARAPAHOE AVENUE SUITE 217 BOULDER CO 80303 NAIARA AZPIRI CEO 4152356923 2026-09-16 1 KEVIN RICKMAN P01240896 3034442971 2025 NAIARA AZPIRI 3300 ARAPAHOE AVENUE SUITE 217 BOULDER CO 80303 372476 0 X WWW.INFORMATIONEQUITY.ORG X 2021 CO TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES. 4 3 1 0 0 0 437500 0 597445 352847 24306 19629 0 0 1059251 372476 0 0 0 0 316870 426866 0 0 43355 622658 401774 939528 828640 119723 -456164 1453496 692691 1277599 972958 175897 -280267 X TO ENSURE THAT EVERY LEARNER, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO THRIVE - NO CONNECTIVITY REQUIRED. 0 0 677626 352847 THE INFORMATION EQUITY INITIATIVE (IEI) DELIVERS EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND CIVIC CONTENT TO COMMUNITIES WITHOUT RELIABLE INTERNET THROUGH A MULTIMODAL PLATFORM: BROADCAST DATACASTING, CELLULAR (INTERMITTENT AND LOW BANDWIDTH INCLUDED) AND HYBRID OFFLINE ACCELERATION (CACHEWAVE), AND SATELLITE DELIVERY. IN 2025, IEI OPERATED ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND JAMAICA. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDED: COMMUNITY HEALTH CONTENT DELIVERY TO 40+ FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS VIA A 10-YEAR, $541,000 EARNED-REVENUE CONTRACT WITH PACHC; K-12 DIGITAL CURRICULUM DELIVERY TO STUDENTS WITHOUT HOME INTERNET VIA PBS NORTH CAROLINA; CORRECTIONAL AND REENTRY EDUCATION SERVING LEARNERS IN PA AND VA FACILITIES, WITH 450+ SERVED CUMULATIVELY SINCE FOUNDING; AND AN IEI-LED DATACASTING PILOT IN THREE RURAL JAMAICAN SCHOOLS FUNDED BY TELEVISION JAMAICA. EVERY IEI PILOT IS DESIGNED TO TRANSITION FROM PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING INTO SUSTAINED GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL, OR COMMUNITY SUPPORT ELIMINATING PERPETUAL PHILANTHROPIC DEPENDENCY. 677626 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 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X THE ORGANIZATION 4152356923 3300 ARAPAHOE AVENUE SUITE 217 BOULDER CO 80303 X TIM FALLON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR STEPHANIE FRAZIER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON HETRICK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK LANGNER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 225009 0 14897 NAIARA AZPIRI CEO 40.00 X 160960 0 0 385969 0 14897 2 0 1 0 NAIARA AZPIRI TAXORIERREKA KALEA 8 1C ONDARROA BIZKAIA SP MANAGEMENT 160960 VAGARI CONSULTING LLC 122 RED BLUFF ST SUMMERVILLE SC 29483 CONSULTING 132500 2 X LICENSING AND SERVICES 516100 352847 352847 352847 19629 19629 372476 352847 0 19629 X 385969 285718 59342 40909 9000 3588 5314 98 16624 6627 9815 182 15273 9899 3208 2166 22204 22204 171872 171872 7735 6108 1627 173276 173276 81 81 20220 20220 3111 3111 BANK FEES 2903 155 2748 LICENSES AND FEES 372 82 290 828640 677626 107659 43355 108695 35000 479305 380327 566387 1095 28139 25519 270970 250750 1453496 692691 14499 35045 228787 7600 1034313 930313 1277599 972958 X 175897 -280267 175897 -280267 1453496 692691 -456164 0 X 0 0 0 X 800000 746493 437500 1983993 800000 746493 437500 1983993 1174777 809216 15 2689 22292 19629 44625 2028618 1065452 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIK LANGNER DIRECTOR 225009 0 0 0 0 0 9000 0 5897 0 239906 0 0 0 NAIARA AZPIRI CEO 160960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160960 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. WITF INC FOUNDER START-UP EXPENSES X 174273 686709 0 1 1 LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDER SALARY, BENEFITS AND NECESSARY EXPENSES X 300846 243604 0 1 1 930313 FORM 990, PART X, LINE 22 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CARRIES TWO LOANS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TOTALING $930,313: 1. WITF, INC. (EIN 23-1629016) OUTSTANDING BALANCE: $686,709. THIS LOAN WAS EXTENDED TO FUND START-UP OPERATING EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING PERIOD. THE LOAN IS BEING ACTIVELY REPAID AS ORGANIZATIONAL REVENUE ALLOWS. 2. LV PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP / LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC MEDIA (EIN 23-1642883) OUTSTANDING BALANCE: $243,604. THIS LOAN COVERS SALARY, AND BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEE COST DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S EARLY OPERATIONAL PERIOD. THE LOAN IS BEING ACTIVELY REPAID AS ORGANIZATIONAL REVENUE ALLOWS. BOTH LOANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION EXPECTS TO CONTINUE REDUCING THESE BALANCES AS EARNED-REVENUE CONTRACTS EXPAND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 (ALL YEARS), GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.INFORMATIONEQUITY.ORG. DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VII COMPENSATION IN RELATION TO REVENUE - TOTAL COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII REFLECTS THE FULL-TIME ENGAGEMENT OF TWO SENIOR LEADERS WHOSE ROLES SPAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS. ERIK LANGNER (CEO AND THE DIRECTOR) RECEIVED $225,009 IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION; NAIARA AZPIRI (COO AND THEN CEO) RECEIVED $160,960. COMPENSATION LEVELS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON REVIEW OF COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE PUBLIC MEDIA AND NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TOTAL COMPENSATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE WAS ELEVATED IN 2025 DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT YEAR-OVER-YEAR REVENUE DECLINE. MANAGEMENT EXPECTS THIS RATIO TO NORMALIZE AS EARNED-REVENUE CONTRACTS EXPAND AND NEW PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING IS SECURED. FORM 990, PART VIII REVENUE DECLINE, 2024 TO 2025 - TOTAL REVENUE DECREASED FROM $1,059,251 IN 2024 TO $372,476 IN 2025. THE DECLINE IS PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPLETION OF MULTI-YEAR PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS THAT WERE ACTIVE IN PRIOR YEARS AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED BY NEW GRANT AWARDS AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT MORE THAN HALF THE REVENUE DURING 2024 WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A 10 YEAR LICENSE THAT IS STILL BENIGN USED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE THE ORGANIZATION'S EARNED-REVENUE BASE REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE, DECLINING MODESTLY FROM $597,445 IN 2024 TO $352,847 IN 2025. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION SECURED A 10-YEAR EARNED-REVENUE CONTRACT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (PACHC), WHICH MANAGEMENT EXPECTS TO PROVIDE A STABLE AND GROWING REVENUE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY PURSUING PHILANTHROPIC AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO SUPPLEMENT EARNED REVENUE AND RETURN TO PRIOR-YEAR REVENUE LEVELS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 171,872. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 171,872. 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