Nonprofit · EIN 91-2140609
WIMAX FORUM
Tax-exempt · WEST LINN, OR 97068
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $70,000 | $64,765 | $5,235 | $87,959 | $61,632 | $26,327 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $110,000 | $108,254 | $1,746 | $91,880 | $70,788 | $21,092 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $110,000 | $100,904 | $9,096 | $151,028 | $131,682 | $19,346 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Program service revenue
- $70,000
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $35,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $37,223
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $433
- Other expenses
- $27,109
- Program services (functional)
- $15,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $91,880
- Total assets, end of year
- $87,959
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,632
- Net assets, end of year
- $26,327
- Cash, savings and investments
- $62,742
- Gross receipts
- $70,000
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniels | Controller | 10 | $15,000 |
| Declan Byrne | President | 10 | $10,000 |
| Richard Hawkins | COO | 10 | $10,000 |
| ADCC - Zhu Yanbo | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Samsung - Seho Kim | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Siemens - Anders Rendahl | Director | 1 | $0 |
| UQ Communications - Junichi Minami | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mohammad Shakouri | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hawkins | COO | 10 | $21,500 |
| Jack Daniels | Controller | 10 | $15,000 |
| Declan Byrne | President | 10 | $14,000 |
| Mohammad Shakouri | Chairman | 1 | $7,000 |
| ADCC - Zhu Yanbo | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Samsung - Seho Kim | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Siemens - Anders Rendahl | Director | 1 | $0 |
| UQ Communications - Junichi Minami | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniels | Controller | 10 | $15,500 |
| Declan Byrne | President | 40 | $14,000 |
| Richard Hawkins | COO | 10 | $14,000 |
| ADCC - Zhu Yanbo | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Samsung - Seho Kim | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Siemens - Anders Rendahl | Director | 1 | $0 |
| UQ Communications - Junichi Minami | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mohammad Shakouri | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 408, WEST LINN, OR 97068-0408
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Jack Daniels, Controller
- Website
- www.wimaxforum.org
- Return prepared by
- J Daniels Consulting Inc
Mission
The WiMAX Forum is a worldwide consortium chartered to deliver certification that achieves global interoperability, develop technical specifications based on open standards, pursue a favorable regulatory environment and promote the vision.
Program accomplishments
- Marketing & Member Services: Tradeshows - through the WiMAX Forum congress event series of global tradeshows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX Ecosystem. For more information, visit the tradeshow link at www.wimaxforum.org - WiMAX Forum Certified Program - the ultimate goal of the WiMAX Forum is to promote and accelerate the introduction of cost-effective broadband wireless access services into the marketplace. Standards-based, interoperable solutions enable economies of scale that in turn drive price and performance levels unachievable by proprietary approaches, making WiMAX Forum Certified Products the most competitive at delivering broadband services on a wide scale.Expenses $2,500
- Events: the WiMAX Forum hosts 3-4 Face-to-Face events each year. These are for members to come together in the various work groups and work on previously set goals. The WiMAX Board also conducts its meetings at most of these events. Members all pay a fee to attend these events.
- Certification & Work Groups: Regulatory Working Group - to promote worldwide access to spectrum Fit for Purpose for WiMAX Forum Certified Systems with sufficient harmonization of frequency ranges to facilitate significant economies of scale. To encourage adoption of appropriate regulatory frameworks based on principles of Technology and Service Neutrality allowing service providers to deploy the most appropriate solutions for their markets. To achieve these goals, the Regulatory Working Group is the central authority within the WiMAX Forum on spectrum and regulatory matters. Certification Working Group - the Certification Working Group manages the WiMAX Forum Certified program through the selection and oversight of certification test labs, the evaluation of testing options and the integration of key technical working group system profiles, pics, and TSS & TP deliverables to ensure that products are certified under the highest ethical and technical standards. Global Roaming Working Group - assure availability of global roaming service for WiMAX Networks in a timely manner as demanded by the marketplace. Network Working Group - create End-to-End networking specifications for fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile WiMAX systems, beyond what is defined in the scope of IEEE 802.16 The specifications shall be based on harmonized requirements from the Service Provider Working Group. Service Provider Working Group SPWG - it provides coordinated input from Service Providers to other Working Groups and the WiMAX Forum Board. Participation is open to all WiMAX Forum members. The SPWG is the single source for coordinated recommendations and requirements that drive the network and air interface specifications for WiMAX Networks and products. Technical Working Group TWG - the TWG's charter is to develop technical specifications for the WiMAX Forum Certification program which enable interoperability and conformance testing of products based on the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA MAC/PHY as driven by WiMAX Forum SPWG requirements. Smart Grid Working Group SGWG - the SGWG acts as a focal point for utility interest in WiMAX as a technology for Smart Grid applications, and will promote WiMAX as the premiere technology for Smart Grid applications on a global basis. The group's focus is to define utility requirements and technology profiles that drive the network and air interface specifications and certification for WiMAX networks and products to ensure the development of a healthy Ecosystem of interoperable Smart Grid centric product solutions. This provides a formal method for the utility industry to communicate with the marketing working group, technical working groups and WiMAX Forum Board of Directors.Expenses $12,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-2140609
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $87,959
- Income (IRS master file)
- $70,000
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $70,000 | $64,765 | $87,959 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $110,000 | $108,254 | $91,880 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $110,000 | $100,904 | $151,028 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-2140609).
Questions about WIMAX FORUM
- What is the EIN of WIMAX FORUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WIMAX FORUM is 91-2140609.
- Is WIMAX FORUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2002.
- Are donations to WIMAX FORUM tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WIMAX FORUM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WIMAX FORUM due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WIMAX FORUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of WIMAX FORUM?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $15,000 (Jack Daniels, Controller).
- How much revenue does WIMAX FORUM have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $70,000, expenses of $64,765 and total assets of $87,959 at year end.
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