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US nonprofit · EIN 991335197 · San Ramon, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 991335197) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Mobile Satellite Services Association

Revenue
$495k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$463k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$113k
$81k liabilities
Net assets
$32k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.4 years on average
Staff
0
120 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
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Mobile Satellite Services Association's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Mark Dankberg ChairChair2024
2 yrs
ALI Al HashemiDirector2024
2 yrs
Doug SmithDirector2024
2 yrs
Jacques LeducTreasurer2024
2 yrs
John JankaCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
RAM ViswanathanDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mark DankbergChair0.5$0
Jacques LeducTreasurer0.5$0
John JankaSecretary1$0
Doug SmithDirector0.25$0
Ram ViswanathanDirector0.25$0
Ali Al HashemiDirector0.25$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Mobile Satellite Services Association
EIN
991335197
Address
2603 Camino Ramon Ste 200, San Ramon, CA, 94583-9137
State
California
Mission
Mssa's primary mission is to: (1)support open interoperable architectures and standards for use in multi-orbit satellite systems, ground infrastructure, and end user equipment,(2) define specifications, reference architectures, implementation guidelines and standardized agreements to promote seamless global roaming between terrestrial and multi-orbit networks (3) maximize scarce multi-orbit... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Y01 Mutual and membership benefit
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mutual & Membership Benefit
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
Mark Dankberg (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsMark Dankberg
≥2years on the filingsALI Al Hashemi
≥2years on the filingsDoug Smith
≥2years on the filingsJacques Leduc

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$113k
Total liabilities
$81k
Net assets or fund balances
$32k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$495k
Employees
0
Volunteers
120

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$495k$463k$32k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.