Multefire Alliance

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Stephan Litjens

Phone

5103924909

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Multefire Alliance, founded in 2015, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $370K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 27% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $708K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 91% operating deficit.

Mission

MFA is an international organization that is championing the global industry adoption of private networks using MFA-defined MulteFire specifications for LTE and Uni5G Technology Blueprints for 5G. With Uni5G or MulteFire, enterprises can efficiently deploy their own optimized, reliable and secure private network in unlicensed, shared, or locally licensed spectrum.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

MFA (re-branded as The Alliance for Private Networks) continued to broaden the scope for support of private network adoption by: Providing resources that simplify the path to private networksEnabling the ecosystem with its Uni5G technology blueprintsEducating decision makers globally with publicly available resources for private network deployment and available spectrum options The education of decision makers was conducted at industry events and trade shows as well as updated key messaging about the Alliance and Uni5G, webinars, white papers, press and analyst meetings. The marketing committee also completed a logo revision to reflect the new branding as the Alliance for Private Networks.

Program 2

Technical Work: The Technical Study Group mapped 3GPP feature to key industry requirements. TSG studied the 3GPP feature listto optimize industrial grade attributes. In 2023, the TSGContinued work on Blueprints Release 16 Focus concentrated in industrial grade latency and URLLC featuresContinued work on E2E architecture Blueprints

Program 3

MFA continued collaborations with other industry organizationsMoU with 5G-ACIA, identifying new areas of collaboration to strengthen relationshipMoU with GSA,engaging with GSA for information and...

MFA continued collaborations with other industry organizationsMoU with 5G-ACIA, identifying new areas of collaboration to strengthen relationshipMoU with GSA,engaging with GSA for information and resource sharing3GPP, emphasizing Market Representation Partner delegation and developing cross-promotional contentOnGo Alliance, seeking new ways to share information that furthers adoption

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $307,500

Investment Income $62,373

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $369,873

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $707,637

TOTAL EXPENSES $707,637

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$369,873	$504,197	-0.3%
Expenses	$707,637	$740,277	0.0%
Net Income	$-337,764	$-236,080	+0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Gosta Lemne	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Geng Wu	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stephan Litjens	Chairman	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Said Tatesh	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ed Tiedemann	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Francesco Militano	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mazen Chmaytelli	President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Tatiana Stolyarenkova	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Outi Niemi	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Julianne Fitzpatrick	Executive Dir.	20.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$369,873	$707,637	$1,571,750	$-337,764
2022	$504,197	$740,277	$2,067,420	$-236,080
2021	$535,961	$544,169	$2,489,297	$-8,208
2020	$701,845	$689,332	$2,563,974	$12,513
2019	$1,266,329	$830,389	$2,185,446	$435,940
2018	$1,380,397	$903,770	$1,990,601	$476,627