APOLAN INC
EIN 46-2379121 · Professional Societies & Associations - Science & Technology (U03)
What they do
ASSOCIATION for PASSIVE OPTICAL LAN, INC. (THE "CORPORATION") WAS FORMED UNDER DELAWARE LAW AS A NON-STOCK MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. ITS GENERAL PURPOSES ARE to PROMOTE THE GLOBAL ADOPTION of PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS ("PON")FOR THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK ("LAN")BY COLLECTING and DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELATIVE to THE INDUSTRY, COALITION FORMING and PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITY.MEMBERSHIP is LIMITED to INDIVIDUALS and BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, SALE and INSTALLATION of PONS or ARE OTHERWISE SUPPORTIVE of THE IMPLEMENTATION of SUCH NETWORKS.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (7)
ALAN BERTSCHDIRECTOR
CHAD HINESDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER BROWNVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
GAYLA ARRINDELLDIRECTOR
JIM CONNORSECRETARY
KAREN LEOSPRESIDENT
MAOPING HEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2019
- Location
- 600 HIGHWAY 169 S STE 1101, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55426-1206
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- % NIXON PEABODY LLP
- Primary officer
- KAREN LEOS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- ELLINGSON CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Professional Societies & Associations - Science & Technology (U03)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Societies & Associations