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To
Phil Haley – IRS Oct 2,
2001 01.
Please
provide copies of all, if any, written leases, contracts, or agreements entered into
by your organization. No written leases, contracts, or agreements have been entered into by our organization02.
Please
submit copies of all, if any, grant proposals and applications and indicate the status
of each. Skyaid Board members are currently preparing several grant proposals, however, it is difficult for an organization to receive grants until after tax exemption status has been secured03. Please explain in detail how your targeted group is made aware of the service you provide. The
multiple target groups will be made aware of Skyaid organization thru a
variety of techniques – generally thru the internet.
04. Please explain in detail how the general public is made aware of your activities and services. The
general public will be made aware of our activities and services thru the
internet and press releases. The Skyaid Organization also plans to
offer prizes based on the achievement of performance standards in the
following areas: meteor burst communications, heart monitor technologies which
can be incorporated into the LifeWatch, very small CAT scan equipment which
can determine if a stroke involves bleeding in the brain, etc.
We believe that offering such prizes is the best and fastest way to
encourage the development of these lifesaving technologies; without showing
favoritism.
05. Please submit a chronology of activities from the inception of the organization through the present. A Skyaid.org has developed a fairly extensive web site over the past year. There have been some initial discussions with other organizations, but it is difficult for an organization to receive grants until after tax exemption status has been secured.06. Please submit copies of minutes of board meetings from the inception of the organization The Skyaid Organization Board meets (or has
resolutions in lieu of a board meeting) often enough to keep in good standing
as state of Washington corporation.
07. Your organization appears to be controlled by related individuals. Section 1.501(c)(3)-l(d)(I)(ii) of the Income Tax Regulations states that an organization which serves private interests rather than public purposes does not qualify for exempt status. To ensure that your organization will serve public interests, you should modify your Board of Directors and officer positions to place control of the organization in the hands of unrelated individuals selected from the community you will serve. Also, your organization's bylaws, Section 1, states, 'The corporation shall have a at least 5 directors and collectively they shall be known as the Board of Directors." Please submit names and qualifications of the new board members, as well as a statement signed and dated by each that they will take an active part in your operations. The Skyaid Organization Board meets (or has resolutions in lieu of a board meeting) often enough to keep in good standing as state of Washington corporation.08. Your bylaws, section 2, states that the specific objectives and purposes of your corporation shall be (1) to significantly improve emergency medical response time worldwide, and thus reduce the amount of lost lives and disability and (2) to engage in other activities related to educating the public concerning emergency medical issues. a. With regards to engaging in other activities related to educating the public concerning emergency medical issues, (1) What will this activity entail? Please discuss fully. It is
very difficult to educate the general public about medical emergencies in
advance of the emergency. Many
organizations have tried and have been unsuccessful.
Skyaid will be educating the public about the need to be prepared for a
variety of life threatening emergencies.
We will inform the public about the quantitative risk of getting a
heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest, stroke, auto accident, and many other
emergencies, but we will not try to attempt to tell them what the individuals
should do in each case – there are just too much information to be
remembered. Skyaid will instead
will focus on providing just-in-time emergency health information – at the
time that it might be needed.
(2) How will your organization educate the public about emergency medical issues? While most of outreach and education will
probably be via the internet, we intend to test pilot seminars to see if these
would be successful. Both lay persons and medical professionals would be
served. Vice-Chairman and
Development Director Howard Hinman has offered to develop these classes. Mr.
Howard Hinman is Toastmaster with special training in "training" in
general and "training the trainer to train". In addition, he
has attended seminars in adult learning theory. He achieved both the
Distinguished Toastmaster and Able Toastmaster-Silver award
(3) Provide a list of emergency medical issues your organization will educate the public on. Skyaid
will generally not attempt to educate the public on what they should do in
specific emergencies.
(4) Will your organization conduct classes concerning emergency medical issues? (a) If yes, 1. Who will teach these classes? Mr. Howard Hinman is Toastmaster with special
training in "training" in general and "training the trainer to
train". In addition, he has attended seminars in adult learning theory.
He achieved both the Distinguished Toastmaster and Able
Toastmaster-Silver award
2. What are the qualifications of the instructors? No
classes. There may however be
some on-line education created by professionals as appropriate – such as
emergency medical technicians, doctors, and emergency room personnel.
Initially these will be in English – but later they will be in a
great many languages
3. Where will these classes be held? Generally
thru on-line education, and only minimally in-person.
4. What will be the cost of these classes? All
education, including on-line, will be free of charge
09. On Form 1023, Part TT, #1, your organization indicated that it would begin LifeWatch development in March 2001.a. Has your organization begun development of LifeWatch? Skyaid
has not begun development of the LifeWatch.
b. Who will or is developing the LifeWatch system for your organization? A
commercial watch company will develop the LifeWatch once there is money to
fund the development. Seiko and Timex have been contacted, but they do not
wish to develop the LifeWatch without external funding.
c. Will the organization developing LifeWatch develop it solely for use by Skyaid or will Skyaid be an investor in the development of LifeWatch? The
LifeWatch will be a portion of the Skyaid service.
We intend to let any organization sell the Skyaid service.
This would include organizations such as those already devoted to
emergency medical care
d. How will Skyaid help in the development of LifeWatch? The
Skyaid organization will provide research and development funding for the
LifeWatch.
e. Please discuss the amount of funding Skyaid will provide to the organization developing LifeWatch? We
anticipate that LifeWatch R&D will be approximately $1 million. These
funds will support a watch manufacturer and medical testing.
f. Provide the contract between Skyaid and the organization developing LifeWatch. As
before – no organization will be selected until funding is available.
g. Who will own any patents, copyrights, tradename, technology, other ownership rights, etc. related to LifeWatch? Please provide copies of any contracts or agreements related to the patents, copyrights, tradename, technology, other ownership rights, etc. We intend the LifeWatch design to be public domain. There have been no contracts or agreements related to the patents, copyrights, tradename, technology, other ownership rights, etc.h. Will Skyaid own an interest in LifeWatch? If yes, please provide any contracts or agreements that discuss the terms of the ownership interest. We intend the LifeWatch design to be public domain. There have been no contracts or agreements.i. Will any of the officers or board members of Skyaid or related parties (of officer or board members of Skyaid) own an interest in LifeWatch? If yes, please state the name of the individual and percentage of ownership and provide any contracts or agreements that discuss the terms of the ownership interest. We intend the LifeWatch design to be public domain. No officers or board members of Skyaid or related parties own an interest in LifeWatch.j. Are any board members or officers of Skyaid or related parties (of any board members or officers of Skyaid) related to any board members or officers of the organization creating the LifeWatch? If yes, please list the name and relationship. None
k.
Are any board members or officers of Skyaid or related parties (of any
board members or officers of Skyaid) on the board or an officer or an advisor or
consultant of the organization creating LifeWatch? If yes, please list
name of the individual, duties, and compensation received from the organization
creating LifeWatch. None1. When will Skyaid begin offering LifeWatch? Skyaid
will begin offering the LifeWatch approximately 2 years after the start of
R&D.
m. How is or will LifeWatch be advertised? The
LifeWatch and associated service will be advertised by Skyaid via the internet
as well as by the providing organizations –
such as 911 organizations in the US
n. What will be the cost of LifeWatch? We
anticipate that the cost of the Lifewatch will be somewhere between $100 and
$200.
o. Will LifeWatch be offered below cost, at cost, or above cost? We
intend that the LifeWatch will be offered slightly above cost – with the
proceeds to fund further life-saving R&D.
p. How many individuals does Skyaid anticipate in offering LifeWatch to in the first 5 years of operation? Anticipate
having about 100,000 people wearing the LifeWatch at\round the world at the
end of the first 5 years of operation.
q.
In what geographical area will LifeWatch be offered? LifeWatch
will be offered in many regions around the world.
10.
On Form 1023, Part II, #1, your organization indicated that it would develop a Life
Watch call center beginning in July 2001. Has your organization begun
development of the Life Watch call center? There
is no reason for Skyaid to develop a call center.
We have found that two call centers are already being developed.
Who
will or is developing the LifeWatch call center for your organization? As
above – Skyaid will not develop a call center.
a. Will the organization developing the LifeWatch call center develop it solely for use by Skyaid or will Skyaid be an investor in the development of the LifeWatch call center? The
call center is being developed for a wide variety of services. Skyaid will be
just one of the users of the call service.
How
will Skyaid help in the development of the LifeWatch call center? No
help appears to be needed for the development of the call center.
Please
discuss the amount of funding Skyaid will provide to the organization developing
the LifeWatch call center? No
funding appears to be needed to support the call center.
Provide
the contract between your organization and the organization developing the
LifeWatch call center, The call center is being developed for a wide variety of services. Skyaid will be just one of the users of the call service. We have not selected which of the current two call centers we will use.Who will
own any patents, copyrights, tradename, technology, other ownership rights,
etc, related to the air vehicle? Please provide copies of any contracts or agreements
related to the patents, copyrights, tradename, technology, other ownership
rights, etc. The
Moller Corporation of Davis
California owns all patents, etc. related to the air vehicle.
b. Will Skyaid own an interest in the LifeWatch call center? If yes, please provide any contracts or agreements that discuss the terms of the ownership interest. Skyaid
has no interest or ownership in the call center.
c. Will any board members or officers of Skyaid or related parties (of board members or officers of Skyaid) have an ownership interest in the organization developing the LifeWatch call center? If yes, please state name of individual and percentage of ownership and provide any contracts or agreements that discuss the terms of the ownership interest, No
one associated with Skyaid has any ownership interest in the call center.
d. Are any board members or officers of Skyaid or related parties (of any board members or officers of Skyaid) related to any board members or officers of the organization creating the LifeWatch call center? If yes, please list the name and relationship, No one associated with Skyaid has any ownership interest in the call center.e.
Are
any board members or officers of Skyaid or related parties
(of any board members or officers of Skyaid) on the board or an officer
or an advisor or consultant
of the organization creating the LifeWatch call center? If yes, please list
name of the individual, duties, and compensation received from the organization
creating the LifeWatch call center? No one associated with Skyaid has any ownership interest in the call center.f. Please provide any leases or rental agreements for the location of the LifeWatch call center. Skyaid has no interest or ownership in the call center.11.
On Form 1023, Part II, # 1, your organization indicated that one of its
activities would be the preliminary design of ultrasafe avionics for air vehicle
use in 2005. It
appears that the Boeing Company may develop the air vehicle.
b.
Will the organization developing the air vehicle develop it solely for
use by Skyaid or will Skyaid be an investor in the development of the air
vehicle? The Boeing Company will develop the air vehicle for a wide variety of customers. The Skyaid Organization would be a customer for less than 1% of the vehicle made.c. How will Skyaid help in the development of a Skycar? No
Skyaid funds appears to be needed to develop the Skycar.
d. How will Skyaid or the organization developing the air vehicle accelerate FAA approval of the Skycar? It appears that the Boeing Company may develop the air vehicle.Also included to the IRS: Why Skyaid should be a nonprofit |