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RELATED PARTY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
RELATED PARTY  
RELATED PARTY

NOTE 9 - RELATED PARTY

 

In April 2024, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Sperry Advisory Services, LLC to provide accounting and financial reporting services to the Company. In November 2024, the Company appointed Rodney Sperry as the chief financial officer of the Company. The Company paid $79,138 and $8,925 in cash payments and issued common stock valued at $138,100 and $210,000 to Sperry Advisory Services, LLC during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized accounting fees of $157,500 and $37,780 from Sperry Advisory Services, LLC. As of December 31, 2025, there was $100,613 in accounts payable for Sperry Advisory Services, LLC.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company received $0 and $7,500 in advances and made payments $0 and $0 from a related party, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had advances from a related party of $7,500 and $7,500, respectively.

 

Notes payable - related party consist of the following at:

 

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

Note payable, secured, 5% interest, due on demand

 

$59,450

 

 

$28,450

 

Note payable, secured, 18% interest, due July 25, 2024-in default

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

Note payable, 8% interest, due December 31, 2024-in default

 

 

3,963,939

 

 

 

2,319,989

 

Notes payable, secured, 18% interest, due August 31, 2025-in default

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

Note payable, secured, 18% interest, due December 31, 2025-in default

 

 

1,382,054

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Note payable, secured, 12% interest, due April 26, 2026

 

 

42,400

 

 

 

60,000

 

Note payable, secured, 12% interest, due April 30, 2026

 

 

19,700

 

 

 

100,200

 

Note payable, secured, 12% interest, due December 28, 2026

 

 

827,210

 

 

 

-

 

Total notes payable - related party

 

$6,459,753

 

 

$4,173,639

 

Less current portion

 

 

(6,459,753)

 

 

(4,013,439)

Total notes payable - related party - long term

 

$-

 

 

$160,200

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company received $0 under a note payable from a director of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company received $31,000 under this note. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had one note payable due to a director of the Company in the amount of $59,450 and $28,450, respectively. The note has an interest rate of 5% and is due on demand.

 

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had one note payable due to a former officer of the Company in the amount of $42,400 and $60,000, respectively. The note has an interest rate of 12% and is due April 26, 2026.

 

On April 30, 2021, the Company entered into a $150,000, 12% grid note payable with a Company controlled by the former CEO that is due upon demand but no later than April 30, 2026. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has received advances under the note of $0 and $0 and made repayment of $80,500 and $22,300, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the note had a balance of $19,700 and $100,200, respectively.

 

On January 11, 2021, the Company entered into a $125,000, 30% note payable due on June 8, 2021. Under the note the Company must make interest only payments of $3,125 starting on February 10, 2021 and continuing through maturity. On December 31, 2021, the noteholder extended the due date to June 8, 2022 for $1,250. On September 1, 2023, the noteholder sold the ownership of the note to an entity under common ownership of a related party who concurrently amended the terms of the note with the Company to accrue interest and to extend the maturity date of the note to August 31, 2025. This assignment makes this a related party note. This Note is currently in default. The Company has not received a notice of default from the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $125,000 and $125,000, respectively.

 

On September 1, 2022, the Company entered into a $2,500,000 8% convertible grid note with Notation Labs, Inc, a company commonly controlled by a director of the Company. The note was due on December 31, 2024 and is currently in default. The Company is working with the lender to get this note extended. No notice of default has been received on this note. During the year ending December 31, 2024, the Company received $868,300 in net advances from the note and made payments of $721,284 on the note. During the year ending December 31, 2025, the Company received $2,652,230 in net advances from the note and made payments of $1,050,529 on the note. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $3,963,939 and $2,319,989, respectively.

 

On July 23, 2023, the Company entered into a $40,000, 12% note payable with an entity under common control of a related party and matures on July 25, 2024. This Note is currently in default. The Company has not received a notice of default from the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $40,000 and $40,000, respectively.

 

On December 16, 2024, the Company entered into a $1,500,000, 18% note payable with an entity under common control of a related party and matures on December 16, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company made payments of $117,946 towards the note balance. This Note is currently in default. The Company has not received a notice of default from the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $1,382,054 and $1,500,000, respectively.

 

On March 31, 2025, the Company entered into a $185,000, 12% note payable with a director of the Company which matures on April 1, 2026. On November 4, 2025, the Company paid $185,000 towards the principal of this note. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $0 and $0, respectively.

 

On December 28, 2025, the Company entered into a $827,209, 12% note payable with the Rod and Kim Cullum Trust, an entity under common control of a related party and matures on December 28, 2026 for a charge on the stand by letter of credit to settle the agreement with the contract manufacturer. Under the Company’s agreement with its contract manufacturer, a stand by letter of credit was required. Rod Cullum agreed to provide the stand by letter of credit for this arrangement and it has been in place since 2023. This agreement with the contract manufacturer was terminated in August 2025 and the settlement amount was being negotiated by both sides. On December 28, 2025, the payment of $827,209 settled the agreement and the stand by letter of credit is no longer needed. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $827,209 and $0, respectively.

 

Interest expense associated with the related party notes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $543,310 and $255,659, respectively.

 

Convertible notes payable - related party consist of the following at:

 

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

Convertible note payable, 12% interest, due March 2025-in default

 

$250,000

 

 

$250,000

 

Convertible note payable, 15% interest, due July 2025-in default

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

Total convertible notes payable - related party

 

$750,000

 

 

$750,000

 

Less current portion

 

 

(750,000)

 

 

(750,000)

Total convertible notes payable - related party - long-term

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

On March 26, 2024, the Company issued a $250,000 12% convertible promissory note to a trust controlled by a shareholder of the Company. The note is due on March 25, 2025 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.05 per share. This Note is currently in default. The Company has not received a notice of default from the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $250,000 and $250,000, respectively.

 

On July 25, 2024, the Company issued a $500,000 15% convertible promissory note to a company commonly controlled by a shareholder of the Company. The note is due on July 25, 2025 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of $0.15 per share. This Note is currently in default. The Company has not received a notice of default from the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance of the note was $500,000 and $500,000, respectively.

 

Interest expense on all of the above convertible notes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $105,000 and $93,548, respectively.