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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AUTOMATION STANDARDS COMPLIANCEINSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$892,304
Total expenses
$913,043
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$866,917
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$25,387
Total assets, end of year
$1,309,339
Total liabilities, end of year
$418,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$890,921
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $813,537 · related or exempt $813,537

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SECURITY INSTITUTE

    total $43,800 · related or exempt $43,800

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WIRELESS INSTITUTE

    total $9,580 · related or exempt $9,580

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $25,387

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $25,387 · excluded $25,387

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $74,117

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,876

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,662

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $479,338

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $256,233

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,462

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,040

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIR/INDIR OVERHEAD

    total $62,315

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,224,070 · end of year $1,219,279

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,575 · end of year $90,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,834 · end of year $19,240

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $279,129 · end of year $333,191

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,022 · end of year $65,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $911,660 · end of year $890,921

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AUTOMATION STANDARDS COMPLIANCE INSTITUTE (ASCI) WAS CREATED TO FACILITATE PROGRAMS THAT ASSESS AUTOMATION-RELATED STANDARDS COMPLIANCE. THE INSTITUTE'S CHARTER INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF STANDARDS COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENTS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)INCLUDING SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE PRODUCTS, IMPLEMENTATION METHODS, SOLUTIONS, COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO FACILITATE PROGRAMS THAT ASSESS AUTOMATION-RELATED STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AND PROMOTION OF THE RELATED STANDARDS.

  • THE ISA SECURITY COMPLIANCE INSTITUTE (ISCI) OPERATES AN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (OT) CYBERSECURITY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (CA) SCHEME THAT CERTIFIES CONTROL SYSTEM PRODUCTS TO THE ISA/IEC 62443 SERIES OF STANDARDS. RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS SUCH AS IEC, ASHRAE, NATF, NEMA, BCS AND, CABA AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SUCH AS ERNCIP IN THE EU AND NIST AND DHS/CISA IN THE USA.ISCI HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE ISAGCA ON SEVERAL PROJECTS INCLUDING STANDARDS CROSS REFERENCES BETWEEN THE ISA/IEC 62443 AND ISO 27000 STANDARDS. ISCI ALSO COLLABORATED WITH ISAGCA ON TWO STUDIES WHICH EVALUATED THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ISA/IEC 62443 STANDARDS FOR SECURING AND CERTIFYING IIOT COMPONENTS AND IIOT SOLUTIONS, RESPECTIVELY. THE RESULTS OF THE IIOT COMPONENT STUDY HAVE LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPANSION OF THE ISASECURESCOPE TO CERTIFY IIOT COMPONENTS. THE IIOT CERTIFICATION SCHEME WAS COMPLETED AND LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2022 UNDER THE ISASECURE ICSA PRODUCT NAME. ISCI FINISHED THE 2022 FY WITH AN OPERATING DEFICIT DUE TO AN UNPLANNED WEBSITE UPGRADE TRIGGERED BY A CYBERSECURITY REVIEW. ISCI CONTINUES TO PURSUE THE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY/SMART BUILDINGS (BMS) INDUSTRY SECTOR FOR EXPANSION OF CERTIFICATION COVERAGE. THE ADDITION OF NEW ISCI MEMBERS FROM THE SMART BUILDINGS SECTOR AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLABORATION WITH ANOTHER CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION (BCS) MARKED PROGRESS TOWARDS STANDING-UP AN AS-BUILT BUILDING SITE CERTIFICATION FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE (CRE) SECTOR. ISCI NOW AVERAGES 25,000 WWW.ISASECURE.ORG WEBSITE VISITORS PER MONTH WITH OVER 30,000 PAGE VIEWS AND GROWING. ISCI PRESENTED 8 WEBINARS IN 2022 WITH A COMBINED 1000+ WEBINAR REGISTRANTS AND SPONSORED ISCI SPEAKERS AT 10+ INDUSTRY EVENTS. NEW ISCI CB AGREEMENTS WITH ISASECURE ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES (CB) HAS EXPANDED FROM 9 IN 2022 OPERATING GLOBALLY. ISCI CONTINUES ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE ISA/IEC 62443 FAMILY OF STANDARDS AND THE RELATED ISASECURE PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE ISCI SCOPE AND MISSION AND ISCI INITIATED PLANS FOR AN ASSET-OWNER IACS ASSESSMENT SCHEME IN LATE 2022. 2022 SHOWED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE DEMAND FOR FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE ISA/IEC 62443 STANDARDS BY PRODUCT SUPPLIERS AND NEW 2022 CERTIFICATIONS REFLECTED THIS MONTH. ISCI COMPLETED: 16 ADDITIONS FOR THE ISASECURE SDLA DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CERTIFICATIONS (62443-4-1)- 9 ADDITIONS FOR ISASECURE CSA COMPONENT CERTIFICATIONS (62443-4-2) - 2 ADDITIONS FOR ISASECURE SSA SYSTEM CERTIFICATION (62443-3-3)- 27 TOTAL ISASECURE CERTIFICATIONS ADDED IN 2021.

  • THE ISA100 WIRELESS COMPLIANCE INSTITUTE OPERATES A CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS PRODUCTS AND IIOT BASED UPON THE ISA100.11A-2011/IEC-62734 INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS STANDARD. WCI PROMOTES THE STANDARD GLOBALLY, MANAGES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH WCI IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS AND MAINTAINS A CERTIFICATION TEST PLATFORM FOR USE IN THE PRODUCT CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PERIODIC INTEROPERABILITY TESTING CAMPAIGNS AT VARIOUS GLOBAL VENUES AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS SUCH AS FIELDCOMM GROUP AND OPC TO DEVELOP STANDARDIZED METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES. THE WCI FINISHED FY 2022 WITH AN OPERATING DEFICIT DUE TO AN UNPLANNED WEBSITE UPGRADE TRIGGERED BY A CYBERSECURITY REVIEW. WCI INITIATED A FORMAL SPECIFICATION PROJECT WITH OPC IN 2019 WHICH WAS UPDATED IN 2021-2022. SUPPLIER MEMBERS ARE NOW ADOPTING THE SPECIFICATION AND WCI WILL BE PERFORMING CONFORMANCE TESTING ON PRODUCTS USING THE OPC SPECIFICATION IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. OPC IS AN INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM TO CREATE AN OPEN INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR USE IN INTEGRATING ISA100 WIRELESS PRODUCTS WITH OTHER AUTOMATION PLATFORMS USED IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS. WCI HOSTED 8 WEBINARS WITH A CUMULATIVE 1000+ REGISTRANTS AND HOSTED THREE CUSTOMER EVENTS IN JAPAN. THE WCI ASIA PACIFIC TEAM HOSTED AN ISA100 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY DISPLAY AT THE 2022 JEMIMA SHOW IN JAPAN. WCI IS NOW AVERAGING 24,000 WEBSITE VISITORS AND 28,000 PAGE VISITS ON ITS WWW.ISA100WCI.ORG WEBSITE. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE WCI SCOPE AND MISSION. WCI COMPLETED THE OPC APPLICATION-LEVEL SPECIFICATION AND BLE PROVISIONING PROJECTS IN Q4 2020: SUPPLIERS DEVELOPING PRODUCTS FOR 2022-2023 RELEASE THAT USE THE NEW SPECIFICATIONS.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hugh Webster

    AT-LARGE LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Reynolds

    ISA TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andre Ristaino

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,267
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $148,964
    Other
    $38,303
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $148,964 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,751 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,552 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $187,267 related
  • Chris Monchinski

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Cosman

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Hamm

    AT-LARGE COMPLIANCE EXPERT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Claire Fallon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $387,204
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $340,983
    Other
    $46,221
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $340,983 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,820 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $19,401 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $387,204 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION, WHICH REPRESENTS THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO ANNUALLY. A FORMAL WRITTEN PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IS COMPLETED AND A FACE TO FACE MEETING IS HELD BETWEEN THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO. EACH YEAR, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AGAINST INDUSTRY DATA PROVIDED BY SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY ASAE (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES), CESSE (COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVES), AND CAPITAL ASSOCIATE INDUSTRIES TO CONFIRM THAT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FALLS WITHIN INDUSTRY NORMS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION

    501(C)(3) · TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION · NC

  • ISA EUROPE FOUNDATION

    N/A · TRAINING SERVICE · NL

    Directly controlled by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMATION

  • THE AUTOMATION FEDERATION

    501(C)(3) · AUTOMATION AWARENESS AND PROGRAMS · NC

    Directly controlled by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303169349300620

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