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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,660,659
Total expenses
$3,335,794
Contributions and grants received
$3,070,311
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$589,887
Investment income
$461
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,206,216
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,062,723
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$143,493
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,872,172
Management and general expenses
$400,160
Fundraising expenses
$63,462
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,872,172

Program services were 86.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,070,311

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $469,887 · related or exempt $469,887

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CORE DATA COLLECTION P

    total $120,000 · related or exempt $120,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $461 · excluded $461

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $383,127 · program services $331,000 · management and general $38,819 · fundraising $13,308

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $713,061 · program services $616,046 · management and general $72,247 · fundraising $24,768

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,448 · program services $33,217 · management and general $3,896 · fundraising $1,335

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $157,883 · program services $136,402 · management and general $15,997 · fundraising $5,484

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,922 · program services $56,089 · management and general $6,578 · fundraising $2,255

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,947 · program services $4,335 · management and general $23,444 · fundraising $2,168

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $129,667 · management and general $129,667

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $761,320 · program services $756,002 · management and general $4,823 · fundraising $495

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,620 · program services $384 · management and general $19,972 · fundraising $264

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $251,982 · program services $247,155 · management and general $4,688 · fundraising $139

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $656,623 · program services $612,168 · management and general $44,455

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,246 · fundraising $13,246

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $94,120 · program services $79,374 · management and general $14,746

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,615 · management and general $20,615

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES - OTHER

    total $213 · management and general $213

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $308,840 · end of year $434,140

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $146,887

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,561 · end of year $91,281

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,953,050

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,894,819

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $148,489 · end of year $58,231

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,869,197 · end of year $1,475,677

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $412,898 · end of year $629,532

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $308,750 · end of year $269,580

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,801,161 · end of year $1,163,611

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$108,722 · end of year $143,493

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OSHADOWSERVER'S MISSION IS TO MAKE THE INTERNET MORE SECURE BY BRINGING TO LIGHT VULNERABILITIES, MALICIOUS ACTIVITY AND EMERGING THREATS. SINCE 2004, SHADOWSERVER HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MALICIOUS INTERNET ACTIVITY, COLLECTING MALWARE WITH ITS RELATED ANALYSIS AND META DATA, WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, AND SHARING INFECTION AND MALICIOUS DATA WITH APPROPRIATE NETWORK OWNERS. SHADOWSERVER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WORLDWIDE WHILE ENCOURAGING THE OPEN SHARING OF DATA WITHIN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY AND WITH VENDOR AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. SHADOWSERVER HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RESOURCES FOR INTERNET SECURITY REPORTING AND MALICIOUS ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION AND MAINTAINS A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPANNING 90 COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED FROM SPONSORSHIPS, GRANTS AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SHADOWSERVER'S MISSION IS TO MAKE THE INTERNET MORE SECURE BY BRINGING TO LIGHT VULNERABILITIES, MALICIOUS ACTIVITY AND EMERGING THREATS. SINCE 2004, SHADOWSERVER HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MALICIOUS INTERNET ACTIVITY, COLLECTING MALWARE WITH ITS RELATED ANALYSIS AND META DATA, WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, AND SHARING INFECTION AND MALICIOUS DATA WITH APPROPRIATE NETWORK OWNERS. SHADOWSERVER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WORLDWIDE WHILE ENCOURAGING THE OPEN SHARING OF DATA WITHIN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY AND WITH VENDOR AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. SHADOWSERVER HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RESOURCES FOR INTERNET SECURITY REPORTING AND MALICIOUS ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION AND MAINTAINS A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPANNING 90 COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED FROM SPONSORSHIPS, GRANTS AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS.

  • SPECIAL PROJECTS: (1) LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM - A TEAM OF SHADOWSERVER DASHBOARD. PEOPLE AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR EFFORTS TO PURSUE AND TAKE DOWN CYBER-CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES. (2) REGISTRAR OF LAST RESORT, A SPECIAL PURPOSE DNS REGISTRAR FOR REGISTERING AND MANAGING MALICIOUS DOMAIN NAMES USED FOR MALWARE/BOTNET COMMAND AND CONTROL, PARTICULARLY HIGH-VOLUME DOMAIN GENERATION ALGORITHMS (DGAS). (3) THE SHADOWSERVER ALLIANCE. (4) OTHER PROJECTS.

    Expenses $1,573,089 · Revenue $469,886

  • BACKEND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: PROJECTS FOR MANAGEMENT, UPGRADES, AND EXPANSION OF THE SHADOWSERVER DATA CENTER AND RELATED EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW AND EXISTING MISSIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING DATA STORAGE AND QUERY SYSTEMS, AND CREATION OF DAILY REPORTS (THREAT INTELLIGENCE FEEDS) TO THE INTERNET DEFENDER COMMUNITY. INCLUDES MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC SHADOWSERVER DASHBOARD.

    Expenses $781,403

  • CORE DATA COLLECTION PROJECTS: (1) SINKHOLING, A PROJECT TO REDIRECT MALICIOUS TRAFFIC BY TAKING OVER MALICIOUS DOMAINS IN ORDER TO SEIZE OR DISRUPT BOTNETS AND WARN VICTIMS OF CYBERCRIME; (2) SCANNING, A PROJECT TO SCAN IPV4 AND HITLIST BASED SCAN IPV6 SPACE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING MISCONFIGURED, VULNERABLE, COMPROMISED OR OTHERWISE ABUSABLE SERVICES; (3) HONEYPOT/HONEYNET, A PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WORLDWIDE SET OF EMULATED VULNERABLE SYSTEMS TO CAPTURE AND ANALYZE MALICIOUS INTERNET TRAFFIC; (4) MALWARE REPOSITORY, A PROJECT TO COLLECT MALWARE AT SCALE AND ANALYZE THE MALWARE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE EXECUTION OF THE MALWARE IN SANDBOXES.

    Expenses $517,680 · Revenue $120,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • PIOTR KIJEWSKI

    TRUSTEE, CEO

    Total calculated
    $202,236
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $174,561
    Other
    $27,675
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $174,561 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $4,834 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,841 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $202,236 related

  • MICHAEL JOHNSON

    TRUSTEE, CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • NIKLAS SCHIFFLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DAVID WATSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

  • JASON RHOADS

    SENIOR ARCHITECT

    Total calculated
    $383,127
    From this org
    $323,853
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,274
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,853
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,474
    Filer's total
    $383,127

  • DUNCAN TAYLOR

    SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $211,290
    From this org
    $177,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,566
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,724
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,766
    Filer's total
    $211,290

  • DAVID DE COSTER

    SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $208,465
    From this org
    $171,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,127
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,338
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,627
    Filer's total
    $208,465

  • DIMITRI NGUYEN

    SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $142,234
    From this org
    $121,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,107
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHARLES A EBERLE IV

    ALLIANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,994
    From this org
    $195,781
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,213
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,781
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,154
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,059
    Filer's total
    $260,994

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

  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

  • STICHTING THE SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION EUROPE

    501(C)(3) · TO INVESTIGATE MALWARE · NL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION INC

  • STICHTING REGISTRAR OF LAST RESORT FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · TO BLOCK MALICIOUS DOMAINS · NL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349311305

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