CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

W50

Classification

1000

Street

1712 US-9 SUITE 102

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• SECURITY BEST PRACTICES COMBINES BOTH THE SECURITY BENCHMARKS AND CRITICAL SECURITY CONTROLS PROGRAMS. THE SECURITY BENCHMARKS PROGRAM HELPS ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THEIR IT SECURITY POSTURE BY REDUCING RISKS RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE TECHNICAL SECURITY CONTROLS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE SECURITY BENCHMARKS PROGRAM FACILITATES THE CONSENSUS-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF: (1) BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR SECURITY CONFIGURATION, (2) TOOLS FOR MEASURING INFORMATION SECURITY STATUS, AND (3) RESOURCES FOR MAKING INFORMED SECURITY INVESTMENT DECISIONS. THE CRITICAL SECURITY CONTROLS PROGRAM IS A RECOMMENDED SET OF ACTIONS FOR CYBER DEFENSE THAT PROVIDE SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE WAYS TO THWART THE MOST PERVASIVE ATTACKS. THEY ARE A RELATIVELY SHORT LIST OF HIGH-PRIORITY, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE DEFENSIVE ACTIONS THAT PROVIDE A "MUST DO, DO FIRST" STARTING POINT FOR EVERY ENTERPRISE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR CYBER DEFENSE.

  Expenses $40,191,580 · Grants $300,000 · Revenue $67,416,548

• THE MS-ISAC PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMMON MECHANISM FOR RAISING THE LEVEL OF CYBERSECURITY READINESS AND RESPONSE IN EACH STATE AND WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND U.S. TRIBES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE OVERALL CYBERSECURITY POSTURE OF U.S. STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL (SLTT) GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. THE MS-ISAC PROGRAM COLLABORATES AND SHARES INFORMATION WITH ITS SLTT GOVERNMENT MEMBERS, PRIVATE SECTOR AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. THE MS-ISAC PROGRAM LEVERAGES TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES TO GENERATE COORDINATED AND ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY POSTURE OF ALL PARTNERS. THE MS-ISAC ALSO PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, MANAGES WORKGROUPS MADE UP OF SLTT MEMBERS, AND OPERATES IMPORTANT NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY PROGRAMS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) DISCONTINUED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, AT WHICH TIME A FEE-BASED MEMBERSHIP MODEL WAS IMPLEMENTED, WHERE SLTT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS PAY A YEARLY MEMBERSHIP FEE TO RECEIVE MS-ISAC BENEFITS AND SERVICES.

  Expenses $13,463,471

• THE CIS SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS SERVICES TO ALL STATE, LOCAL, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL ENTITIES AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL CYBER AND ELECTION SECURITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SCANNING, SECURITY ASSESSMENTS, PHISHING EXERCISES, AND OTHER CYBER SECURITY RELATED SERVICES.

  Expenses $31,935,402 · Revenue $37,129,222

• ALAN PALLER LAUREATE: THE ALAN PALLER LAUREATE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO EMPOWER U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY BY: MAKING CYBERSECURITY CONTROLS DEMONSTRABLY MORE EFFECTIVE, SIMPLER, AND MORE AUTOMATED; DEVELOPING AND EQUIPPING HIGHLY SKILLED CYBER EXPERTS AND IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF CYBER DEFENSE AT EVERY LEVEL.

  Grants $248,240

• COUNTERING HYBRID THREATS: THE CIS PROGRAM FOR COUNTERING HYBRID THREATS IS A CIS-FUNDED AND OPERATED INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH THE MISSION OF RESEARCHING AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS FACILITATE, PLAN, INFORM OR INCITE VIOLENCE AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY USING INTERNET-BASED COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS

  Expenses $4,176,070 · Revenue $27,500

• THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WAS BORNE OUT OF AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR HIGHLY-SKILLED PRACTITIONERS CAPABLE OF BUILDING SECURITY INTO NEW AND EXISTING NETWORKS, ASSESSING SECURITY ON A REAL TIME BASIS AS NEW VULNERABILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCLOSED, AND ACTING AS FRONT-LINE CYBER DEFENDERS ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE CENTER SEEKS TO DEVELOP ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS TO RELIABLY PREDICT FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND APTITUDE FOR CYBERSECURITY JOBS, SUPPORTING BOTH THE GROWTH OF THE WORKFORCE AND ITS ABILITY TO DELIVER POSITIVE RESULTS.

  Expenses $509,695

• MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS

  Revenue $234,630

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $126,259,286

  Expenses

  $143,061,852

  Contributions

  $17,217,907

  Grants paid

  $548,240

• 2024

  Revenue

  $132,810,765

  Expenses

  $140,968,154

  Contributions

  $37,383,166

  Grants paid

  $573,524

• 2023

  Revenue

  $122,965,150

  Expenses

  $119,580,529

  Contributions

  $38,706,185

  Grants paid

  $724,617

• 2022

  Revenue

  $97,562,616

  Expenses

  $89,662,438

  Contributions

  $29,637,765

  Grants paid

  $260,279

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $74,949,178

  Expenses

  $64,448,863

  Assets (EOY)

  $46,373,483

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $51,527,465

  Expenses

  $51,058,701

  Assets (EOY)

  $34,358,299

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $45,132,026

  Expenses

  $47,645,890

  Assets (EOY)

  $23,659,203

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $32,276,458

  Expenses

  $32,787,130

  Assets (EOY)

  $22,173,209

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $25,496,049

  Expenses

  $24,475,810

  Assets (EOY)

  $20,540,082

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $21,887,896

  Expenses

  $20,018,081

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,412,364

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,522,860

  Expenses

  $18,331,083

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,847,519

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,807,292

  Expenses

  $14,782,583

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,860,747

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,916,517

  Expenses

  $13,706,448

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,158,766

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $11,037,753

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,053,118

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• GLOBAL CYBER ALLIANCE INC

  $300,000

  2025 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• WOMEN IN CYBER

  $250,000

  2024 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• PURDUE UNIVERSITY

  $248,240

  2025 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• GLOBAL CYBER ALLIANCE INC

  $200,000

  2023 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• GLOBAL CYBER ALLIANCE INC

  $200,000

  2024 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• GLOBAL CYBER ALLIANCE INC

  $200,000

  2022 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CENTER

  $125,000

  2023 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• SECURE THE VILLAGE

  $125,000

  2023 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• NATIONAL FUSION CENTER ASSOCIATION INCQ

  $100,000

  2023 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

• WE THE VETERANS FOUNDATION

  $84,000

  2023 · FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

• JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

  $9,880

  2024 · SUB-AWARD

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