International Information System Security Certification Consortium INC FY2020 filing

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Alexandria, VA501(c)(6)Since 1989Mutual / membership EIN 04-3064434Revenue $54.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSisc2.org625 N Washington St Ste 400, 22314-1937 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Apr 1990

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To strengthen the influence, diversity, and vitality of the field through advocacy, expertise and workforce empowerment that accelerates cyber safety and Security in an interconnected world.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$4.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.5M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $55.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$30.3M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$54.2M
Spent
$47.1M
Net assets
$68.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$54.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$54.2M
FY2021$70.4M
FY2022$74.2M
FY2023$78.3M
FY2024$86.1M
FY2025$87.7M
Expenses
$47.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47.1M
FY2021$58.2M
FY2022$70.7M
FY2023$84.1M
FY2024$86.6M
FY2025$94.8M
Net assets
$68.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68.5M
FY2021$83.6M
FY2022$80.5M
FY2023$80.7M
FY2024$83.9M
FY2025$85.1M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1990.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $4.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$988,681Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$565,161Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$473,908Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$374,524Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Product Officer/VP Ppo
$344,513Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Sales and Marketing
$325,979Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$284,234Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Apac Region
$217,348Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clar Rosso—$1,299,089$838,736$618,603$452,526—
David Shearer————$494,817$988,681
Debra Taylor$796,735$557,785$458,504$484,361$388,732$473,908
Deana Jardim$642,780$345,468————
Andrew Woolnough$597,076$382,713$226,692———
Jon France$576,840$508,219$395,131$323,956——
Wesley Simpson—————$565,161
Casimer Marks as of 072025$524,792—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

International information system security certification consortium, inc., or (ISC)2, is an international nonprofit membership association focused on inspiring a safe and secure cyber world.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$54.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$47.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$68.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33.1M
Total assetsLn 16$98.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$153K
Total revenueLn 12$54.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21.7M
SavingsLn 2$11.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$454K
Total assetsLn 16$98.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.3M
Net assetsLn 32$68.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5308
VolunteersI 66,879
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.2M$33.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51.9M$55.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$86.1M$98.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.7M$30.3M
Net assetsLn 32$58.4M$68.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$600K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$559K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M
Legal feesLn 11b$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K
Investment management feesLn 11f$200K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.2M
Office expensesLn 13$1.9M
Information technologyLn 14$6.4M
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M
TravelLn 17$238K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.4M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.9M
InsuranceLn 23$183K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$198K
Total functional expensesLn 25$47.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $87.7M$94.8M−$7.1M$85.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $86.1M$86.6M−$515K$83.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $78.3M$84.1M−$5.9M$80.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $74.2M$70.7M$3.5M$80.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $70.4M$58.2M$12.2M$83.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $54.2M$47.1M$7.1M$68.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $54,194,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,358,499$51,297,573
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,039,393$1,797,152
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $441,798$1,100,051
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $56,839,690$54,194,776
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $607,500$600,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,032,070$21,254,585
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,986,953$25,218,233
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,626,523$47,072,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,786,833$7,121,958
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $54,194,776 across 6 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,297,573$51,297,573
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,644,350$1,644,350
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $341,983$341,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $152,802$152,802
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $714,068 · Unrelated business $44,000$758,068
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,353,624 · Unrelated business $44,000 · Excluded from tax $1,797,152$54,194,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,072,818 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$600,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$3,738,871
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$14,144,794
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$558,695
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,640,223
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,172,002
IX-11b Legal fees$46,761
IX-11c Accounting fees$80,160
IX-11f Investment management fees$199,989
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,200,812
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,178,221
IX-13 Office expenses$1,878,722
IX-14 Information technology$6,386,142
IX-16 Occupancy$1,495,554
IX-17 Travel$237,933
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,419,886
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,926,084
IX-23 Insurance$182,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$5,787,475
IX-24e All other expenses$197,632
IX-25 Total functional expenses$47,072,818
Part X · Balance sheet $98,810,320 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,803,561$21,678,814
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,403,976$11,432,938
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,282,621$2,518,919
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,309,170$2,807,748
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,142,593$1,324,978
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $47,893,675$51,546,126
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,987,446$3,851,925
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,566,199$3,194,842
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $728,617$454,030
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,117,858$98,810,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,798,096$4,927,365
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,563,383$24,902,190
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $370,003$470,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,731,482$30,299,555
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,386,376$68,510,765
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,386,376$68,510,765
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,117,858$98,810,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,510,765 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$54,194,776
XI-2 Total expenses$47,072,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,121,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,386,376
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,528,412
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$467,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,019
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,510,765

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