Secure Community Network INC EIN 20-1437733

Secure Community Network INC FY2021 filing

EIN  20-1437733 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Protects the American Jewish community's safety and security.
Leadership
Michael Masters · National Director/CEO · $449K
Money in and out
$9.2M revenue, $8.3M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Protects the American Jewish community's safety and security. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $9.2M in revenue, $8.3M in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $926K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2021▲ +86%
Expenses
$8.3M
FY2021▲ +57%
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +83%
Total liabilities
$397K
FY2021▼ -36%
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$926K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $6.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Security Consulting and Advisory Services

A) regional security advisor program - the deployment of regional security advisors in partnership with select federations and the development of strategic security frameworks and community security initiatives.

$6.9Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSecure Community Network INC
EINHdr · item D20-1437733
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.securecommunitynetwork.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
National Director/CEO
$449,218Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Deputy Director/COO
$267,653Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$162,267Pt VII · Sec A
SR. National Security Advisor
$161,736Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Security Advisor
$160,324Pt VII · Sec A
General Coun & Strat Init Dir
$152,687Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director, Operations
$149,895Pt VII · Sec A
Camp Security Advisor
$146,810Pt VII · Sec A

Michael G Masters’s $682K as National Director/CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 58 $10–100M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael G Masters$681,713
Michael Masters$514,803$467,815$449,218$394,891
Amanda M Goldstein$382,694
Patrick J Daly$331,798
Dena N Weiss$329,683
Pat Daly$317,792$310,622$267,653
Dena Weiss$303,855$217,774$162,267$125,882
Nicholas J Schuler$270,596

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$7.4M · 80%
Program service revenue$1.8M · 20%
Contributions & grants80%$7.4M
Program service revenue20%$1.8M
— government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program services84%$6.9M
Management & general16%$1.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$972K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$397K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $972K · Operating expenses/yr $8.3M
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.9M · Total expenses $8.3M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $1.3M · Total expenses $8.3M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $8.3M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $5.1M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7.4M · Total revenue $9.2M
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.0M · Total revenue $9.2M
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total revenue $9.2M
20%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $9.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total expenses $8.3M
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.2M · Prior year $4.9M
+86%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.2M · Expenses $8.3M
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.5M
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Masters · Reported title NATIONAL DIRECTOR/CEO · Highest reported compensation $449K · Total expenses $8.3M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.9M · Total expenses $8.3M
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 86%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $106K · 2020–2022

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$27.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$25.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$14.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$9.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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