Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization INC

Not tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(6)Since 2008Community DevelopmentEIN 26-3026352

Anti-malware testing standards organization, INC. Amtso focuses on addressing theglobal need for improvement in objectivity, quality, and relevance of anti-malware testing methodologies

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$413K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$218K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$413K
FY2024▲ +55%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$267K
FY2024$413K
Expenses
$350K
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$302K
FY2024$350K
Net assets
$218K
FY2024▲ +43%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$153K
FY2024$218K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $310K Management & general 11% · $40K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$128,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hawes’s $129K as COO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Hawes—————$132,000
John Hawes$128,750$126,500$126,500$126,000$121,000—

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Improves anti-malware testing methods for better protection.

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3 program services account for $261K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Malware standards project aims to develop and implement the first ever set of official standards for anti-malware testing. The project is maintained and run by the standards working group, SWG, a team of volunteers from within the amtso membership including representatives of security product vendors and expert testing labs.

$130Kprogram expense
02

Security features check provides easy-to-use tools to ensure that endpoint security products are configured to protect you from viruses, drive-by-downloads, potentially unwanted applications pua, archived malware and phishing and cloud attacks.

$65Kprogram expense
03

Rttl

Real time threat list is a repository of malware samples collected by experts from around the world.

$65Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$413K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$413K
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$218K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$413K
Total revenueLn 12$413K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$218K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$218K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$153K$218K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$116K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$110K$99K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$310K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $267K$302K−$35K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$347K−$81K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022 $274K$293K−$19K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $388K$278K$110K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$405K−$97K$178K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $413,197 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $413,197$413,197
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $413,197 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$413,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,268 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,875 · Management $12,875$128,750
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $99,360 · Management $11,040$110,400
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,319$7,319
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,344$6,344
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,355$6,355
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,780$1,780
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,686$22,686
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,618$7,618
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,417$49,417
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,599$9,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,410 · Management $39,858 · Fundraising $0$350,268
Part X · Balance sheet $218,440 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,859$218,440
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,859$218,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,859$218,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,859$218,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,859$218,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $218,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$413,197
XI-2 Total expenses$350,268
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,859
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,652
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$218,440

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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