Cloud Security Alliance EIN 26-4674846

Cloud Security Alliance FY2023 filing

EIN  26-4674846 Business league / trade association Bellingham, WA Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops and shares research to improve computer security, offering best practices and certifications.
Leadership
Eileen Sciarra · Employee · $471K
Money in and out
$9.4M revenue, $8.5M expenses
Bottom line
+9% operating surplus

Develops and shares research to improve computer security, offering best practices and certifications. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $9.4M in revenue, $8.5M in expenses, and $-1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2023
Total revenue
$9.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $858K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Operating surplus
+9%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
90%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
60%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2023▲ +12%
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2023▼ -17%
Total assets
$2.9M
FY2023▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$4.0M
FY2023▼ -4%
Total revenue
$9.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$858K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $5.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Membership provides tools and guidance to help you reap full benefit from your cloud investment. Help shape the future of it and insure you are part of the important work that lies ahead in securing the cloud ecosystem.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Cloud security alliance attends and conducts numerous virtual and in-person events throughout the year to promote its organization and research related to cybersecurity, which are sponsored by cloud security alliance members.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Certificate of cloud security knowledge csa developed a user certification of knowledge in key cloud computing security topics.

$951Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCloud Security Alliance
EINHdr · item D26-4674846
Principal addressHdr · item CBellingham, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cloudsecurityalliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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
$471,186Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$387,450Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$298,667Pt VII · Sec A
$247,967Pt VII · Sec A
$227,000Pt VII · Sec A
$218,011Pt VII · Sec A
$177,650Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$169,550Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Sciarra’s $549K as Employee is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Reavis$425,070$387,450$588,013$321,349$317,409
Eileen Sciarra$549,094$471,186$542,795$394,104$293,268
Troy Leach$326,800$298,667
Illena Armstrong$291,642$227,000$252,550$194,586
Luciano Santos$243,783$218,011$259,069$246,918$232,080
Scott Williams$247,967$195,197
John Yeoh$205,167$169,550$188,284$163,397$154,836
Jeffery J Westcott$202,403$177,650$183,824$151,444$130,371

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
Program service revenue$8.4M · 90%
Other revenue$856K · 9%
Investment income$87K · 1%
Program service revenue90%$8.4M
Other revenue9%$856K
Investment income1%$87K
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program services73%$6.3M
Management & general27%$2.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$-1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.8M · Operating expenses/yr $8.5M
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.3M · Total expenses $8.5M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $2.3M · Total expenses $8.5M
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $8.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $9.4M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $9.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8.4M · Total revenue $9.4M
90%
Investment reliance
Investment income $87K · Total revenue $9.4M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8.4M · Total expenses $8.5M
99%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.4M · Prior year $8.4M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.4M · Expenses $8.5M
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-1.1M · Total assets $2.9M
-37%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $479K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.9M
17%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eileen Sciarra · Reported title EMPLOYEE · Highest reported compensation $471K · Total expenses $8.5M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.1M · Total expenses $8.5M
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 27%
Revenue growth 12%
Legal fee ratio 1%

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.

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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)$8.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$8.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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