Advanced Cyber Security Center INC

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Burlington, MA501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 45-3825787

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The new england-based acsc advances member Cyber defense strategies through regional, national and global practice-sharing networks of industry leaders and provides professional opportunities for rising talent.bringing together the private sector, universities, the federal reserve bank of boston and the commonwealth, the acsc is uniquely positioned to ensure our members and the region are national leaders in "collaborative defense."

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$160K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$160K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$38K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$871K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$844K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$871K
FY2025▼ -1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$952K
FY2022$924K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$871K
Expenses
$844K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$779K
FY2021$878K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$887K
FY2025$844K
Net assets
$342K
FY2025▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$342K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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% · $752K Management & general 11% · $93K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$159,663Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Ciso Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Dinneen’s $160K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Dinneen$159,663$159,663$161,586$159,663$159,663$149,803

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

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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

Programs and updates

Strengthens cybersecurity defenses and prepares for large-scale cyber threats through public-private collaboration.

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1 program service account for $752K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Drawing on expertise from across healthcare, energy, defense, financial services, and technology, acsc brings together experts to develop unique approaches to share ai and cyber threat information, to engage in next-generation cyber security research and development, to guide enterprise risk management practices, and to create education…

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$871K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$766K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$669
Money outPt IX
$844K
Ln 25
Programscol B$752K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$766K
Investment incomeLn 3$375
Other incomeLn 4–11$669
Total revenueLn 12$871K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$316K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$342K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$340K
Total assetsLn 16$360K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$316K$342K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$119K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$300K$300K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$279K$279K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$559$6K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$844K$752K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $871K$844K$26K$342K 990 PDF
FY2024 $882K$887K−$4K$316K 990 PDF
FY2023 $826K$826K$372$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $924K$869K$55K$320K 990 PDF
FY2021 $952K$878K$74K$265K 990 PDF
FY2020 $851K$779K$72K$191K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $870,544 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$103,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $766,500$766,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $375$375
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $669$669
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $767,169 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $375$870,544
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $844,461 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,712 · Management $44,824$163,536
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,315 · Management $3,895$14,210
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,683$26,683
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $278,630$278,630
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $559 · Management $6,365$6,924
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,647$4,647
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,545$32,545
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,642$6,642
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,649 · Management $4,245$7,894
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $751,807 · Management $92,654 · Fundraising $0$844,461
Part X · Balance sheet $380,522 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,213$24,003
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $305,514$315,889
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,516$25,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $360,243$380,522
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,215$8,411
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$30,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,215$38,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $316,028$342,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,028$342,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $360,243$380,522
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$870,544
XI-2 Total expenses$844,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,028
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,111

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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