The mission of Simply Secure is to educate the public on the principles and practice of researching and responding to real-world user needs for software.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,606 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
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 $88K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $185K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$349K
167% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 167% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$140K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$740K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$774K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
−$140K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021−$83K
FY2022−$54K
FY2023−$134K
FY2024−$140K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.5M Management & general 18% · $326K Fundraising 2% · $31K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,400Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Georgia Bullen’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Georgia Bullen$49,400$16,501$67,083$109,250$76,367
Melissa Huerta——$46,956$105,529—

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 15aNo

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Teaches people how to research and build software that meets real user needs.

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2 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General program activities including producing educational resources and performing community outreach. Educational resources are made freely available online and include case studies, reviews, and reports on research that we have conducted into design and usability for security, privacy, and transparency features of software.

$913Kprogram expense
02

Fiscal Sponsorship Program

Support of programmatic work aligned with superbloom's mission, being performed by our fiscally sponsored projects who conduct research and community-building activities. As of 2023, we have four approved fiscally sponsored projects:the new design congress, civic tech field guide, convocation research and design, and public privates.

$550Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Every OrgFY2024$128K
SjacFY2024$16K
Ford FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$185K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
−$140K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Government grantsLn 1e$48K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$212
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
Net assetsLn 32−$140K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 62,606
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$117K$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$257K$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$391K$349K
Net assetsLn 32−$134K−$140K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$48K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$650K$629K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$65K$453
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$32K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$544
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$785K$565K$213K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$7K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$349$349
TravelLn 17$59K$59K$44
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$33K$38K$2
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$326K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.8M−$238K−$140K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$80K−$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$29K−$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$116K−$83K 990 PDF
FY2020 $740K$774K−$34K$33K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,583,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $378,131$499,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,054,957$1,080,256
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $324$212
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5$3,322
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,433,417$1,583,212
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $707,576$811,177
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $806,115$1,009,810
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,513,691$1,820,987
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,274−$237,775
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,583,212 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$47,732
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,690
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$499,422
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,080,256 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,080,256
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $212$212
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,083,578 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $212$1,583,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,820,987 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,816 · Fundraising $1,584$49,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $628,688 · Fundraising $20,824$649,512
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,973$13,973
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $64,738 · Fundraising $453$65,191
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,030 · Fundraising $1,071$33,101
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,044 · Management $544$1,588
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,117$49,117
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $565,272 · Management $212,572 · Fundraising $7,479$785,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,409 · Management $3,900$13,309
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,312 · Management $8,501$15,813
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $349$349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,738 · Management $44$58,782
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,555$1,555
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,136$4,136
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,797$3,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,854 · Management $37,690 · Fundraising $2$70,546
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,495$5,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,463,778 · Management $325,796 · Fundraising $31,413$1,820,987
Part X · Balance sheet $208,888 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,721$102,705
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127,018$98,102
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,535$8,081
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $257,274$208,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $241,114$144,000
X-19 Deferred revenue$55,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $391,114$349,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$133,840−$140,112
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$133,840−$140,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,274$208,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$140,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,583,212
XI-2 Total expenses$1,820,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$237,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$133,840
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$231,503
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$140,112

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