To elevate the cybersecurity workforce by igniting curiosity, developing talent, and transforming career pathways.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2020 · 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 $98K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$444K
Spent
$396K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$100K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$444K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$777K
FY2022$844K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$396K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$790K
FY2023$916K
FY2024$977K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$100K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$791K
FY2025$644K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $348K Management & general 9% · $37K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,893Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Bryan’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Bryan$125,514$125,860$111,001$105,676——
Anthony Bryan————$101,965$94,893

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

Develops cybersecurity professionals to fill industry needs.

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2 programs · $348K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Levelup Apprenticeship

Activities and programs will include the management of cybersecurity apprenticeships, training, and job placement, in coordination with local universities, community colleges, and technical trade schools for the purpose of workforce development. There were 96 people empowered to pursue a non-traditional cybersecurity pathway.

$215Kprogram expense
02

Powerup Cyber Games

Program delivery of powerup cyber games, a virtual youth cybersecurity competition for middle and high school students, school career engagements, and increased cybersecurity awareness and pipelines into the cybersecurity career field. The organization had 233 community volunteers utilized.

$133Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$70K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$444K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Money outPt IX
$396K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$100K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Total revenueLn 12$444K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$100K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 683
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$72K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$53K$100K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$101K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$160K$137K$14K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$16K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$6K$3K$205
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$671$700
OccupancyLn 16$38K$35K$2K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$396K$348K$37K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$148K$644K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$977K$172K$791K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$916K$314K$620K 990 PDF
FY2022 $844K$790K$53K$306K 990 PDF
FY2021 $777K$625K$152K$253K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $444K$396K$48K$100K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $443,696 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $225,762$234,971
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,401$208,725
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,163$443,696
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 $264,112$260,561
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,614$135,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,726$396,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$134,563$47,682
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $443,696 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,971
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $208,725$208,725
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $208,725 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$443,696
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,014 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,864$100,864
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,439 · Management $13,763 · Fundraising $8,495$159,697
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,625 · Management $14,305$29,930
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,723 · Management $3,282 · Fundraising $205$9,210
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $671 · Fundraising $700$1,371
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,630 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $1,234$37,864
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,728$1,728
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,392$1,392
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,958$53,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,239 · Management $37,141 · Fundraising $10,634$396,014
Part X · Balance sheet $179,456 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,403$151,390
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$9,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$19,016
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,903$179,456
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,109$24,527
X-19 Deferred revenue$19,367
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,000$35,086
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,109$78,980
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,794$100,476
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,794$100,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,903$179,456
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$443,696
XI-2 Total expenses$396,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,794
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,476

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