Defi First Improving Code Security

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 92-2633494Revenue $408K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdefisecuritysummit.orgC/O Certora 1201 3rd Avenue, 98101-0000 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Oct 2025Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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An educational organization focused on using conferences, webinars, training and other educational materials to improve the Security and reliability of decentralized application on top of block chain technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$291K
408% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 408% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$408K
Spent
$552K
To programs
89%
Net assets
−$220K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2025.

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% · $491K Management & general 11% · $62K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II6 listed

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Educates on improving blockchain application security and reliability through events and materials.

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3 programs · $491K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Defi security summit is an annual educational conference that brings together experts and practitioners to share knowledge about safeguarding public interests in decentralized application on top of blockchain technology.

$442Kprogram expense
02

Monthly educational webinars provide free public instruction on critical security practices, risk management, and consumer protection in defi systems. These webinars are publicly available on youtube and are advertised on X.COM and telegram.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Defi security 101 is a one-day intensive course specifically designed for developers who wish to deepen their understanding of WEB3 security.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Money outPt IX
$552K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
−$220K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$106K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
Net assetsLn 32−$220K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$291K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$220K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$854$854
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$489K$489K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K$491K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $408K$552K−$144K−$220K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $407,953 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$407,953
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$407,953
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$552,384
I-18 Total expenses$552,384
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$144,431
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 $407,953 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$407,953
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$106,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$407,953
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$407,953
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,384 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25,884$25,884
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,160$8,160
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,932$1,932
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $854$854
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,099$6,099
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $488,792$488,792
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,651$10,651
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10,012$10,012
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $490,724 · Management $61,660 · Fundraising $0$552,384
Part X · Balance sheet $71,425 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$48,173
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$193
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$23,059
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$71,425
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$75,524
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenue$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-25 Other liabilities$17,215
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$291,477
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$220,052
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$71,425
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$220,052 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$407,953
XI-2 Total expenses$552,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,431
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$75,678
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$57
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$220,052

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

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