Internet Security Research Group

Analysis

Internet Security Research Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Internet Security Research Group reported income of $5.2m and spending of $7.8m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.2m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Internet Security Research Group sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cattaraugus Co Project Head Start Cattaragus and Wyoming Co PR ($5.2m), Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County ($5.2m) and Torch Foundation ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $924k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 25 employees.