Public Charity

THE SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION INC

Based in PLEASANTON, CA, THE SHADOWSERVER FOUNDATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.1M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $2.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 5 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $643K.

EIN: 262267933 PLEASANTON, CA Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$643K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OSHADOWSERVER'S MISSION IS TO MAKE THE INTERNET MORE SECURE BY BRINGING TO LIGHT VULNERABILITIES, MALICIOUS ACTIVITY AND EMERGING THREATS. SINCE 2004, SHADOWSERVER HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MALICIOUS INTERNET ACTIVITY, COLLECTING MALWARE WITH ITS RELATED ANALYSIS AND META DATA, WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, AND SHARING INFECTION AND MALICIOUS DATA WITH APPROPRIATE NETWORK OWNERS. SHADOWSERVER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WORLDWIDE WHILE ENCOURAGING THE OPEN SHARING OF DATA WITHIN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY AND WITH VENDOR AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. SHADOWSERVER HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RESOURCES FOR INTERNET SECURITY REPORTING AND MALICIOUS ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION AND MAINTAINS A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPANNING 90 COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED FROM SPONSORSHIPS, GRANTS AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS.

Where $100 goes at The Shadowserver Foundation Inc

How The Shadowserver Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$70
Special projects
88% of program spending
$6
Backend management system
8% of program spending
$3
Core data collection projects
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

ALLIANCE DIRECTOR Charles A Eberle Iv
SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER David De Coster
TRUSTEE David Watson
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Dimitri Nguyen
SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Duncan Taylor
SENIOR ARCHITECT Jason Rhoads

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$142,550 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$100,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$400,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.1M $4.6M $2.3M
2023 $3.7M $3.3M $2.2M
2022 $2.5M $3.2M $2.4M
2020 $3.4M $2.9M $2.3M
2019 $2.3M $2.8M $1.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $4.1M (+80%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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