Public Charity

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams Inc

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Cary, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.8M revenue, $7.1M expenses, $5.1M total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $130K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 383943584 Cary, NC Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.8M
Total Expenses$7.1M
Total Assets$5.1M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$130K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FIRST aspires to bring together incident response and security teams from every country across the world to ensure a safe internet for all. Effective response is a global task, mirroring the global nature of the internet. Based on a peer to peer network governance model, computer security incident response teams (CSIRTS), product security incident response teams (PSIRTS) and independent security researchers work together to limit the damage of security incidents. This requires a high level of trust; the fuel our members run on. FIRST fosters trust building among member through a variety of activities. Incidents are not confined to one cultural or political corner of the internet, nor do they respect borders or boundaries. FIRST thus promotes inclusiveness, inviting membership from all geographic and cultural regions.

Where $100 goes at Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams Inc

How Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $78 for programs

$54
FIRST held its 38th annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2025
69% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 103 sessions
$20
Besides the annual conference, FIRST and its members organize in-person events around the globe which typically have a regional or topical focus
25% of program spending
$4
FIRST provides several online services supporting members in handling security incidents more efficiently
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 853 teams
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Audrey Mnisi Mireku
Director Carlos Alvarez
Director Carlos Leonardo
Executive Director Chris Gibson
Dir - IT and Security David Schwartsburg
Director Graciela Martinez Giordano

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$124,080 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.8M $7.1M $5.1M
2024 $5.7M $4.6M $4.0M
2023 $3.2M $3.7M $2.5M
2022 $3.2M $3.5M $2.7M
2020 $1.3M $1.5M $3.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $7.8M (+513%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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