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Secure Community Network
Secure Community Network reported $27.4 million in revenue and $26.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.96 went to program services, $16.09 to management and general costs and $2.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 78.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $691,463 (NATIONAL DIRECTOR/CEO). 60 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 631% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27MFor context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.0% | 89.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.1% | 7.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 78.6% | 87.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 21.3% | 2.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $691,463 | $350,135 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.57% | 1.29% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 60 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 25 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn 2024, we worked together to protect and secure jewish life. Scn's duty desk logged 5,409 threat and suspicious activity reports and made 1,364 referrals to law enforcement, including to the fbi. We leveraged our collective expertise to make scn's centers of excellence for intelligence, physical security, training, and incident response valuable resources for the entirety of the network. We trained more than 40,000 community members, helped secure $23.7 million through the nonprofit security grant program, and achieved 100% baseline national coverage, in collaboration with jewish…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL DIRECTOR/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 80.0 hrs/week | $681,713 | $0 | $9,750 | $691,463 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (EFF. 01/2024) Officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $382,694 | $0 | $2,169 | $384,863 |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $329,683 | $0 | $30,287 | $359,970 |
| PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR/COO Officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $331,798 | $0 | $24,863 | $356,661 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $270,596 | $0 | $31,538 | $302,134 |
| SR. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $228,530 | $0 | $31,676 | $260,206 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PLANNING&PREP Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $186,508 | $0 | $35,125 | $221,633 |
| Deputy Director of Strategic Operational Development Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $186,160 | $0 | $23,081 | $209,241 |
60 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Secure Community Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b25 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5132
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PRO-TECHT SOFT DEFENSE LTD Intelligence software application | $3,700,000 |
| EVERBRIDGE INC Critical event management application | $394,566 |
| B2 GROUP Event production of security summit | $282,239 |
| BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP Management consulting services | $180,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Secure Community Network totaling $10M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Secure Community Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Secure Community Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Secure Community Network spent in 2024, $80.96 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Secure Community Network's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Secure Community Network reported that 81.0% of its $26.9 million in expenses went to program services, 16.1% to management and general and 2.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Secure Community Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Secure Community Network reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $691,463, for the role of NATIONAL DIRECTOR/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Secure Community Network get its money?
Of $27.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 78.6% came from contributions and grants and 21.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Secure Community Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-1437733 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522879349301707 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403119349300830 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349306941 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349319775 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123159349303487 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349306161 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-1437733: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.