EIN 26-2267933

The Shadowserver Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
6
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Shadowserver's mission is to make The internet more secure by bringing to light vulnerabilities, malicious activity and emerging threats.
Total revenues
$3,660,659
2023
Total expenses
$3,335,794
2023
Total assets
$2,206,216
2023
Num. employees
6
2023

Program areas at The Shadowserver Foundation

Special projects: (1) law enforcement special projects team - a team of Shadowserver dashboard. People and efforts to support law enforcement and their efforts to pursue and take down cyber-criminal activities and infrastructures. (2) registrar of last resort, a special purpose dns registrar for registering and managing malicious domain names used for malware/botnet command and control, particularly high-volume domain generation algorithms (dgas). (3) The Shadowserver alliance. (4) other projects.
Core data collection projects: (1) sinkholing, a project to redirect malicious traffic by taking over malicious domains in order to seize or disrupt botnets and warn victims of cybercrime; (2) scanning, a project to scan ipv4 and hitlist based scan ipv6 space for The purpose of identifying misconfigured, vulnerable, compromised or otherwise abusable services; (3) honeypot/honeynet, a project to develop and maintain a worldwide set of emulated vulnerable systems to capture and analyze malicious internet traffic; (4) malware repository, a project to collect malware at scale and analyze The malware, which also includes The execution of The malware in sandboxes.
Backend management system: projects for management, upgrades, and expansion of The Shadowserver data center and related equipment to include development of supporting technologies for new and existing missions and maintenance of existing data storage and query systems, and creation of daily reports (threat intelligence feeds) to The internet defender community. Includes maintenance of The public Shadowserver dashboard.

Who funds The Shadowserver Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Craig Newmark PhilanthropiesGeneral Purpose$1,100,000
Gula Tech FoundationSecurity Organization That Gathers and Analyzes Data on Malicious Internet Activity, Sends Daily Network Reports To Subscribers, and Works With Law Enforcement Organizations Around the World in Cybercrime Investigation$300,000

Personnel at The Shadowserver Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Piotr KijewskiChief Executive Officer$0
Michael JohnsonDirector$0
Charles A EberleAlliance Director$195,781
Jason RhoadsSenior Architect / Senior Architect / Senior Technical Architect$315,203
Richard PerlottoPast Trustee , Chief Executive Officer / Director , Chief Executive Officer$193,115

Financials for The Shadowserver Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,070,311
Program services$589,887
Investment income and dividends$461
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,660,659

Form 990s for The Shadowserver Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990View PDF
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 24, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 14, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 11, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Gula Tech Foundation
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Conducts researchOperates internationallyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4695 Chabot Dr Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
shadowserver.org/ 
Phone
(510) 956-3740
IRS details
EIN
26-2267933
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U40: Engineering and Technology Research, Services
NAICS code, primary
5112: Software Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Probationary Registration
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0277339
FTB Entity ID
3833905
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-02-05
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