FORUM OF INCIDENT RESPONSE AND SECURITY TEAMS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: FORUM OF INCIDENT RESPONSE AND SECURITY TEAMS (EIN 38-3943584)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-07-02
IRS object ID: 202401849349301550
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-07-02T15:09:21-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	582676261	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Rogers & Company PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Vienna	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22182	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	383943584	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forum of Incident Response and Security	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Teams Inc	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FORU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9196546805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2500 Regency Parkway	AddressLine1Txt
City	Cary	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27518	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Chris Gibson	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9196546805	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-07-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Chris	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Gibson	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Amanda E Waterhouse	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02014004	PTIN
Phone	7038930300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-07-01	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIRST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Chris Gibson	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2500 Regency Parkway	AddressLine1Txt
City	Cary	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27518	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,245,277	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.first.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FIRST aspires to bring together incident response and security teams from every country across the world to ensure a safe internet for all.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	65	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,231,231	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,577,430	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,960,937	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,667,847	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,192,168	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,245,277	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$611,142	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$634,691	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,928,415	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,099,225	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,539,557	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,733,916	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$347,389	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$488,639	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,687,969	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,492,981	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$516,444	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$799,510	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,171,525	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,693,471	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,107,802	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,313,525	RevenueAmt
Desc	FIRST held its 35th annual conference in Montreal, Canada and virtually in June 2023. More than 795 security professionals from over 74 countries attended sessions on industry best practices, reviews of incident handling, and tools and training, and heard keynotes from industry recognized experts.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$533,594	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$24,548	RevenueAmt
Desc	Besides the annual conference, FIRST and its members organize in-person events around the globe which typically have a regional or topical focus. These events cater to a more specialized or local audience. Community driven, these events help participants to force valuable connections which are invaluable during a security incident. Participants discuss security-related technical topics, tools as well as best practice. Many of the events co-host training courses in the area of incident response. In 2023, there were 10 in-person regional events, some with virtual participation.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$393,453	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FIRST provides several online services supporting members in handling security incidents more efficiently. This includes a website containing verified contact information, best practices, and much more information. Operational information is made available through electronic interfaces to be incorporated directly into members' tools. FIRST has over 681 member teams located in more than 106 countries. Member teams include large vendors, national certs, telcos, research institutes, and many more. FIRST Hosts International Standards like the common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS).	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,034,849	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	0	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Chris Gibson	PersonNm
Phone	9196546805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2500 Regency Parkway	AddressLine1Txt
City	Cary	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27518	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tracy Bills
Chair, as of June 2023	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Hausding
CFO	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Audrey Mnisi Mireku
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Desiree Sacher-Boldewin
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mona Elisabeth Ostvang
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Olivier Caleff
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Serge Droz
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carlos Alvarez
Director, as of June 2023	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Yukako Uchida
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Trey Darley
Director	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sherif Hashem
Chair & Director, until June 2023	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Gibson
Executive Director	40.00		Yes (X)	$188,906	$0	$39,987
David Schwartzburg
Dir - IT and Security	40.00			$154,874	$0	$7,297	Yes (X)
Klee Christopher Aiken
Dir - Community & Capacity Bldg	40.00			$127,010	$0	$3,808	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$470,790	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$51,092	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
Velocity Global
3858 Walnut Street Suite 101	Denver	CO	80205	Salaries and Staffing	$674,469
Conference & Publication Service
2525 N Sheffield Avenue 2E	Chicago	IL	60614	Event Management	$453,749
Capile Technodesign EPP
				Tech Services	$194,165	Rua Barao 1267	Praca Seca	Rio de Janeiro	BR	21321-624
Vercara
45980 Center Oak Plaza	Sterling	VA	20166	Security Services	$181,919
Clements Bernard Walker
10715 Sikes Place	Charlotte	NC	28277	Legal Services	$111,600

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,387,630	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$189,800	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,577,430	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Conference revenue	900099	$1,279,893	$1,279,893
Sponsorship	900099	$329,774		$329,774
Symposia revenue	900099	$33,632	$33,632
Education programs	900099	$24,548	$24,548

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,667,847	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,245,277	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,338,073	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$329,774	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$228,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,990	TotalAmt
Program Services	$294,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,506	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,433	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,103	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,274	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,958	TotalAmt
Management And General	$112,958	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,963	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,963	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$439,370	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$170,066	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$208,702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,142,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,142,046	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,115	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Program management	$384,216	$384,216
Fellowships	$98,219	$98,219
Materials development	$75,461	$74,312	$1,149

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,733,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,034,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$699,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,707,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,001,461	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,613	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$909,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$864,843	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,151	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,151	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$515,064	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,687,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,492,981	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,600	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$692,910	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$516,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$799,510	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,034,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,838	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,633	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,171,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,693,471	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,687,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,492,981	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$488,639	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$15,766	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$5,181	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$984,484	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,167,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,446,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,231,231	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,577,430	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,406,894	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,112,129	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$96,324	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$147,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,960,937	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,338,073	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,655,014	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$329,774	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$329,774	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,096,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,263,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,593,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,192,168	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,245,277	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,391,682	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$71,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,547	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$82,197	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$71,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,547	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$82,197	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$12,309,485	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$201	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$4,227	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,096,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,267,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,593,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,192,168	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,245,277	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,395,909	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99300	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98910	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,151	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,151	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Management has evaluated FIRST's tax positions and concluded that FIRST's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	1	Program services	Programs and General Admin Management	$281,850
East Asia and the Pacific	1	Program Services	Programs and General Admin Management	$165,931
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	0	Program Services	Conferences	$295,032
North America	0	Program Services	Conferences	$1,181,435
Middle East and North Africa	0	Membership Fees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	2	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,924,248	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,924,248	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, line 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Organization used GAAP to report expenditures on Schedule F.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Chris Gibson
Executive Director	$187,937	$0	$0	$0	$969	$0	$5,638	$0	$34,349	$0	$228,893	$0	$0	$0
David Schwartzburg
Dir - IT and Security	$154,874	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,297	$0	$162,171	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part V, Line 2a	Line 2a includes one US employee issued a Form W-2. In addition, the organization has two employees located overseas, for a total of three employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	Full members are security incident response teams who assist a defined constituency in preventing and handling security-related incidents; liaison members: Individuals that have a legitimate interest in and value to FIRST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The members of the Forum of Incident Responses and Security Teams, Inc. annually hold an election where members of the Board of Directors are elected to the Board. Members vote for any changes to the bylaws or other governing documents of the Organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Board of Directors meetings as well as the annual all group meeting are documented in meeting minutes by the Secretariat of the Organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b	The organization does not have designated committees. The Board acts on behalf of the Organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The tax return is reviewed by the CFO and presented to the Board of Directors for review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Each director, officer, and member of a committee with board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms that they: A. Have received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, B. Have read and understands the policy, and C. Have agreed to comply with the policy. If a conflicts arises the Board member will abstain from voting. Outside counsel attends the orientation Board meeting for new members to review the policuy and collect signed agreements.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a	The former Chair and previous CFO reviewed online data regarding salaries of other Executive Director's as well as average payment for leaders in the field of cyber security. The Full Board was involved in the input. The discussions regarding the deliberation and decisions were published to all members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Organization makes the governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available on its website.
Form 990, Part V, Lines 2a/b, Part VII, Part IX Comp & Benefits Reporting	FIRST contracts with Velocity Global as its professional employer organization (PEO). Velocity Global is the employer of record for tax, benefits, and insurance purposes for FIRST's employees.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Foreign currency exchange loss -5,181.