DEFI FIRST IMPROVING CODE SECURITY

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $408K · expenses $552K · assets $71K

EIN
92-2633494
Address
C/O CERTORA 1201 3RD AVENUE, SEATTLE, WA 98101-0000
Website
https://defisecuritysummit.org
NTEE code
U41 Computer Science (Science and Technology) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON USING CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, TRAINING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF DECENTRALIZED APPLICATION ON TOP OF BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mooly Sagiv PRESIDENT2024 0 $0 reported 1
Byron Gibson DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Curtis Spencer DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lori Blonn SECRETARY2024 0 $0 reported 1
Amit Sassi TREASURER2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MOOLY SAGIV PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
BYRON GIBSON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
CURTIS SPENCER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LORI BLONN SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
AMIT SASSI TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $298K
NameLocationServicePaid
NCC Management and DevelopmentBANGKOK, 0CONFERENCE EXPENSES$298,215

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$407,953$552,384 $71,425-$220,052 $407,953$0 $005

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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IIW FOUNDATIONUTU41 $434,763$413,498 PRES/TRASURER/DIR$36,927 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
MISSISSIPPI CODING ACADEMIESMSU41 $736,638$1,002,944 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
PROJECT-HAYSTACKVAU41 $459,504$427,977 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ANGAZA TECHNOLOGY LITERACY CENTER NFPDCU41 $427,817$432,994 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
PGCENTRAL FOUNDATION INCNJU41 $217,741$236,102 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION CONSORTIUM INCWIU41 $512,982$466,510 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$108,292 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
BLACK COLLEGIATE GAMING ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCGAU41 $366,500$0 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
HUBZONE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INCNCU41 $363,940$442,203 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
NETWORK TIME FOUNDATION INCORU41 $339,941$304,532 Sec/Treas$26,621 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
US TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP COUNCILVAU41 $221,182$249,832 Dir of Ops & Sec & Treas$151,000 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INCNYU41 $685,055$925,737 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
SOFTWARE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDCU41 $295,283$213,687 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$3,305,529 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
TECHNOCATIONMAU41 $325,983$216,679 CLERK$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
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WINTRISS TECHNICAL SCHOOLS INCCAU41 $453,227$460,527 MANAGER$61,576 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $3,104,76989 25DAF sponsor2019–2025 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC; BLACK COLLEGIATE GAMING ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC; OMEGAUP; GEEKS WITHOUT FRONTIERS and 21 more
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W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION $2,703,2419 2Private foundation2016–2024 MISSISSIPPI CODING ACADEMIES; EDBUILD INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $552,384 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $488,792
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $488,792$488,792-- 88.5%
Fees: legal $25,884-$25,884- 4.7%
Interest $10,651-$10,651- 1.9%
Other (as described)EXCHANGE LOSS - REALIZED $9,152-$9,152- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $8,160-$8,160- 1.5%
Travel $6,099-$6,099- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,932$1,932-- 0.3%
Office expenses $854-$854- 0.2%
Other (as described)STATE TAXES $800-$800- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $60-$60- 0.0%
Total$552,384100%

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