International Security Management Association Isma Inc
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What it says it does
ISMA IS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM FOR SECURITY EXECUTIVES WHOSE EXPERTISE IS USED TO DEVELOP, ORGANIZE, AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ENHANCE SECURITY.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $242,906, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $807,469 spent. ISMA CONDUCTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER SECURITY EXECUTIVES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE CONFERENCES ARE TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE TRAINING TO ITS MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF CURRENT SECURITY ISSUES, THREATS AND PRACTICES.SEE SCHEDULE O - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.DURING 2024, ISMA CONDUCTED NINE CONFERENCES FOR ITS MEMBERS; ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN ILLINOIS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED 40 ATTENDEES; ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED 27 ATTENDEES; TWO CONFERENCES THAT WERE HELD IN PERSON IN GERMANY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TECHNISHE HOCHSCHULE INGOLSTADT, A GERMAN UNIVERSITY, WHICH INCLUDED 6 ATTENDEES AND 9 ATTENDEES RESPECTIVELY; ONE CONFERENCE HELD IN D.C. THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON WHICH INCLUDED 85 ATTENDEES; AND ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON IN CHICAGO AND VIRTUALLY WHICH INCLUDED 156 ATTENDEES. ISMA ALSO HELD THEIR ANNUAL RECEPTION WHICH INCLUDED 155 ATTENDEES. ADDITIONALLY, ISMA HELD THREE WEBINARS ON VARIOUS TOPICS WITH 57 ATTENDEES AND THIRTEEN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION FORUMS THAT WERE HELD VIRTUALLY AVERAGING 44 ATTENDEES PER FORUM. FEES WERE NOT CHARGED TO ATTEND THE WEBINARS OR FORUMS. FINALLY, ISMA HELD AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE IN SWITZERLAND, WHICH INCLUDED 91 ATTENDEES, AND AN IN-PERSON MEETING IN ATLANTA WHICH INCLUDED 187 ATTENDEES.
- $27,224 spent. COMMUNICATION NETWORK - TECHNOLOGY TOOLS ARE USED TO PROMOTE RESOURCE SHARING AMONG MEMBERS. TOOLS INCLUDE A COMMUNICATION DATA-BASE BUILT INTO THE ISMA WEBSITE, AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY, A RESOURCE LIBRARY, A BENCHMAKING SURVEY PROGRAM, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND FORUMS, AND MOBILE WEBSITE TO ALLOW COMMUNICATIONS ON THE GO. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE NETWORKS AND TOOLS IS TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH TIMELY AND RELIABLE GUIDANCE ON GLOBAL SECURITY ISSUES.
- GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATES PROGRAM: EXECUTIVES FROM KEY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ISMA AS LIAISONS BETWEEN MEMBER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES. THIS IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERING ON GLOBAL SECURITY ISSUES OF CONCERN TO ISMA MEMBERS, AND FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
- $344,040 spent. INCLUDES EXECUTIVE STAFF PAYROLL COSTS OF $229,872 AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES OF $114,168.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: International City Management Association Retirement Corporation (Washington, DC), EIN 23-7268394. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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