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Cyber Conflict Studies Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 33-1078792

Oct 01, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015 • Filed on Feb 09, 2016

Organization Profilewww.cyberconflict.org
2650 Park Tower Drive Suite 400Vienna, VA 22180

(571) 421-8358

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

1st percentile

-2980%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-57%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-41%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$55,789

Down $74,089 (-57%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$55,789

Down $74,089 (-57%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,486

Down $1,701 (-41%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$76,575

Up $40,757 (+114%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$74,089

Down $42,458 (-134%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $157,372Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $157,3722011Assets 2012: $93,394Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $93,3942012Assets 2013: $161,509Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $161,5092013Assets 2014: $129,878Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $129,8782014Assets 2015: $55,789Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $55,7892015Assets 2016: $50,590Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $50,5902016Assets 2017: $32,201Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $32,2012017Assets 2018: $93,278Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $93,2782018Assets 2019: $249,335Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $249,3352019Assets 2020: $177,194Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $177,1942020

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$55,789
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$55,789
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $126,695Expenses 2011: $183,904Net Income 2011: -$57,2092011Revenue 2012: $25,500Expenses 2012: $89,478Net Income 2012: -$63,9782012Revenue 2013: $143,822Expenses 2013: $75,707Net Income 2013: $68,1152013Revenue 2014: $4,187Expenses 2014: $35,818Net Income 2014: -$31,6312014Revenue 2015: $2,486Expenses 2015: $76,575Net Income 2015: -$74,0892015Revenue 2016: $21,372Expenses 2016: $26,571Net Income 2016: -$5,1992016Revenue 2017: $2,652Expenses 2017: $21,041Net Income 2017: -$18,3892017Revenue 2018: $74,345Expenses 2018: $15,268Net Income 2018: $59,0772018Revenue 2019: $232,498Expenses 2019: $76,441Net Income 2019: $156,0572019Revenue 2020: $2,855Expenses 2020: $74,996Net Income 2020: -$72,1412020

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$2,486
Expenses$76,575
Net Income-$74,089
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015
Signed
Feb 9, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$4,780
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

CCSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and leading a diversified research agenda in the field of cyber conflict. To achieve this, CCSA promotes and leads international intellectual development efforts to advance the field of cyber conflict research. These activities include workshops that bring together professionals from industry, academia and government to discuss strategic issues surrounding cyber conflict and the publication of insightful research articles and position papers. CCSA completed its work on its next monograph, "Cyber Conflict after Stuxnet: Essays from the Other Bank of the Rubicon", which will be released in 2016. CCSA also plays an important role in our national cyber-readiness strategy, serving as a resource for national security decision-makers and helping to frame and promote national cyber conflict policy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
This year we have completed the manuscript of "Cyber Conflict after Stuxnet: Essays from the Other Bank of the Rubicon", which we will release in 2016. The main focus of the organization has been to complete this manuscript for wide distribution. We have also continued to support further dissemination and education of cyber history information, including "A Fierce Domain," the first book about cyber history. We have also continued to participate in Young Professionals events and the Cyber 9/12 competition in conjunction with the Atlantic Council, which is an event for undergraduate and graduate students to provide policy and technical solutions for hypothetical cyber events in a competitive and educational environment.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Robert SchmidtTreasurer-$0--
Karl GrindalExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Jason HealeyPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cyber Conflict Studies Association
EIN
33-1078792
Phone
5714218358
Address
2650 Park Tower Drive Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22180

Signing Officer

Name
Hannah Pitts
Title
Controller
Phone
5714218358
Signed
2016-02-09
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“This amount includes filing fees for state and federal tax forms, as well as website maintenance.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$55,789
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$55,789
Revenue
$2,486
Expenses
$76,575
Net income
-$74,089
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.77$0.00$1.77$0.03$0.75$0.72
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.49$0.00$2.49$2.32$0.76$1.56
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.00$0.93$0.74$0.15$0.59
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.03$0.21$0.18
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.51$0.21$0.27$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$0.02$0.77$0.74
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.30$0.00$1.30$0.04$0.36$0.32
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.62$0.00$1.62$1.44$0.76$0.68
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.93$0.00$0.93$0.26$0.89$0.64
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.57$0.00$1.57$1.27$1.84$0.57