Ics Village Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831371184
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Hellertown, PA, USA
Phone
9083192913
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$187,173
Expenses
$318,356
Assets
$181,818
Liabilities
$10,193

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BRYSON BORT (DIRECTOR)
  • TOM VANNORMAN (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ics village equips industry professionals and policymakers to better defend industrial equipment through experiential awareness, education, and training.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hands-on training and interactive simulations: ics village provided hands-on ics cybersecurity training using real industrial components such as programmable logic controllers (plcs), human-machine interfaces (hmis), remote telemetry units (rtus), and actuators in simulated real-world environments. These interactive platforms, including scenarios like "hack the plan(e)t and "howdy neighbor," allowed participants of all skill levels to assess vulnerabilities, practice defense strategies, and gain practical experience in securing critical infrastructure. In 2024, thousands of participants engaged in these activities at major conferences, contributing to workforce development in it/ot cybersecurity and addressing the national shortage of experienced professionals.---ics village hosted interactive "villages and demonstrations at key 2024 cybersecurity conferences, including the rsa conference (rsac) innovation sandbox, s4 (with vulnerability management pavilion), def con, sans ics summit, bsides events, and others. These featured live hacking demos, escape rooms (in collaboration with Idaho national labs and cisa), maritime technology exhibits, and networking opportunities, raising awareness and providing resources on ics security. An outdoor movie night at s4 promoted community engagement. Over 10,000 attendees participated across events, fostering collaboration among defenders, vendors, and policymakers.---through partnerships and programs like the industrial cybersecurity apprenticeship, ics village supported scholarships, apprenticeships, and policy-focused events to build the next generation of ics defenders. Contributions were recognized in white house announcements on cyber workforce expansion. Virtual tours and resources reached a global audience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -70.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $318K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.