Issa of Los Angeles Systems Security Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363888498
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Culver City, CA, USA
Phone
3109550503
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$82,999
Expenses
$110,456
Assets
$92,421
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVE WETTENSTEIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD GREENBERG (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVE WETTENSTEIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD GREENBERG (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL LEHMAN (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Issa-la's mission is to be the premier catalyst and information source in the los angeles community for improving the practice of information security.

What it reported doing in 2025

Community outreach: issa-la's mission is to be the premier catalyst and information source in the southern California community, helping businesses and education to learn and improve the practice of information security. This is accomplished many ways: facilitate classes and talks pertaining to information security such as the ciso forum which had 49 attendees in 2025. Facilitate the open exchange of ideas and knowledge sharing - such as the cross-organization meeting with attp-la that had 39 attendees. Outreach to k-12 schools, colleges, and universities to include information security in their curriculum. Support students studying information systems to join the information security community and assist them with career and internship opportunities. Promote diversity initiatives to help minorities progress in the information security workforce to increase the number of skilled cybersecurity professionals helping to keep our nation secure. Collaborate with other not-for-profit organizations and foundations

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 61.6%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -33.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.1% of revenue deployed · 61.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.