Red Team Village
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 882387186
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Ridgefield, WA, USA
- Phone
- 0000000000
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Professional Societies, Associations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $129,406
- Expenses
- $133,441
- Assets
- $9,192
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Mike Lisi (President)
- Danielle Sink (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Mike Lisi (President)
- Danielle Sink (Vice President)
- James Owens (Secretary)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
At Red Team Village our mission is to foster a collaborative environment where security professionals can develop and enhance their offensive security skills We believe in the power of community-driven education and the importance of practical hands-on learning experiences We aim to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application by providing accessible training resources and networking opportunities Through our events workshops and online platforms we strive to build a diverse and inclusive community that advances the field of offensive security By empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and address security vulnerabilities we contribute to creating a more secure digital world for everyone
What it reported doing in 2025
Red Team Village is dedicated to advancing education and skill development in offensive cybersecurity through public engagement hands-on experiences and community-led instruction Each year we host a village at DEF CON one of the worlds largest and most well-known hacker conferences During the reporting year the Red Team Village conducted three full days of workshops presentations and interactive activities designed to teach real-world offensive security techniques in a legal ethical and controlled environment The village was attended by thousands of participants who engaged in curated content delivered by security professionals researchers and educators These activities directly support our mission to promote cybersecurity education provide professional development opportunities and foster a more secure digital world through community-driven learning
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 30
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93%; rating input score 93
- Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
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: -3.1%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 32.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 29.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -22.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 93% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $120K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 23/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.