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FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION

FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION (Iowa) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $237,632 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($100,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$465k
Funders on record
8
Grants received
$238k
Net assets
$1.5M
4/8 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 10%
01What it does

What Foundation of the United States Secret Service Association does

Mission

To provide for the general welfare, development, growth and well being of the association's membership and others as directed by the foundation's trustees.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.

During 2024, the foundation of the united states secret service established a 529 scholarship program to support the educational aspirations and future success of children of secret service employees who were killed or injured in the line of duty. The scholarship funds are distributed directly to the recipient's 529 account. Recipients are selected annually by a dedicated scholarship committee based on merit and financial need. This program advances the foundation's mission by providing support to the families of fallen or injured secret service employees.

Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).

  1. Scholarships - awarded on the basis of financial need and academic merit for linear descendents of the united states secret service association members. One hundred and forty scholarships were given in the current year. Of this, five children were each granted 30,000 through a 529 plan for qualified education expenses.

    $238,167 spentof which $238,167 as grants
    84% of program spending
  2. Other program service to support law enforcement agencies and the historical heritage of law enforcement.

    $38,673 spent
    14% of program spending
  3. Individual and nonprofit contributions aid and assistance to members, survivors and dependents of deceased members and law enforcement officers. Contributions are also given to organizations that support the mission of the foundation.

    $7,020 spentof which $7,020 as grants
    2% of program spending
  4. Harry neal award is awarded to law enforcement officers who have performed oustanding service to the community.

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $283,860.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($162k) Expenses 100 ($176k) Net assets 100 ($1.4M)2018 Revenue 92 ($149k) Expenses 104 ($183k) Net assets 100 ($1.4M)2019 Revenue 102 ($166k) Expenses 89 ($157k) Net assets 101 ($1.4M)2020 Revenue 91 ($148k) Expenses 95 ($167k) Net assets 97 ($1.3M)2021 Revenue 104 ($169k) Expenses 94 ($166k) Net assets 115 ($1.6M)2022 Revenue 135 ($219k) Expenses 100 ($176k) Net assets 95 ($1.3M)2023 Revenue 72 ($117k) Expenses 84 ($147k) Net assets 99 ($1.3M)2024 Revenue 286 ($465k) Expenses 191 ($335k) Net assets 112 ($1.5M)
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Revenue (286)Expenses (191)Net assets (112)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.6M to $1.3M (−18%).

$1.4M
$1.4M
$1.4M
$1.3M
$1.6M
$1.3M
$1.3M
$1.5M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

93% of FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 2,778 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$13k
’17
−$34k
’18
$9k
’19
−$19k
’20
$3k
’21
$43k
’22
−$30k
’23
$130k
’24
5.6
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed46444456
Joined·+2+0+3+0+0+2+2
No longer listed·0230011
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $8k → $12k.

6 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 98% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 83%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

42%
largest funder
83%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 92% · 2021 100% · 2022 94% · 2023 86% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

98% of FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $6k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Iowa, across 2 states.

MN
OH

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $232k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,538 crime & legal nonprofits its size.

Operating margin28% · top quartile
Months of reserve5.6mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)16% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,538 crime & legal nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Iowa

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

85% of spending goes to programs.

Program 85%Management 11%Fundraising 4%

Governance

4
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

78%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Usssa · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION?
FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION (Iowa) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $237,632 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($100,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION have?
IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $237,632 in grants to FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION?
The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ASSOCIATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing