About Center for Internet Security
To make the connected world a safer place by developing, validating, and promoting timely best practice solutions that help people, businesses, and governments protect themselves against pervasive cyber threats.
Focus Areas
Cybersecurity best practicesCyber defense and threat intelligenceCritical infrastructure protectionState, local, tribal & territorial (SLTT) government cybersecurityElections infrastructure securityWorkforce development and education
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportflexible funding
About Center for Internet Security
Center for Internet Security Inc backs cyber defense work through unrestricted grants, and its recent awards show a clear preference for organizations that turn security ideas into practice. The largest grant in the current list went to Women in Cyber for $250,000 in 2025, a signal that workforce development sits alongside technical defense priorities. Two-year support for Global Cyber Alliance Inc, at $200,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025, shows repeated backing for the same partner rather than one-off funding. The foundation also funded Secure the Village and the National Cybersecurity Center at $125,000 each, and it gave $100,000 to the National Fusion Center Association Incq, indicating interest in groups that work across community, institutional, and public-safety settings. Its mission is to make the connected world safer by developing, validating, and promoting best-practice solutions that help people, businesses, and governments protect themselves from cyber threats. The grant list aligns with that statement: practical, flexible support to organizations operating in cybersecurity, cyber defense, and related education and infrastructure work. With annual grants of $1,241,500 and assets of $99,160,529, the foundation operates at a meaningful but focused scale.
What Center for Internet Security Funds
Cyber workforce development is one of the clearest themes in the grant list. Center for Internet Security Inc awarded $250,000 to Women in Cyber for unrestricted use, and its active Alan Paller Laureate Program is explicitly aimed at practical innovations that expand the pipeline of skilled cyber professionals and improve cyber defense education. The foundation also supports cyber defense organizations that work on coordination and public protection. It gave $200,000 to Global Cyber Alliance Inc in both 2024 and 2025, again for unrestricted use. Another $125,000 grant went to National Cybersecurity Center, showing support for entities focused on cyber defense capacity. A third pattern appears in grants tied to elections, civic security, and community protection. Center for Internet Security Inc awarded $30,000 to Brennan Center for Justice for unrestricted use, and it gave $25,000 to Secure Community Network Inc, which sits within the same broader public-safety orientation as the foundation’s focus on protecting governments and critical infrastructure.
How Center for Internet Security Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.2M
Total Assets
$99.2M
Total Revenue
$132.8M
Total Expenses
$141M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $84K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$84K
75th Percentile
$125K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 23% of grants go to recipients in DE.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN GILLIGAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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