Nonprofit · EIN 84-2548117
PISCES INTERNATIONAL
Also known as PISCES PROJECT
Tax-exempt · BREMERTON, WA 98337
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $609,216 | $535,188 | $74,028 | $390,661 | $160,696 | $229,965 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $621,823 | $528,024 | $93,799 | $361,964 | $200,476 | $161,488 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $592,042 | $552,035 | $40,007 | $138,520 | $70,918 | $67,602 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $595,244
- Investment income
- $13,972
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $98,545
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $197,340
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,938
- Accounting fees
- $36,136
- Occupancy
- $938
- Travel
- $5,650
- Depreciation
- $3,667
- Program services (functional)
- $381,362
- Management and general (functional)
- $73,974
- Fundraising (functional)
- $79,852
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $361,964
- Total assets, end of year
- $390,661
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $160,696
- Net assets, end of year
- $229,965
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,758
- Gross receipts
- $609,216
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HAMILTON | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $15,000 | $121,654 |
| STEVE STEIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $61,500 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WELLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $5,200 | $0 |
| BRANDON HARDENBROOK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FRETHEIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WORDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA CASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TSIKERDEKIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HAMILTON | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $201,423 |
| STEVE STEIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $94,375 | $0 |
| BRANDON HARDENBROOK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FRETHEIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WORDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA CASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HAMILTON | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $199,773 |
| STEVE STEIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $95,250 | $0 |
| BRANDON HARDENBROOK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FRETHEIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WORDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BOEHNKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTIE GULLIXSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 286 4TH ST, BREMERTON, WA 98337-1813
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVE STEIN, 286 4TH ST, BREMERTON, WA 98337
- Signed the 990
- STEVE STEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 607-8837
- Website
- WWW.PISCES-INTL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KYLE KINCAID CPA
Mission
THE MISSION OF PISCES IS EDUCATION. TO IMPROVE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY TRAINING ANALYSTS USING COLLECTED DATA, AND TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION BY SHARING SIGNIFICANT EVENT DATA WITH GOVERNMENTS
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAINMENT: MANAGE & MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE TO COLLECT METADATA FROM PUBLIC SECTOR NETWORKS & STREAM THESE DATA TO STUDENTS AT 15 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. PROVIDE NO-COST CYBERSECURITY EVENT MONITORING TO SMALL PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS, CURRENTLY MONITORING 30 COMMUNITIES OR AGENCIES. CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE IT NEEDS OF THE ORG. INCLUDING MGMT OF DNS RECORDS & DOMAINS, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE INVENTORY, & HANDLE SHIPPING, GENERAL LOGISTICS & RECORD KEEPING.Expenses $265,188 · revenue $332,800
- EXPANSION: EXPANDED THE CAPACITY OF THE MONITORING STACK TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL STATES, IMPLEMENTING THE MALCOLM PLATFORM DEVELOPED BY IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR PURPOSE OF MONITORING OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES. THIS ENABLES PISCES TO EXPAND INTO PUBLIC UTILITIES & OTHER PUBLIC OPERATIONS. ADDED AN ADDITIONAL MONITORING STACK TO FACILITATE STUDENT/INSTRUCTOR RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THREAT DETECTION ANALYTICS.Expenses $100,128 · revenue $251,344
- EXPANSION: CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS TO INCLUDE GUAM, N MARIANA ISLANDS, N MACEDONIA, BALKANS & SPAIN AS WELL AS DOMESTIC EXPANSION. WORKED WITH WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CYBER RANGE TO INTEGRATE PISCES MORE FULLY INTO RANGE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING HOUSING & MANAGING A DATA SET FOR USE IN K-12 EDUCATION. PARTNERED WITH CYBER.ORG TO PROMOTE K-12 CURRICULUM NATIONALLY.Expenses $16,046 · revenue $11,100
- PLANNED FOR ANNUAL ACADEMIC WORKSHOP FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY EDUCATION, ENGAGED WITH DHS CYBERSECURITY ADVISORS & PAC NW NATL LAB FOR ADVOCACY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ADDITIONAL FEMA REGIONS0
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-2548117
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $390,661
- Income (IRS master file)
- $609,216
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $609,216 | $535,188 | $390,661 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $621,823 | $528,024 | $361,964 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $592,042 | $552,035 | $138,520 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $429,571 | $414,279 | $96,437 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-2548117).
Questions about PISCES INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of PISCES INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PISCES INTERNATIONAL is 84-2548117.
- Is PISCES INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to PISCES INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PISCES INTERNATIONAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PISCES INTERNATIONAL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PISCES INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PISCES INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVE STEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PISCES INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $15,000 (MICHAEL HAMILTON, BOARD CHAIRMAN).
- How much revenue does PISCES INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $609,216, expenses of $535,188 and total assets of $390,661 at year end.
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