Facts (32)
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Documented Records (31)
Sourced from government databases, press reports, and corporate filings. Not yet independently verified.
Primary Source
SASA founding members included NSA officials and contractors, with first office in Annapolis Junction, Maryland near NSA
Primary Source
SASA conducted classified symposiums with 400+ attendees from aerospace/electronics industries involved in IC programs
Partially Corroborated
Intelligence community lobbying often falls outside LDA reporting due to 'covered officials' definitions and tax vs LDA method election
Primary Source
No evidence found of INSA filing LD-1 registrations or appearing as client in LD-2 filings in LDA database searches
Primary Source
INSA is classified as 501(c)(6) professional organization based in Arlington, Virginia
Primary Source
INSA relocated from Maryland to Arlington, Virginia in 2005 as part of expansion beyond NSA-centric origins
Primary Source
SASA changed name to Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) in November 2005
Primary Source
INSA was founded as Security Affairs Support Association (SASA) in 1979
Primary Source
INSA explicitly did not lobby policymakers at Maryland or federal level during SASA years (1979-2005)
Primary Source
501(c)(6) organizations must complete Form 990 Schedule C Part III-B to report lobbying and political expenditures if certain conditions are met regarding membership dues and lobbying activities
Primary Source
INSA is described as providing a non-partisan forum for collaboration among public, private, and academic sectors of the intelligence and national security communities
Primary Source
INSA was founded in 1979 as the Security Affairs Support Association (SASA) by military and civilian intelligence professionals including Len Moodispaw and John E. Morrison
Primary Source
INSA's Form 990 documents are available for download on ProPublica but extracted financial data is not available for recent tax periods
Primary Source
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has EIN 52-1161757 and is designated as a 501(c)(6) Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards organization
Primary Source
INSA co-hosts the Intelligence and National Security Summit with AFCEA International as an annual two-day program
Primary Source
INSA holds annual William Oliver Baker Award Dinner events with over 700 leaders from government, industry, and academia
Primary Source
INSA began welcoming DOD SkillBridge Fellows starting in 2022
Primary Source
INSA has a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Defense that recognizes it as an official partner of the DOD SkillBridge Program
Primary Source
INSA launched a Space Intelligence Council in 2026 to address intelligence and cyber requirements of the space theater
Primary Source
INSA has 175 organizations in its membership and enjoys extensive participation from leaders and senior executives in the public, private, and academic sectors
Primary Source
INSA was founded in 1979 as the Security Affairs Support Association (SASA)
Primary Source
Intelligence and National Security Alliance is a non-profit, nonpartisan 501(c)(6) professional organization based in Arlington, Virginia
Primary Source
ProPublica states 'Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download' for INSA's recent filings
Primary Source
INSA hosted 36 events in fiscal year including virtual programs facilitating dialogue among senior leaders on national security concerns
Primary Source
Organizations claiming 'does not lobby' status must still file Schedule C if they are 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) entities receiving membership dues
Primary Source
501(c)(6) organizations that lobby must complete Schedule C Part III on Form 990 to report lobbying expenditures and dues nondeductibility
Primary Source
INSA media contact Jason Kello responded that 'The Intelligence and National Security Alliance by its charter and by law does not lobby'
Primary Source
Jeremy Scahill wrote in August 2007 that INSA is 'the private intelligence industry's lobbying arm'
Primary Source
INSA reported revenue of $4,182,881 and expenses of $4,184,336 in their most recent filing period
Primary Source
INSA is required to file IRS Form 990 annually and has filings available from 2011-2024
Primary Source
INSA is designated as a 501(c)(6) Business leagues, chambers of commerce organization with EIN 52-1161757
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Partially Corroborated
INSA revenue in 2022 was $3,692,339
All Connections (15)
leadership
confirmed
Principal Officer/Chair
former_leadership
confirmed
Former Chairman
former_leadership
confirmed
Former Chairman who became Director of National Intelligence
organizational_evolution
confirmed
INSA was originally founded as SASA in 1979
co_host
confirmed
Co-host annual Intelligence & National Security Summit
transparency
confirmed
INSA's Form 990 tax returns are available through ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer database
industry_connection
likely
INSA serves intelligence community professionals including those from NRO
historical_affiliation
confirmed
SASA/INSA founded by NSA alumni, originally NSA-centric
corporate_member
confirmed
Founding member company and current underwriter
investigative_target
confirmed
Reported on INSA as intelligence industry lobbying arm
spokesperson
confirmed
Media contact who defended INSA's non-lobbying claim
former_executive
confirmed
Served as VP for Policy 2016-2023
founder
confirmed
Co-founded SASA in 1979 after 13 years as NSA manager
founder
confirmed
Co-founded SASA, served as longtime executive vice president
former_chairman
confirmed
Served as INSA Chairman 2006-2007
Sources (32)
Goblin House