Secure World Foundation

A privately funded operating foundation working to keep outer space secure, sustainable, and peaceful, convening governments, industry, and scholars around the shared problem of an increasingly crowded orbit.

13named by SWF
50named by peers

Financial profile

Secure World Foundation · EIN 52-2387043 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$653,567$2,755,972$12,614,614Dec 2023
FY2022$3,148,688$2,416,078$14,717,019Dec 2022
FY2021$1,932,804$2,246,642$14,993,929Dec 2021
FY2020$-2,428,697$2,055,493$15,307,767Dec 2020
FY2019$1,072,732$2,566,006$19,791,957Dec 2019
FY2015$4,108,465$1,752,915$19,987,835Dec 2015

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies Secure World Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs SWF

Every company Secure World Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
Spacemap_logoMeeting sponsorCTA
31_KayhanMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Aerospace-defence-logoMedia PartnerOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Astroscale-Main-LogoMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
COMSPOC-logoMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
LeoLabs_new brand logoMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Novaspace_WordmarkMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
ROOM-LOGO-ARTWORKMedia PartnerOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Satnews_colorMedia PartnerOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Slingshot Aerospace LogoMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Spaceflux's black logoMeeting sponsorOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
SpaceNewsMedia PartnerOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Telemetry Today_LogoMedia PartnerOnly Secure World Foundation, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

8th Summit for Space Sustainability (Brazil, 2026) Sponsors & Partners. Read September 28, 2026. Summit sponsors only; logos identified from image file names and alt text. Co-hosts, space agencies, nonprofits and one unidentified media logo omitted.

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Who backs Secure World Foundation's peers, but not Secure World Foundation

Companies named publicly by at least one of Secure World Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Secure World Foundation's reviewed public records.

CompanyWFPFPeers
ADMLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Alliant EnergyPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 1
Bankers TrustJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
BASFJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
BayerLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Bruce W. Gerleman Jethro's BBQHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
Bush's BestLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
CargillJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
Casey'sSeeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 1
ChevronLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
ChobaniHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
CoBankBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 1
Corteva agriscienceJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
CVA Central Valley Ag GroupJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
DentonsPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
Fareway Stores, Inc.Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 1
Farm Bureau Financial ServicesLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Farmer MacLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
FarmersEdgeLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Grgich HillsLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Grow IndigoPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
Hormel FoodsJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
HyVeeJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
Iowa Savings BankHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.John Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
John DeereBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 1
KeminJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
KoltivHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
KraneSharesLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Kwik TripPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
Mercedes-Benz of Des MoinesHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
MidAmerican EnergyPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
MMIT Business Solutions GroupHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
MosaicJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
Neumann BrothersPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
Niman RanchSeeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 1
OCP North AmericaJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
PerficutHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
Pivot BioJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack HotelJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
Principal Financial GroupPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
RUANBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 1
StineLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
Studio IowaPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
SukupLaureate Circle Donors1 of 1
SyngentaJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 1
The Waldinger CorporationPresident Circle Donors1 of 1
U.S. ErectorsHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1
Willis AutomotiveHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 1

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The outside view

A privately funded operating foundation working to keep outer space secure, sustainable, and peaceful, convening governments, industry, and scholars around the shared problem of an increasingly crowded orbit.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Movement

Gathered around a cause, and built to move.

The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.

Also reads toward The Frontier and The League.

Strengths

→Real influence on the wider field.
→Members are motivated by a clear why.
→Quick to rally around what matters now.

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