The Monitoring Association
The association of alarm monitoring centers since 1950, formerly CSAA, turning private monitoring into ANSI standards, a Five Diamond designation and a direct digital line into 911 centers.
Financial profile
The Monitoring Association · EIN 36-6111423 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2,683,528 | $0 | $2,269,702 | $2,883,857 | $1,432,848 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $2,442,337 | $0 | $2,084,748 | $2,379,776 | $1,639,460 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $2,517,074 | $0 | $2,151,493 | $2,273,924 | $1,573,836 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $2,360,789 | $154,305 | $1,790,075 | $1,872,934 | $1,333,485 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $1,798,244 | $0 | $1,515,491 | $1,631,190 | $873,205 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $2,258,194 | $0 | $1,916,052 | $2,223,955 | $687,677 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies TMA is read alongside.
SIAC
Security Industry Alarm Coalition
The alarm industry's joint delegation to law enforcement, where four trade associations speak through retired…
64 companies named
ESA
Electronic Security Association
The trade association of the companies that install and monitor intrusion, fire, video and access control…
44 companies named
SIA
Security Industry Association
The trade body of the global security technology industry, setting its standards such as OSDP, convening its…
8 companies named
ASPA
ALOA Security Professionals Association
A community of locksmiths and physical security practitioners that certifies competence, teaches the trade…
45 companies named
AI
ASIS International
The global professional body of security management, credentialing the people who keep organizations safe and…
35 companies named
Who backs TMA
Every company TMA names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson Controls | Corporate partner | AFSA A AI DCC ICC +3 |
| Axis Communications | Corporate partner | APTA MML NCSL NRF RILA +1 |
| Alarm.com | Corporate partner | CTA SIAC SCTE |
| CIBC | Corporate partner | CCC MSBF CBC |
| DMP | Corporate partner | CBA SIAC |
| ADT | Corporate partner | CTA |
| Bold Group | Corporate partner | AI |
| CSS | Corporate partner | ESA |
| NAPCO | Corporate partner | NFPA |
| Security Central | Corporate partner | ESA |
| Security Sales & Integration (SSI) | Award sponsor | ESA |
| 3dEYE | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| ADI | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| Affiliated Monitoring | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| AURA | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| FieldHub | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| Immix | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| Jadugar | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| OneTel Security | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| Orion Intelligence | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| Radionix | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| SDM Magazine | Award sponsor | Only TMA, so far |
| Speco Technologies | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
| TRG | Corporate partner | Only TMA, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
Our 2026 Sponsors. Read September 30, 2026. 2026 Annual Sponsors (year round program across the Mid Year Meeting, OPSTech and Annual Meeting plus media), tiered Palladium, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze. Image only logo wall with no alt text for most logos; names read from logo file names and the outbound link on each logo (for example securityproducts.jci.com for Johnson Controls, comservicesolutions.com for CSS, Communication Service Solutions, trgassociates.com for TRG Associates). Page modified 2026-08-03. Rotating banner ads and the footer logo rotator on the same page are not counted.
TMA Awards. Read September 30, 2026. The Monitoring Center Excellence Awards (2026 winners announced May 2026) are sponsored by SDM Magazine; the Monitoring Technology Marvel Award is co-sponsored with Security Sales & Integration (SSI).
Who backs TMA's peers, but not TMA
Companies named publicly by at least one of TMA's five peer societies, and not found in TMA's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The association of alarm monitoring centers since 1950, formerly CSAA, turning private monitoring into ANSI standards, a Five Diamond designation and a direct digital line into 911 centers.
- Authority
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The League and The Legacy.
Strengths
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