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Security report for marysmealsusa.org

Mary's Meals USA · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Mary's Meals USA is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to providing nutritious school meals to children in impoverished communities. The website reflects a strong market position with over 3 million children served daily and a clear mission to expand their impact. The organization targets donors, volunteers, and supporters with a comprehensive set of services including fundraising, ambassador programs, and school sponsorships. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear calls to action, enhancing trust and engagement. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager and Visual Website Optimizer for analytics and optimization. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some security headers are not visibly present in the HTML source. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and include consent mechanisms, indicating a mature approach to privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of WHOIS data limits the ability to fully verify domain registration legitimacy. Despite this, the presence of official charity information, tax ID, and consistent content supports the site's credibility. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing an incident response policy, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further strengthen security posture and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…
  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
62

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention marysmealsusa.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
46
Employees
0
Customers
46
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Mary's Meals USA operates in the non-profit sector focusing on charitable feeding programs for children in poor communities. Their business model relies on donations, fundraising, and community engagement through ambassador and sponsorship programs. The organization has a broad partnership ecosystem with affiliate sites in multiple countries, enhancing global reach. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with a professional digital presence. Growth indicators include active campaigns and a large beneficiary base. The company maintains strong trust signals such as tax-exempt status, official contact information, and social media engagement, positioning it well within the charitable sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Privacy compliance is well addressed with detailed policies and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the lack of visible security headers in the HTML source suggests room for improvement in HTTP header configuration. There is no evidence of an incident response plan or vulnerability disclosure policy, which are important for comprehensive security management. The site does not show signs of vulnerabilities or malicious activity. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish an incident response policy and provide a dedicated security contact email.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
  5. Enhance WHOIS transparency or consider domain registration with visible registrant information to improve trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mary's Meals USA
Registration number
EIN #33-1215331
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mary's Meals USA
Description
Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.
Key services
School feeding programs, Fundraising, Ambassador programs, Sponsorship of schools
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Google Fonts, Typekit Fonts
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Visual Website Optimizer
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer, CookieFirst Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed non-profit charity site focused on feeding children in poor communities.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and includes multiple calls to action for donations and involvement.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable or blocked, which reduces transparency but does not necessarily indicate illegitimacy.
  5. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms are present.
  6. Social media presence is strong with official accounts linked.
  7. No security headers detected in HTML source; recommend verifying HTTP headers.
  8. No visible forms collecting sensitive data on homepage; donation forms likely on other pages.
  9. Use of modern technologies and CMS (Drupal 10).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, indicating a robust technical foundation. It uses Google Tag Manager and Visual Website Optimizer for analytics and optimization, showing a commitment to data-driven improvements. The site loads multiple font services and external scripts, which may impact performance but are common in professional sites. Mobile optimization and accessibility are well implemented, contributing to a positive user experience. No critical technical debt or outdated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available, but the site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, indicating a secure hosting environment.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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