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Security report for newventurefund.org

New Venture Fund · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

New Venture Fund is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2009 that provides fiscal sponsorship and philanthropic portfolio management services to change leaders and social impact projects globally. The organization manages a charitable portfolio exceeding $356 million and supports a wide range of initiatives including environment, education, advocacy, and global health. Their business model focuses on operational expertise and cost-effective support to accelerate positive impact. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand with clear navigation and relevant content targeted at grant seekers and partners. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Jetpack, and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices. Hosting appears to be through GoDaddy, consistent with the domain registrar information. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and domain registration protections but lacks DNSSEC and some recommended security headers. There is no explicit incident response contact or vulnerability disclosure policy visible. Privacy policies and whistleblower policies are published, indicating a commitment to compliance and governance. However, cookie consent mechanisms are absent, which may impact GDPR compliance. Overall, the website and organization present a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and a good security posture. Strategic improvements in DNS security, security headers, and privacy compliance would enhance their security and trustworthiness further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
75
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

New Venture Fund occupies a strong position in the non-profit fiscal sponsorship sector, leveraging a large philanthropic portfolio and a global footprint. Their competitive advantage lies in operational expertise and a flexible model that supports diverse projects efficiently. Revenue streams likely include philanthropic grants and management fees. The target customers are social change leaders, grant seekers, and philanthropic partners. Growth indicators include a large portfolio size and multiple regional presences. The organization maintains a professional partnership ecosystem and publishes detailed reports and policies, reflecting transparency and maturity in operations.

Security posture

The security maturity of New Venture Fund's website is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced, and domain registration includes protective status flags. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security represents gaps. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency in security readiness. The site uses CAPTCHA on forms to prevent automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with additional controls and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update plugins and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
New Venture Fund
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
New Venture Fund
Description
We are creative problem-solvers who help change leaders accelerate positive impact. We manage a charitable portfolio of more than $356 million across nine regions around the globe.
Key services
Fiscal sponsorship, Operational expertise and support for projects, Philanthropic portfolio management, Grantmaking facilitation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Jetpack plugin, CoBlocks plugin, jQuery
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Captcha check on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WordPress Stats (Jetpack)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on non-profit fiscal sponsorship and philanthropic services.
  3. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone and multiple emails.
  5. Privacy and security policies are published and accessible.
  6. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  7. No incident response or security contact emails found.
  8. No DNSSEC enabled for domain.
  9. Good use of HTTPS and domain status protections.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Jetpack for site enhancements and analytics. Google Tag Manager is integrated for tracking and marketing purposes. The site loads moderate resources including fonts and images, with some optimization possible. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic and could be enhanced. Hosting is inferred to be with GoDaddy based on registrar and nameservers. The site uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and improved accessibility compliance.
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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