Nonpareil Institute

Overview

Mission

Building Better Futures for Adults with Autism

What it reported doing in 2025

Vocational training and support: nonPareil is a post-secondary instructional program that equips adults with autism to build meaningful and independent futures. Through integrated work-readiness training, hands-on technical instruction, and daily social engagement, students gain the practical skills and confidence needed to thrive in professional and community settings. Our framework, built by years of experience, ensures instruction is tailored to the learning needs of adults with autism. Students develop teamwork, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills while pursuing individualized pathways, including higher education, external employment, or compensated project work through our PowerSourcing initiative or program staff roles. IT certification training further strengthens their readiness for competitive employment. nonPareil's comprehensive approach empowers students to grow their abilities, expand their independence, and pursue fulfilling lives. In 2025, nonPareil provided services to 448 adults with autism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 79% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263351005
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Headquarters
Plano, TX, USA
Phone
2147295900
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.36; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $194K · 11 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 47 of 48 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Gary Moore (Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice Chair): $193,843 total reported compensation
  • Lisa Lopez (Vice President, Site Operations): $147,116 total reported compensation
  • John Aboud (Chief Technology Officer): $124,963 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.