Impact Inc

Overview

Mission

Impact is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to ending violence and abuse by supporting the leadership of those most affected. We work to build a healing-centered, social justice-driven world where everyone has access to safe and healthy relationships. Impact works to prevent violence and abuse by giving people the skills to advocate for healthy relationships, sexual respect, and personal and community safety.

What it reported doing in 2024

Impact provides training, policy development, and strategic planning leadership to schools and organizations looking to enhance their capacity to recognize potential unsafe situations and proactively prevent violence and abuse. Our programs help leaders and staff develop practical skills to interrupt potentially unsafe situations. We also work with stakeholders to create proactive abuse prevention plans that fit the unique needs of each organization or industry. Our organizational collaborators include adaptive sports, performing arts, human services, municipal governments, and schools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043282285
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
Headquarters
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6175974945
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.5%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.5% of revenue deployed · 71.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $794K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MEG STONE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $86,547 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.