Dni 4 Inc

Overview

Mission

Dni 4, inc. Is a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation established to aid in the acquisition, improvement, and conservation of open space for the cultivation of natural resources in the roxbury/dorchester neighborhoods of boston. Dni 4 promotes the creation of a sustainable food system in an urban environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% 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
464930936
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Roxbury, MA, USA
Phone
6174429670
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Real Estate Associations

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,005.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 21.05; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 73.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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

  • JOHN SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $116,002 total reported compensation
  • SHARON CHO (DIRECTOR): $108,474 total reported compensation
  • SHEILA DUNNE (CFO): $105,336 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.