Nopi Inc

Overview

Mission

To accelerate the sustainability, impact, and success of charitable programs, erasing systemic inequities in their communities and beyond.

What it reported doing in 2024

Recognizing the critical role that social entrepreneurs and changemakers play in creating positive change, NOPI strives to support them in their efforts. By providing wrap-around services, sharing resources, and fostering a supportive community, we aim to help these individuals and organizations reach their full potential and build a better future for all. NOPI provides administrative services, technical assistance, fiduciary oversight, HR, and (in some cases) insurance to organizations, groups, and individuals engaged in charitable work. In 2024, NOPI accepted 52 applications and provided capacity-building and support services to 33 charitable projects, distributing over $2.3 million in charitable funds.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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
815089505
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Headquarters
Walpole, MA, USA
Phone
6177022929
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 56
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 87.4%; rating input score 87; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.5%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.4%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 60.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 51.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95% of revenue deployed · 99.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 26 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Amanda LaFleur (Executive Dir.): $104,376 total reported compensation
  • Michele Rudy (Program Director): $100,166 total reported compensation
  • Melissa Wasilik (Program Officer): $91,404 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.