Invest In Outcomes

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274032067
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6123380295
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$41,571
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVEN M ROTHSCHILD (PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN LUGER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEVEN M ROTHSCHILD (PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN LUGER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SEAN KERSHAW (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The activities of Invest in Outcomes involves the research, analysis, development and implementation of a new mode of government financing of human services, primarily from nonprofit organizations. The model would allow state governments to identify service providers with the most successful outcomes, quantify the benefits to the government that result from those outcomes and reward those service providers to create further incentives for successful outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2016

To research, analyze, develop and implement a new mode of government financing of human services, primarily from nonprofit organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 36
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 40% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -63.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2013 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.