Koppa Lab

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991365263
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
6463411699
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$402,153
Expenses
$209,140
Assets
$227,453
Liabilities
$34,440

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KELLY WIDELSKA (BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KELLY WIDELSKA (BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO): $41,091 total reported compensation
  • JUSTUS EISFELD (BOARD TREASURER): $35,025 total reported compensation
  • FABRICE HOUDART (BOARD MEMBER): $29,700 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Koppa labs mission is to improve the socio-economic well-being and development of lgbti+ people and their communities worldwide.

What it reported doing in 2024

Current: data and knowledge - we convened and connected stakeholders to improve the volume, quality and utilization of data to make a difference in lgbti+ communities lives. Successfully launched the global consortium for inclusive data (cid) in partnership with the un, bringing together over 40 experts to accelerate knowledge-sharing and data-collection efforts essential to driving inclusive economic development. Executed a major data program in belize to produce the nations first diagnostic on lgbti+ economic exclusion, establishing the foundation for a comprehensive inclusion agenda.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.1%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 40%; rating input score 40; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 48%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 56.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.1% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $117K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $41K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.