Npower Indiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300124443
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3173962848
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$454,842
Expenses
$680,651
Assets
$216,442
Liabilities
$82,065

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to ensure that all nonprofits can use technology to better serve their communities.our vision is a thriving nonprofit sector in which all organizations have access to the best technology resources and assistance, and apply them to help create healthy, vibrant communities.npower Indiana is a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality, low-cost technology solutions to other nonprofits in marion and the surrounding central Indiana counties. We work with your organization to understand its mission and goals, determine its technology needs, and implement the appropriate technology so that you can achieve your goals. From creating a web site to building a wireless network, we find the best solution that will fit both your goals and your budget.launched in 2002, npower Indiana is an affiliate of the npower network. This national organization was established in 2000 through the visionary and founding support of microsoft corporation.

What it reported doing in 2011

We are dedicated to helping other nonprofit organizations deploy technology to enhance the stability and security of their information technology systems: we perform technology assessments, scheduled support services, and help desk operation. We help improve their overall organizational efficiency and effectiveness: we assist in the areas of website design, database development, e-marketing, applications for fundraising, and technology training. We help them embrace new technologies to pursue innovation in operations and service delivery: we implement automated warning and communication systems; web-based, remote, and interactive client services; and assistive technology.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

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: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -49.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -28% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -34.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $506K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $66K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.