Purchasing With Purpose Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932176814
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Dexter, MI, USA
Phone
4077973584
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$730,437
Expenses
$413,562
Assets
$472,894
Liabilities
$9,544

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Eric Lombardi (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Rebecca Dray (Exec Director - Treasurer): $30,000 total reported compensation
  • Dr Amanda Kiessel (Secretary): $7,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Supporting organizations that put people and planet before profit. Creating network of impact networks that support these orgs to grow, expand impact, work in partnership with govt, corporate, faith based, non-profit and others.

What it reported doing in 2025

Technical Service achievements 1) Researched the number of impact-led organizations in the U.S. and published a report with a live dashboard Held monthly Business Advisory Group meetings 2) Expanded network collaborators from 20 to 30 by onboarding 10 networks 3) Launched place-based purchasing initiatives in Chicago and New York 4) Held monthly partner network meetings to develop collaborations and opportunities 5) Secured group purchasing discounts on utilities and business expenses for verified U.S. enterprises 6) Delivered presentations at 6 national and regional events and completed 3 podcast interviews promoting impact-led purchasing 7) Contributed to an ongoing global data harmonization project 8) Hosted 2 networking and mini-trade show events (in-person and online) 9) Launched and delivered an impact-led purchasing masterclass for corp buyers 10) Created an online networking group for corporate buyers 11) Conducted 3 supplier searches for corporate buyers

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.7%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 94.6%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,020.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th 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; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 43.4%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 64% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 55.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 86.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.7% of revenue deployed · 94.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $391K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $30K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.