The Online Progressive Engagement Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851013779
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Middletown, DE, USA
Phone
3022087794
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$563,765
Expenses
$1,190,297
Assets
$145,820
Liabilities
$192,645

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MILAN DE VRIES (PRESIDENT (UNTIL 04/24))
  • WENDY REID (VP THEN PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/24))
  • GIOVANNA NEGRETTI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • GIOVANNA NEGRETTI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $145,406 total reported compensation
  • BENJAMIN MORT (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER): $122,399 total reported compensation
  • SHIVA RANJANI RAJASHEKARAN (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS): $109,209 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The open mission is to advance its vision by connecting, serving, and growing the unique sisterhood of people-powered progressive campaigning organizations that form the open network.

What it reported doing in 2024

The open network and support program offers: training: we run regular online and in-person training for our network organizations.summits: our events bring together staff delegations from around the network to discuss shared challenges and opportunities, current best practices, and cross-pollinate ideas.campaigns: where there is an opportunity for organizations to work together on multi-national issues, the open makes the connections and facilitates collaboration.coaching and mentoring: we provide direct coaching and mentoring to senior staff around the network on everything from organizational growth to problem-solving strategies.secondments: by connecting staff in similar positions at different organizations, they close bonds of trust and accountability to strengthen individual performance.the open live: we regularly invite guests from outside the network and internal experts to present webinars on innovations and lessons learned.online community: on slack, listservs, and facebook, the network staff communicate, ask questions, and help each other.drive collaborations: we catalyze and support joint initiatives between organizations on shared goals.communities of practice: we coordinate several issues and role cohorts, where organizers with similar jobs regularly connect to ask questions, learn, and innovate together.library: our digital library is where we store the network's resources and expertise, a treasure trove of inspiration, templates, and advice.direct support: our team works directly with new organizations, offering hands-on training and assistance to build capacity and jump hurdles.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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 and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 41
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.1%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 24.7%; rating input score 25
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 38; 38th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • 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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -111.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.32; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -44% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -28.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -70% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.1% of revenue deployed · 24.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $294K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $145K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 52/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.