MxD

Legal name: Ui Labs Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800926174
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Chicago, Illinois, US
Phone
312-281-6900
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,970,793
Expenses
$32,414,411
Assets
$31,043,749
Liabilities
$21,880,415

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BERARDINO BARATTA (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BERARDINO BARATTA (CEO): $385,845 total reported compensation
  • FEDERICO SCIAMMARELLA (CTO (THRU 8/30/2024)): $328,422 total reported compensation
  • ANTHONY PAPKE (SR. DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT): $325,712 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We advance economic prosperity and national security through digital adoption in manufacturing.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, mxd marked its tenth year as the nation's digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute and the department of defense's designated national center for cybersecurity in manufacturing. With more than 360 members across the industrial base, mxd advanced u.s. Competitiveness by working to digitalize manufacturing operations, including department of defense organic industrial base facilities. Mxd also expanded its cyber efforts with the cybersecure supplier program, reaching 20,000 suppliers across four major aerospace and defense manufacturers, while partnering with the defense logistics agency to deliver resources that strengthened small and medium-sized manufacturers against growing cyber threats.mxd continued addressing the manufacturing workforce shortage with its capital program and cybersecurity curriculum, training thousands of learners nationwide and reaching 20,000 service members preparing for civilian careers. To date, more than 275,000 individuals have engaged with mxd workforce programs, building a digitally skilled pipeline essential for national security and economic growth. With nearly 200 projects delivered, over 540 ip assets generated, mxd's decade of impact demonstrates how innovation, collaboration, and training are securing a digitally enabled, cyber prepared, and competitive u.s. Manufacturing base.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 84% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -24.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.7; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $386K · 23 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 55 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 43 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.