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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PURCHASING WITH PURPOSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$730,437
Total expenses
$413,562
Contributions and grants received
$652,500
Grants paid
$119,500
Program service revenue
$76,581
Investment income
$727
Other revenue
$629
Total assets, end of year
$472,894
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,544
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$463,350
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$391,293
Management and general expenses
$21,946
Fundraising expenses
$323
Program service expenses (Part III)
$391,293

Program services were 94.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $652,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Verification

    total $1,827 · related or exempt $1,827

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Technical Services

    total $74,754 · related or exempt $74,754

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $727 · related or exempt $727

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $629

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $629 · related or exempt $629

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $99,500 · program services $99,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $30,000 · program services $24,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,035 · program services $6,021 · management and general $4,014

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,549 · program services $2,661 · management and general $888

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,254 · program services $2,254

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,498 · management and general $6,498

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $201,588 · program services $201,588

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,802 · program services $6,802

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,288 · program services $230 · management and general $998 · fundraising $60

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,359 · program services $8,902 · management and general $1,457

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,834 · program services $11,834

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,559 · program services $5,559

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,063 · management and general $2,063

  • 24a · Other expenses: Merchandise and related fees

    total $324 · program services $61 · fundraising $263

  • 24b · Other expenses: Business licenses and fees

    total $1,470 · program services $1,450 · management and general $20

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank related fees

    total $439 · program services $431 · management and general $8

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $156,470 · end of year $224,664

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $190,428

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,292 · end of year $30,980

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $28,886 · end of year $26,822

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,808 · end of year $9,544

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $34,365

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $146,475 · end of year $463,350

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

  • 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

    Expenses $368,928 · Grants $119,500 · Revenue $727,254

  • Verification achievements 2025 1) Worked with 113 enterprises to support them through People and Planet First verification. 2) Worked with 33 impact networks to bring them on as verification partners. 3) Supported the international verification administration. 4) Given talks and presentations at conferences, webinars and events throughout the country to highlight the need for verification.

    Expenses $22,365 · Revenue $1,827

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Dray

    Exec Director - Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $30,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr Amanda Kiessel

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $7,000
    From this org
    $7,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Eric Lombardi

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gerry Higgins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
28 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632119349301958

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