What Impact Genome Corp. does

Impact Genome Corp. operates the Impact Genome Registry, a cloud-based platform for standardized measurement, reporting, and independent verification of social impact. The registry is built on a proprietary, peer-reviewed taxonomy of 132+ outcomes across 12 impact areas (Arts & Culture, Criminal Justice, Critical Human Needs, Culture & Identity, Economic Development, Education, Global Development, Public Health, Science & Technology, Sustainability & Environment, Systems Change, Youth Development), all aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Producers register programs for free and self-report outcomes; a five-step Impact Verified certification process (Register, Report, Validate, Verify, Issue VIUs) administered by trained in-house evaluators generates investor-grade outputs (Impact Verified Scorecard, Verified Impact Report, Verified Impact Units) used by funders for benchmarking and accountability.

The platform serves a four-segment market: nonprofits and social enterprises seeking verification to attract funding; corporations and foundations needing auditable ESG/CSR data and portfolio analytics; and government agencies needing evidence-based grantmaking data. Distribution is hybrid: direct enterprise sales with demo-request funnels for funders, combined with self-serve onboarding for nonprofits and integration into partner platforms (Benevity, Charity Navigator, OutcomesX). Marquee backers include the Gates Foundation and the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative; named customers span Moody's Foundation, Allstate Foundation, Lowe's Foundation, Lincoln Financial Foundation, RTX, the Leon Levine Foundation, ATB Community Foundation, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto.

The company monetizes via three core streams. First, undisclosed annual subscription fees from funders for full registry access including Charity Match, Impact Forecasting, and Portfolio Analysis. Second, a $1,000-per-program IG Membership tier for nonprofits (frequently sponsored by funders) that delivers verification plus 1:1 coaching. Third, a services layer — Advanced Analytics, Impact Diligence, Impact Strategy, Portfolio Optimization, and Outcome Transactions via the OutcomesX marketplace — operating on subscription, transaction-fee, and professional-services models. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the high-value enterprise tier, and no revenue, funding, or headcount figures have been disclosed.

Name

Impact Genome Corp.

Legal name

Impact Genome Corp.

Website

https://impactgenome.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Impact Genome Corp. operates the Impact Genome Registry, a cloud-based platform that standardizes and independently verifies social impact outcomes across 12 areas using a 132-outcome taxonomy aligned with UN SDGs, serving nonprofits, corporations, foundations, and government funders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Measurement & ESG Analytics Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA), Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC)

Keywords

• Social impact measurement
• Outcome verification
• ESG analytics
• Nonprofit evaluation
• Impact benchmarking

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Registry Subscription (Funders): Funders (corporations, foundations, government) pay subscription fees to access the Impact Genome Registry, gaining tools to find nonprofits, run investment scenarios, and analyze their impact portfolio. Includes aggregate portfolio reports, year-over-year trending, and impact insights.
2. IG Membership (Nonprofits): Nonprofit membership priced at $1,000 per program, typically sponsored by funders. Includes program verification, Impact Verified™ Scorecard, 1:1 coaching, member workshops, Verified Impact Report™, and capacity building support.
3. Outcome Transactions: Through partnership with OutcomesX, enables purchase and sale of Verified Impact Units (VIUs), creating a marketplace for social impact credits. Funders can purchase already-created outcomes for immediate accountability.
4. Advanced Analytics Services: Custom analytic services including document coding, beneficiary needs assessments, and custom indexes for clients seeking deeper insights beyond standard registry access.
5. Impact Diligence™ Service: Third-party analysis service providing objective assessment of nonprofits and social enterprises for investment confidence, including program fit assessment and ROI forecasting.
6. Impact Strategy Services: Strategic consulting including outcome prioritization workshops, outcome inventory reviews, and outcome budgeting and reporting for board presentations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impact Genome Corp. operates a cloud-based SaaS platform — the Impact Genome Registry — that standardizes and verifies social impact outcomes across 132 outcome areas covering 12 impact themes, enabling funders (corporations, foundations, and government agencies) and nonprofits to register, benchmark, and certify programs against a shared taxonomy. The company's offering combines subscription software, advanced analytics, and outcome-transaction services to give investors-grade impact data mapped to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Product overview

The Impact Genome Registry is a social impact measurement and verification platform that operates on a tiered model. The core platform includes the free Impact Genome Registry (where any social program can register and self-report outcomes), a paid Registry Subscription for funders to access aggregate portfolio reports and benchmarking tools, and Grant Portfolio Impact Analysis for measuring grantmaking impact. The IG Membership add-on ($1,000/program, often funder-sponsored) provides nonprofits with third-party verification, the Impact Verified™ Scorecard, Verified Impact Report™, and peer benchmarking. Additional services including Advanced Analytics, Outcome Transactions (via OutcomesX partnership), Portfolio Optimization, Impact Diligence™, and Impact Strategy provide consulting and advisory capabilities. The platform standardizes social impact measurement across 132+ outcomes, with 2.2 million+ registered social programs and 7,000+ verified programs, enabling benchmarking, forecasting, and evidence-based decision-making for funders, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Verified Impact Report: A transparent, peer-reviewed, benchmarked report providing funders with data on the impact of programs they support
• Impact Verified
• Verified Impact Credits
• Impact Diligence
• Verified Impact Units (VIUs)
• IG Membership
• Impact Genome Registry Subscription
• Grant Portfolio Impact Analysis

Products and services

• Impact Genome Registry Subscription Subscription-tier access to the cloud-based Impact Genome Registry, giving funders — corporations, foundations, and government agencies — the ability to search, benchmark, and compare verified social-impact programs against a standardized taxonomy of 132 outcomes across 12 impact areas.
• Grant Portfolio Impact Analysis Portfolio-level analytics engagement that maps a funder's existing grants onto standardized outcome categories, benchmarks them against peers, and produces an analysis of impact themes, overlap, and gaps.
• IG Membership Paid membership tier for nonprofit and social-enterprise program operators that adds enhanced visibility, profile features, and access to advanced registry capabilities beyond the free program-registration tier.
• Advanced Analytics Custom analytics engagement providing funders with deeper, bespoke analysis of social outcomes within and across portfolios, beyond the self-serve Registry tools.
• Outcome Transactions Service enabling funders to purchase verified social outcomes directly from programs, delivered through the partner OutcomesX platform and tied to Impact Genome's verified-impact data.
• Portfolio Optimization Engagement that helps funders rebalance grant portfolios — based on Registry benchmarking and outcome data — toward higher-impact, lower-overlap allocations.
• Impact Diligence Third-party due-diligence service that evaluates prospective grantees and programs against Impact Genome's standardized outcome taxonomy and verified-impact evidence before funding decisions are made.
• Impact Strategy Advisory engagement for funders and nonprofits that uses the standardized Registry taxonomy and verification methodology to design or refine an organization's social-impact strategy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% of nonprofit leaders struggle to measure impact at outcomes level
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OutcomesXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partnership making OutcomesX the world's leading social outcomes marketplace. Through this partnership, funders can purchase Verified Impact Units (VIUs) to simplify investing and increase equity. The partnership creates infrastructure to standardize, price, trade, and report on social impact credits, enabling outcome-based transaction models including outcome purchases and reverse auctions.
• BenevitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBenevity is a platform through which impact producers land in the Impact Genome Registry. Nonprofits can opt-in during registration to share their program data (name, primary outcomes, outcomes achieved, Cost-Per-Outcome) on Benevity and get discovered by funders looking to fund similar outcomes.
• Mission MeasurementminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpert advisors from Mission Measurement work with Impact Genome clients to create board reports. They help develop compelling narratives mixing quantitative and qualitative data from verified outcomes for stakeholder presentations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Submittable: Submittable is a grants management and application review platform serving foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies. Both companies provide cloud-based infrastructure for the philanthropic funding lifecycle, including application management, impact reporting, and stakeholder analytics.
• Candid (formerly GuideStar + Foundation Center): Candid is a major nonprofit information provider aggregating data on 1.8M+ nonprofits for funders and grantmakers. Both companies build nonprofit intelligence databases targeting philanthropic decision-makers, with overlapping customer bases in foundations and corporate giving programs.
• Fluxx: Fluxx is a cloud grants management platform used by major foundations to manage grantmaking workflows, reporting, and grantee data. Both platforms are B2B SaaS serving philanthropic funders with workflow and reporting infrastructure.
• Benevity: Benevity is a corporate social responsibility and employee giving platform that connects corporations with nonprofits. Both companies serve the corporate-nonprofit-philanthropic ecosystem and have a strategic data-sharing partnership.
• WizeHive: WizeHive provides grants management software for foundations and nonprofits, including application, review, and reporting workflows. Both companies serve the philanthropic funding ecosystem with technology that streamlines and standardizes the grant lifecycle.
• OutcomesX: OutcomesX operates the world's leading social outcomes marketplace for buying and selling Verified Impact Units. Impact Genome is a core verification partner, and both companies sit at the intersection of impact measurement and outcome-based transactions.
• Charity Navigator: Charity Navigator is one of the largest charity evaluation organizations in the US, rating nonprofits for donors and funders. Impact Genome has a direct data-sharing partnership with Charity Navigator, and both compete for attention from donors/funders evaluating nonprofit effectiveness.
• Social Value International: Social Value International is the global network for social value and impact measurement, promoting SROI methodology. Both organizations develop standardized frameworks for measuring social outcomes and serve funders, governments, and social enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Sustainalytics: Sustainalytics (owned by Morningstar) is a leading ESG and corporate governance research firm. Both organizations produce standardized sustainability/impact data for institutional decision-making, with Sustainalytics focused on corporate ESG ratings.
• MSCI ESG Research (formerly MSCI Sustainability): MSCI is one of the largest ESG ratings and data providers globally, serving institutional investors and corporations. While MSCI focuses on corporate ESG, both compete for the same ESG/impact data budgets of corporations, asset managers, and foundations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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