About Inperium
Who we are and how we got started
Created for you
We exist to strengthen mission-driven organizations. While many organizations we support are in health and human services, our model is designed to support organizations of any size or sector to grow without sacrificing their identity, values, or mission—gaining shared infrastructure and a peer network along the way.
The problem
In 2013, Ryan Dewey Smith had a problem.
He had served as president at the Pennsylvania-based disability support organization Supportive Concepts for Families since 2000. During his tenure at SCFF, annualized revenues grew from $4.5million in 2000 to approximately $65million in 2018. Additionally, the number of employees grew from 200 to 1300 throughout this time. Regardless of the exceptional growth within SCFF, the team still faced increasing concerns about its ability to meet its ongoing and future challenges.
Supportive Concepts had a growing wait list for its services, but the future seemed uncertain without more capital investment, IT system updates, and upgraded employee benefits. These challenges were set against a backdrop of changing service reimbursement structures.
By 2014, it was obvious that Ryan would need to grow Supportive Concepts substantially to obtain the necessary capital to reduce service costs. There were serious discussions with several potential partners interested in acquiring the organization, but Ryan ultimately declined each one.
While each potential partner brought unique strengths to the table, they also presented a single problem: Each one required that Supportive Concepts fully merge into their organization, compromising its mission, sacrificing Supportive Concepts’ name and culture, and threatening the jobs of many employees to save costs.
This wasn’t going to work.
The solution
Ryan started linking small mission-driven businesses to reduce costs and share support. Supportive Concepts began to thrive again, and others flourished alongside.
The concept was working.
In 2016, he formally founded Inperium, affiliating with eight organizations that same year—including Supportive Concepts for Families. Each affiliate retained its identity, values, and mission while gaining the strength of a larger, aligned system.
Since 2016, Inperium has continued to grow exponentially. Every day, we provide value for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations who want to experience the importance of having a bigger team behind them. Our services have continued to expand, and we’re excited to continue building more resources for organizations like yours.
We’re a mission-driven organization guided by the same values as the organizations we support.
Collaboration is foundational to our model. We work alongside, not above, the organizations we support to solve problems, share expertise, and promote transformation.
We hold ourselves to high standards. Our role is to deliver reliable, high-quality support that improves performance and strengthens organizations over time.
Transparency builds trust. We communicate clearly and directly, especially when decisions are complex or stakes are high.
We respect and value differences across people, organizations, industries, and perspectives. Strong systems are built from diverse experiences and points of view.
For us, innovation means practical progress. We develop thoughtful solutions that help affiliates adapt, grow, and operate with integrity in a changing environment.
Collaboration is foundational to our model. We work alongside, not above, the organizations we support to solve problems, share expertise, and promote transformation.
We hold ourselves to high standards. Our role is to deliver reliable, high-quality support that improves performance and strengthens organizations over time.
Transparency builds trust. We communicate clearly and directly, especially when decisions are complex or stakes are high.
We respect and value differences across people, organizations, industries, and perspectives. Strong systems are built from diverse experiences and points of view.
For us, innovation means practical progress. We develop thoughtful solutions that help affiliates adapt, grow, and operate with integrity in a changing environment.