March 16, 2026
New expense reduction and management program gives nonprofits access to exclusive vendor pricing, pre-negotiated discounts, and consultative savings expertise — at no cost to join
CHICAGO, IL — First Nonprofit (FNP), a leading provider of financial solutions for nonprofit organizations, government entities, and Tribal enterprises, today announced the launch of FNPadvantage, a new expense reduction and management program designed exclusively to help nonprofits lower the cost of the supplies and services they rely on every day. The program is led by Isaac Farbowitz, a highly experienced professional recruited specifically to bring consultative expertise and hands-on guidance to First Nonprofit’s growing membership base.
Through a network of trusted vendor partners and negotiated savings programs, FNPadvantage leverages collective buying power to give nonprofits access to discounts, preferred pricing, and cost-saving opportunities across more than ten categories — including food and beverage, office supplies, technology, professional services, shipping and logistics, facilities and maintenance, and energy. The program is available at no cost to all current First Nonprofit clients who now automatically gain access to FNPadvantage and its nationwide portfolio of supplier and service discounts. There is no cost to join, no application required and no minimum levels to meet.
According to Isaac, “At FNPadvantage, we believe every dollar counts, because every dollar saved is another dollar that can be used to help a nonprofit’s mission. Over the last 15-years I have worked with thousands of clients to help them reduce costs and could not be more excited to now devote all of my efforts to the nonprofit sector”.
Unlike a standard group purchasing organization (GPO) affiliation, First Nonprofit took a deliberate approach to building FNPadvantage from the ground up. The organization hired Isaac specifically to lead the program and serve FNP members with direct, consultative expertise — working closely with each organization to identify the best opportunities for cost reduction using the same or comparable vendors they already trust. Nonprofits interested in learning more or requesting a no-obligation savings evaluation are encouraged to visit firstnonprofit.com/fnpadvantage.
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Throughout our membership in the Unemployment Savings Program, First Nonprofit understood our demands, community dynamics, and the importance of seamless services; that allowed us to serve our constituents better.
Because INCS advocates for the operating conditions that allow charter public schools to provide high quality public education, partnering with First Nonprofit was an easy decision. First Nonprofit’s unemployment programs provide our member schools two operating elements crucial to their ability to provide high quality public education: savings and budget certainty. Capable, committed teachers are the key to student success. By participating in the unemployment insurance savings plan, charter public schools gain peace of mind and are able to invest more money in their teachers.
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NYCON members who use First Nonprofit’s programs enjoy enduring savings and improved efficiency. Our association knows that success, because from the beginning, we achieved the same great benefits. Great savings, seamless technology, and responsive service. NYCON highly recommends First Nonprofit’s remarkable unemployment solutions.
Visually Impaired Preschool Services has been a client of First Non-Profit since it was first offered as a benefit of VisionServe Alliance. We completed a thorough evaluation of cash savings to our agency before taking advantage of this wonderful benefit and it has been a very wise decision. Our experience with the processes from accounting to claims have been professional, expeditious and easy.
The Ensight Skills Center has enjoyed working with First Nonprofit for several years. We are enrolled in their Unemployment Savings Program and although we have not required a lot of intervention, there have been a few times. I know others have dealt with the same problem of unemployment fraud over the last year and in our case, a call to First Nonprofit (they actually answer their phones) cleared up the issue. They also sent us a letter to send to all our employees telling them what they needed to do to prevent this in the future and protect themselves. What a relief! Over the years if I have questions or concerns, they are happy to listen, advise and help if they can. Another BIG advantage of using First Nonprofit is that all the money that is paid into the Unemployment Savings Program lives on my balance sheet as an asset. The money continues to be Ensight’s not the governments. First Nonprofit has certainly given me peace of mind.
In addition to their money-saving purpose on behalf of nonprofit organizations like AHS, First Nonprofit’s Nonprofit Unemployment Fund streamlines the information we need to efficiently manage unemployment claims. Our relationship with NU Fund gave us access to such things as advice on planning for what’s ahead and how to analyze cost scenarios when unexpected events occurred. Both experiences were very helpful.
We have had a great experience with FNP. During Covid, when there was the chance that reimbursable nonprofits would have to pay 50% of the unemployment costs, FNP went to bat for us. We would receive weekly information on the Unemployment claim and how they were working to reduce the costs to reimbursable nonprofits. They have a great service also working with [our claims administrator] to make sure all the paperwork is completed correctly for any unemployment claim.