ZeroProfit - NETWORK FOR NONPROFITS THAT ARE CHANGING THE WORLD.

Overview

NETWORK FOR
TEEN NONPROFITS THAT ARE
CHANGING THE WORLD.

Giving real value to REAL impact.

ZeroProfit is an ecosystem built by the OpenRockets Foundation to provide youth-led nonprofits —, those started by high school and university students under 19 — with professional-grade infrastructure, measurable credibility, and a transparent ranking system that distinguishes genuine community impact from paper organizations.

Every year, thousands of young people launch nonprofits to address real problems in their communities. But without institutional backing, they all look the same on paper — indistinguishable from organizations created solely for college applications. ZeroProfit changes that.

We provide each registered nonprofit with a dedicated subdomain (e.g., yourclub.zeroprofit.org), a 5 GB email inbox, and access to an integrated suite of tools designed to track, verify, and elevate their work.

Through our Impact Factor Score — a transparent, multi-pillar evaluation system — we quantify the real-world engagement and growth of every organization on the platform. This score is publicly visible on the ZeroProfit Leaderboard, updated continuously, and built on verifiable data from integrated services.

ZeroProfit is not just a domain registrar. It is a complete identity layer for youth-led nonprofits: a professional home, a suite of tools, and a system that proves to admissions officers, donors, and communities that the work being done is authentic and meaningful. Currently available: Domain Registration and Email Hosting. Additional services are rolling out on a continuous basis.

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Infrastructure

What we PROVIDE.

Domain Registration

Every registered nonprofit receives a professional subdomain under zeroprofit.org — such as alphamathclub.zeroprofit.org. One account, one nonprofit, one verified identity. Through a straightforward registration process, organizations sign an agreement and gain immediate access to their digital home on the platform.

Email Hosting

Each nonprofit receives a dedicated 5 GB email inbox tied to their zeroprofit.org subdomain — giving teams a professional communication channel. No personal Gmail addresses. No improvised branding. Your outreach, your correspondence, your nonprofit identity — all unified under one professional domain.

OpenRockets Forums

A dedicated, embeddable community forum for every nonprofit — accessible at forum.openrockets.com/yourclub. Customize templates, engage your community, and build reputation through our Gems ranking system. Forum activity feeds directly into your Impact Factor Score.

OpenRockets Press

A preservation and sharing platform for youth-created artifacts — artwork, software, books, articles, research, and more. Every submission receives a unique ARC Key from the California Digital Library, making it permanently citable, discoverable, and protected under GDPR and COPPA regulations.

Impact Measurement

The Impact Leaderboard.

How It Works

Every nonprofit on the ZeroProfit platform receives a publicly visible Impact Factor Score — a composite metric derived from four independent Verification Pillars. This score is displayed on our Impact Leaderboard, updated continuously, and designed to distinguish organizations that are actively building real community value.

The score uses a tiered progression system. As organizations grow, they advance through tiers that unlock additional capabilities on the platform. The system is built to reward genuine, sustained engagement — not gameable shortcuts.

Verification Pillars

Integrated Services — Activity across OpenRockets Forums, Press, and platform tools (up to 30% intensity)
Ad Shares Network — Participation in the nonprofit advertising ecosystem (up to 30% intensity)
ZeroProfit Links — Tracked link engagement with bot-resistant verification (up to 10% intensity)
Social Verification — Verified follower growth across connected platforms (coming soon)

ZeroProfit Links

Every nonprofit can generate tracked links under zeroprofit.org/link/ — shareable across WhatsApp, Discord, social media, or anywhere online. When visitors click these links, they are redirected to the specified destination while the platform records verified, bot-filtered engagement data. Link contribution is capped by tier level to prevent gaming.

OpenRockets Ad Shares

A closed advertising network exclusively for ZeroProfit nonprofits. Organizations create free advertisements from their dashboard at adshares.openrockets.com. Any website on the internet can volunteer to display these nonprofit ads — and after reaching a contribution threshold, external collaborators earn the right to display their own promotions within the network. This creates a self-sustaining advertising ecosystem that benefits nonprofits without requiring any monetary investment.

Tier Progression

Organizations progress through tiers based on their cumulative Impact Factor Score. Each tier unlocks expanded capabilities: higher link quotas, increased advertising slots, and greater platform visibility. The system ensures that as a nonprofit grows its real-world presence, the platform grows with it — providing tools proportional to demonstrated commitment.

Ecosystem

The Network.

Integrated · Transparent · Growing

ZeroProfit is not a single product — it is an interconnected ecosystem where every service feeds into a unified Impact Factor Score. When a nonprofit creates a forum post, shares a link, publishes an artifact on Press, or runs an ad campaign, each action is measured, verified, and reflected in their public standing on the Impact Leaderboard.

This creates a virtuous cycle: the more genuinely a nonprofit engages with its community, the higher it ranks. Schools, donors, and admissions officers can reference these scores as independent, third-party verification of a student organization's legitimacy and activity level.

All services are designed to be completely free for nonprofits. ZeroProfit sustains itself through the OpenRockets Foundation, ensuring that financial barriers never prevent a young person from building something meaningful.

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Roadmap

What's COMING.

Available Now

Domain Registration — yourclub.zeroprofit.org
Email Hosting — 5 GB professional inbox per nonprofit
Dashboard Access — Centralized management panel

Coming Very Soon

ZeroProfit Links — Tracked, bot-resistant link shortener
Impact Leaderboard — Public ranking of all registered nonprofits
OpenRockets Forums — Embeddable community boards
OpenRockets Press — Artifact archival with ARC Keys
Ad Shares Network — Free nonprofit advertising platform
Social Verification — Verified follower tracking integration

Rolling Deployment

ZeroProfit services are being deployed on a rolling basis. Our core infrastructure — domain registration and email hosting — is live and accepting applications now. Each additional service will launch as it reaches production readiness, with no fixed timeline pressure that would compromise quality.

We believe in shipping when it's ready, not when it's scheduled. Every feature will be thoroughly tested and refined before reaching our nonprofit community.

Privacy & Compliance

All ZeroProfit services operate in full compliance with GDPR (European Union), COPPA (United States), and applicable Canadian privacy regulations. The protection of minor users is a foundational design principle — not an afterthought. All data collection practices are transparent, minimal, and documented.

About

The Foundation.

OpenRockets Foundation

ZeroProfit is built and maintained by the OpenRockets Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating open, accessible infrastructure for youth-led initiatives worldwide. The Foundation operates multiple integrated services — including OpenRockets Forums, OpenRockets Press, and OpenRockets Ad Shares — all designed to empower the next generation of community leaders.

Our mission is simple: remove every barrier between a young person's ambition and their ability to create lasting impact. Whether that means providing a domain, hosting their creative work, or proving their credibility to the world — we build the tools that make it possible.

Why This Matters

Right now, a student who spent two years building a tutoring program for underserved communities looks identical on paper to someone who registered a domain name last week. College admissions officers, scholarship committees, and community leaders have no reliable way to distinguish genuine impact from surface-level credential building.

ZeroProfit exists to solve this problem — not through subjective reviews or self-reported metrics, but through verifiable, data-driven evidence of real community engagement. Every score on our Impact Leaderboard is earned through measurable activity, not claims.

We are building the standard by which youth-led nonprofits will be evaluated — and we believe that standard should be transparent, free, and accessible to everyone.

News

Latest Updates.

ZeroProfit Platform Goes Live

After months of development, the ZeroProfit platform is officially accepting nonprofit registrations. Youth-led organizations can now apply for their zeroprofit.org subdomain and professional email hosting — completely free of charge.

Impact Leaderboard: A New Standard

The Impact Leaderboard will introduce a transparent, multi-pillar scoring system for youth-led nonprofits — combining forum activity, link engagement, artifact archiving, and social verification into one unified metric.

OpenRockets Press: Archive Your Work

A digital preservation platform for youth-created artifacts. Submit artwork, research, software, or publications and receive a permanent ARC Key from the California Digital Library — making your work permanently citable and discoverable.

Contact

REGISTER YOUR NONPROFIT.

Students, founders, advisors, teachers: if you lead a youth-driven nonprofit, we want to hear from you.

Register your organization to receive a free zeroprofit.org subdomain, professional email hosting, and access to our growing ecosystem of tools. Whether you run a tutoring program, a community garden, a coding club, or a cultural initiative — ZeroProfit was built for you.

team@openrockets.com

Address

ZeroProfit
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