Opportunities for Access

Analysis

Opportunities for Access is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Vernon, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Opportunities for Access reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $893k to $1.2m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Opportunities for Access sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Learning Partnership for Rights Development and Peace Ltd ($1.2m), One Community Action ($1.2m) and Elder Abuse Institute of Maine ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $358k against liabilities of $242k, net assets of $116k. It reported 13 employees.