Opportunity Link

Analysis

Opportunity Link is a registered charity in United States, based in Havre, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Opportunity Link reported income of $628k and spending of $742k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $425k to $628k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Opportunity Link sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Housing Corporation ($628k), Fairfield County School District Education Foundation ($629k) and 1780 HCHQ Inc ($628k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 18 employees.