Opportunity Council

Analysis

Opportunity Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Opportunity Council reported income of $73.8m and spending of $68.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $35.4m to $73.8m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Opportunity Council sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc ($73.8m), Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ($74.0m) and Project Home ($73.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $328k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.6m. At year end it held assets of $33.1m against liabilities of $16.6m, net assets of $16.4m. It reported 496 employees.