Opportunities Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Opportunities, Inc. partnering within each community, will respectfully support and educate individuals to achieve self-reliance.
- Income
- $12.6 million
- Spending
- $12.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 99%
- Employees
- 197
- Volunteers
- 350
- Highest pay
- $123,299, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $6.4 million spent. Headstart and Early Headstart - Providing comprehensive services to income eligible children age 0 to school age and their families in Great Falls, Conrad, Cut Bank, Vaughn And Shelby, Montana. The program develops, administers, and implements programs for the educational, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs of over 369 children.
- $3.1 million spent. Energy Programs - Energy conservation measures to conserve the amount of energy used by low-income families through the improvement of their homes heating efficiency, as well as through education in ways to permanently reduce energy consumption. Priority is given to high energy consumers. Primary heating costs are also subsidized through fuel assistance programs. These services benefitted over 2,817 households.
- $766,998 spent. Emergency Food and Shelter Programs provide aid to persons in acquiring basic necessities, as well as helping them access resources within the community to provide emergency food and shelter, and mid-term assistance to families and individuals to mentor, train, and re-house those in extreme need. Emergency services were provided to 2,091 individuals.
- $380,607 spent. Housing - Provides affordable housing options to lower-income individuals and families through rental assistance, homeless prevention assistance, and low-income apartment units.
- $341,097 spent. Youth Employment - Provides qualified counselors to assist economically disadvantaged youth to become job ready and gainfully employed through the provision of counseling, career awareness, supportive services, remedial education and assessment. Youth employment services were given to 36 individuals.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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