Opportunity at Work Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT ALL AMERICANS CAN WORK, LEARN, AND EARN TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN A DYNAMIC ECONOMY.
- Income
- $30.4 million
- Spending
- $20.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $340,383, board dir., ceo and co-founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 32% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $15.2 million spent. OPPORTUNITY@WORK'S MISSION IS TO REWIRE THE LABOR MARKET SO STARS-WORKERS SKILLED THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ROUTES-CAN REGAIN UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ENRICHING THEIR CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES. OVER THE NEXT DECADE, WE AIM TO ENABLE 1 MILLION STARS BY OPENING UP 10 MILLION JOBS, BOOSTING STARS' EARNINGS BY MORE THAN $100 BILLION.OVER 30 MILLION RISING STARS ARE LOCKED OUT OF HIGHER-WAGE JOBS DESPITE HAVING DEVELOPED THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED. STARS AND THE COMPANIES WHO SEEK THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FIND THEMSELVES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN INVISIBLE BARRIER - THE PAPER CEILING - SEPARATED BY DEGREE SCREENS, BIASED ALGORITHMS, STEREOTYPES, AND EXCLUSIONARY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. (CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PAPER CEILING COST STARS 7.5 MILLION GOOD JOB OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020. O@W IS SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH DATA AND NARRATIVE CAMPAIGNS (AWARENESS TO ACTION), ACTIVATING EMPLOYER NETWORKS WITH TOOLS TO SHIFT ENTRENCHED PRACTICES AND GENERATE PROOF POINTS (BEHAVIOR SHIFTS), AND EMBEDDING SKILLS PRACTICES THROUGH PUBLIC POLICIES, SYSTEM STANDARDS, AND TALENT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS TO CREATE DURABLE CHANGE (CHANGED OUTCOMES). AS A RESULT, THE STATE OF THE PAPER CEILING HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT AND SINCE 2020, STARS HAVE REGAINED THEIR SHARE IN ROLES THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY LOST, YIELDING MORE THAN 750,000 ADDITIONAL JOBS. AS A TRUSTED FIELD CATALYST AND BACKBONE PARTNER, O@W IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DRIVE LARGE-SCALE CHANGE FOR STARS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, PLATFORMS, AND POLICYMAKERS. WE ENVISION A LABOR MARKET WHERE THE SKILLS YOU HAVE MATTER MORE THAN WHERE YOU GOT THEM. WHEN SKILLS ARE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED, ALL AMERICANS CAN WORK, LEARN, AND EARN TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. OUR WORK POWERS A COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STARS, TOGETHER.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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