Operation Progress Fort Worth
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OPERATION PROGRESS FORT WORTH EMPOWERS UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO BECOME EDUCATED, ETHICAL AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTS WHO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. TO DO THIS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PARTICIPATING SCHOLARS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CALLED THE FIVE PILLARS OF SUCCESS.
- Income
- $91,795
- Spending
- $221,780
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- 17.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 87%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $97,810, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 142% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 83% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 43 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $60,413 spent. SCHOLARSHIP AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT: OPERATION PROGRESS FORT WORTH (OPFW) PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC CASE MANAGEMENT TO EACH SCHOLAR. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMING SCHOLARS INTO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CRITICAL THINKERS, ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP AND PERFECT EFFECTIVE STUDY STRATEGIES, REQUIRES THEM TO MINIMALLY ACHIEVE A 3.0 GPA, AND AIMS TO SHIFT THE SCHOLARS' MINDSET TO MAKE ACADEMICS A KEY PRIORITY. ADDITIONALLY, OPFW PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH SCHOLARS.
- $66,011 spent. COMPREHENSIVE EXPANDED LEARNING: OUR PROGRAMS ARE ROOTED IN OUR FIVE PILLARS OF SUCCESS. THE FIVE PILLARS OF SUCCESS ARE ACADEMICS, LIFE SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SERVICE AND SAFETY, AND SUPPORT. THE GOAL OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF SUCCESS IS FOR THE SCHOLARS TO BUILD CHARACTER, SOCIAL COMPETENCY, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. THE EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS PROVIDED FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT SCHOLARS OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE AND WILL INCLUDE ARTS, MUSIC, COPING SKILLS AND FITNESS.
- $16,242 spent. MENTORSHIP: FORT WORTH POLICE OFFICERS SERVE AS MENTORS AND ENGAGE WITH SCHOLARS AT LEAST ONE TIME PER MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN MENTOR TRAINING ONE TIME PER MONTH. SUCH MENTORING AIDED IN PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SAFETY, AND BUILT TRUST IN THE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP. THE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP OF MENTORS, PARENTS, STAFF, AND OTHER CARING ADULTS ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL GROWTH OF YOUTH; MENTORING PROVIDES A FORMAL, STRUCTURED CARING RELATIONSHIP.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 December 2019.
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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