Nonprofit · EIN 26-4758403
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Tax-exempt · RIVER FOREST, IL 60305
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,382,697 | $1,523,138 | -$140,441 | $392,061 | $54,285 | $337,776 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,178,758 | $1,415,212 | -$236,454 | $531,655 | $53,438 | $478,217 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,069,605 | $1,063,856 | $5,749 | $735,548 | $20,877 | $714,671 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $666,600
- of which government grants
- $163,564
- Program service revenue
- $464,502
- Investment income
- $7,628
- Net income from fundraising events
- $243,967
- Other revenue
- $243,967
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $148,778
- Other salaries and wages
- $962,565
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,253,127
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $37,000
- Depreciation
- $29,945
- Program services (functional)
- $1,071,492
- Management and general (functional)
- $285,765
- Fundraising (functional)
- $165,881
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $531,655
- Total assets, end of year
- $392,061
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,285
- Net assets, end of year
- $337,776
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $89,608
- Publicly traded securities
- $124,614
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $337,776
- Gross receipts
- $1,584,185
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP CARMODY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $76,663 |
| MICHAEL CARMODY | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,115 |
| HELEN KWAN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA MARCINIAK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM MCSHANE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN HUNTER | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY BROWN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN FARELL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JONAS WHITE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRY GINI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MCGARRY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM LENCIONI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG IGNOFFO | Vice Chairpersn Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE AL KARAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KETHRYN KENDALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZOE PHILPOTTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP CARMODY | President Officer | 40 | $72,865 |
| MICHAEL CARMODY | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $69,231 |
| HELEN KWAN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA MARCINIAK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM MCSHANE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN HUNTER | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY BROWN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN FARELL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JONAS WHITE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRY GINI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MCGARRY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM LENCIONI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG IGNOFFO | Vice Chairpersn Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE AL KARAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KETHRYN KENDALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZOE PHILPOTTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARMODY | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $69,924 |
| PHILIP CARMODY | President Officer | 40 | $68,260 |
| JOE MILBURN | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA MARCINIAK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TOM MCSHANE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN HUNTER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONAS WHITE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MACGREGOR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MCGARRY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM LENCIONI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG IGNOFFO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE AL KARAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA HARPER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZOE PHILPOTTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8020 MADISON ST, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305-2027
- In care of
- % JAMES M OROURKE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- 53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 240, Chicago IL 60604
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PHIL CARMODY
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- Phil Carmody, 246 Washington Blvd 3AS, Oak Park IL 60302
- Signed the 990
- PHIL CARMODY, President
- Phone
- (708) 771-6159
- Website
- www.opportunityknocksnow.org
- Return prepared by
- Wieland Wallace Inc
Mission
Opportunity Knocks is dedicated to enriching life and community. We exist to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they live, work, learn, grow and connect within their community. We believe in a dynamic, person-centered, community-based approach to programming that engages the voice of all Warriors, thrives on interdependent connections, encourages exploration, centers on holistic wellness and fostering healthy relationships.
Program accomplishments
- SOCIAL ENTERPrises - Social enterprise is a knockout brand which has three initiatives that aims to sustain meaningful and gainful vocational skill-building opportunities while also producing a revenue stream to support organization's operations. The enterprises include knockout pickles, knockout catering and knockout farm.Expenses $1,071,492
- NEXT PHASE- Next Phase encompasses both in person and virtual programming for all of participants focusing on building life skills, health and wellness, community connections and vocational skills for participants that are 22 and up; as well as focussing on after social recreational programs geared towards participants that are 14 and up.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-4758403
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $392,061
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,584,185
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,382,697 | $1,523,138 | $392,061 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,178,758 | $1,415,212 | $531,655 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,069,605 | $1,063,856 | $735,548 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,060,110 | $945,723 | $756,148 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: Phil Carmody | June 30, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-4758403).
Questions about OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
- What is the EIN of OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS is 26-4758403.
- Is OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PHIL CARMODY.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,663 (PHILIP CARMODY, President).
- How much revenue does OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,382,697, expenses of $1,523,138 and total assets of $392,061 at year end.
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