Nonprofit · EIN 41-0737221
OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC
Tax-exempt · MINNETONKA, MN 55343
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $29,441,071 | $29,321,176 | $119,895 | $28,849,756 | $9,672,054 | $19,177,702 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $27,562,622 | $28,114,887 | -$552,265 | $28,536,980 | $9,765,553 | $18,771,427 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $30,434,799 | $28,304,223 | $2,130,576 | $30,673,233 | $10,962,434 | $19,710,799 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,122,802
- Program service revenue
- $27,763,137
- Investment income
- $452,352
- Net rental income
- $114,314
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $184,503
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,534
- Other revenue
- $102,780
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $585,635
- Other salaries and wages
- $17,988,028
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $22,114,648
- Professional fundraising fees
- $19,617
- Legal fees
- $6,352
- Accounting fees
- $137,922
- Occupancy
- $1,227,686
- Travel
- $561,222
- Depreciation
- $754,650
- Program services (functional)
- $25,697,122
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,059,381
- Fundraising (functional)
- $564,673
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,536,980
- Total assets, end of year
- $28,849,756
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,672,054
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,177,702
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,421,553
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,223,385
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,254,560
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,923,142
- Gross unrelated business income
- $102,855
- Gross receipts
- $30,914,050
- Employees
- 473
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1953
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $196,452 | $36,810 |
| WILLIAM SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $202,054 | $19,779 |
| DAN RAY | SENIOR DIRECTOR OPERATIONS - PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,007 | $40,116 |
| JAY SIFFERLE | SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,806 | $26,539 |
| TODD SCHOOLMAN | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,595 | $22,141 |
| HEATHER SHIELL | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,565 | $29,718 |
| CALLI KADLEC | VP DAY & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,865 | $28,688 |
| NELSON NEUBRECH | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $130,347 | $2,529 |
| ANN YEKALDO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY KREMER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE JACKSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN KNOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN CHAMBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HOKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID DORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACK LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE KUKLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN CHURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE SJORDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATE HARAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATIE MATTIS SARVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARY FENSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE NYAMUSHANYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TONIA TEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $211,363 | $19,017 |
| LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $183,289 | $35,952 |
| JAY SIFFERLE | SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEV Highest-paid employee | 1 | $125,023 | $30,343 |
| TODD SCHOOLMAN | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 1 | $134,580 | $20,077 |
| PAUL HANSON | VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 1 | $127,270 | $27,342 |
| NELSON NEUBRECH | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 1 | $125,298 | $27,377 |
| HEATHER SHIELL | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 1 | $120,864 | $22,325 |
| AIMEE BARBEAU | VP OF RESIDENTIAL Highest-paid employee | 1 | $121,861 | $7,110 |
| ANN YEKALDO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY KREMER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE JACKSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN KNOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN CHAMBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HOKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE KUKLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE SJORDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HARAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE MATTIS SARVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY FENSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $210,967 | $12,880 |
| LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER | VP OF VOCATIONAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 1 | $108,684 | $31,514 |
| TODD SCHOOLMAN | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 1 | $123,688 | $16,136 |
| NELSON NEUBRECH | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 1 | $116,117 | $23,626 |
| PAUL HANSON | VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLO Highest-paid employee | 1 | $115,922 | $23,626 |
| BONNIE HAGEN | SENIOR DIR BUSINESS DEV Highest-paid employee | 1 | $109,532 | $10,271 |
| KATHLEEN WILINSKI | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 1 | $110,835 | $0 |
| BEN KNOLL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY SAGERT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN YEKALDO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAANII HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY (OUTGOING) Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MILTON DODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY FENSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HARAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HOKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY KEANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY KREMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE KUKLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA LESHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MIZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDSON SPENCER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE TOLL | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5500 OPPORTUNITY CT, MINNETONKA, MN 55343-9020
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER, 5500 OPPORTUNITY CT, MINNETONKA, MN 55343
- Signed the 990
- BRUCE SCHMALTZ, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
- Phone
- (952) 938-5511
- Website
- WWW.OPPORTUNITIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
MISSION: TOGETHER WE ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. VISION: PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES THRIVE IN THE WORLD. VALUES: IMPACT- GENERATE SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. CHOICE - CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEAD SELF-DIRECTED LIVES. HEART- PROMOTE THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF EACH OTHER. PARTNERSHIP - FACILITATE CHANGE THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS, COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY.
Program accomplishments
- VOCATIONAL/EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: FOUNDED IN 1953 BY VISIONARY PARENTS WHO WANTED A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR TEENAGE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS HAS ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE ABILITIES OF PEOPLE. AT A TIME WHEN MANY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WERE INSTITUTIONALIZED, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD LEARN JOB SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THE SENSE OF PRIDE THAT COMES FROM EARNING A PAYCHECK. IN 1959, OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS BECAME THE FIRST SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE TWIN CITIES TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO FIND JOBS WITH EMPLOYERS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS SERVED 1024 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT DOZENS OF JOB SITES, RESIDENCES AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES, WITH 242 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDES SUPPORT TO A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS - INCLUDING YOUNG ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, ADULTS RECOVERING FROM BRAIN INJURY, AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES WITH DOWN SYNDROME. NO MATTER WHAT THE CHALLENGE IS, OUR SERVICES HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO LEAD MORE REWARDING AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDES ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACQUIRE SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION INCLUDING MANAGING A BUDGET, SHOPPING, COOKING HEALTHY MEALS, AND REGISTERING TO VOTE. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFER A FULL SPECTRUM OF SUPPORT TO HELP PEOPLE EXPLORE THE WORLD OF WORK AND REACH THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS. PARTICIPANTS GAIN EXPERIENCE, EARN AN INCOME, AND HAVE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS VALUED AT OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS AND AT OTHER BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.2024 ENRICHMENT MILESTONES: PEOPLE SUPPORTED IN ENRICHMENT SERVICES: 234 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN IN-PERSON ENRICHMENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS: 190 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN ENGAGE WITH MY COMMUNITY: 26 INDIVIDUALS UTILIZING VIRTUAL ENRICHMENT CLASSES: 77 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS: 582024 EMPLOYMENT MILESTONES: PEOPLE UTILIZING EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT (JOB SEEKING) SUPPORTS: 107 NEW COMPETITIVE JOB PLACEMENTS 74 SUPPORTED 258 PEOPLE WORKING COMPETITIVE, INDEPENDENT JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY THE AVERAGE WAGE FOR PEOPLE WORKING COMPETITIVE JOBS INCREASED TO $16.33 PER HOUR (2.62% INCREASE FROM 2023).OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS IS ACCREDITED THROUGH CARF INTERNATIONAL, THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES. DURING ITS LAST ACCREDITING PERIOD (2023), OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS WAS REACCREDITED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FOR ITS COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PLANNING SERVICES. THE LATEST ACCREDITATION WAS THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION THAT THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITING BODY HAS AWARDED TO OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS. THIS REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION THAT CAN BE AWARDED TO AN ORGANIZATION AND SHOWS A SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE TO THE CARF STANDARDS. AN ORGANIZATION RECEIVING A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION HAS PUT ITSELF THROUGH A RIGOROUS PEER REVIEW PROCESS AND DEMONSTRATES TO A TEAM OF SURVEYORS DURING AN ON-SITE VISIT ITS COMMITMENT TO OFFERING SERVICES THAT ARE MEASURABLE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.Expenses $16,391,529 · revenue $17,212,307
- RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS BEGAN OFFERING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE EARLY 1970S, ASSISTING PEOPLE TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE WHILE PROVIDING STAFF SUPPORT AS NEEDED. TODAY, OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, RANGING FROM GROUP HOMES (WHICH PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUPPORT) TO IN-HOME SERVICES (WHICH SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN HOMES). SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND LICENSING REVIEWS PROMOTE OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS' ATTENTION TO QUALITY IN SERVICES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 2024 RESIDENTIAL MILESTONES: PEOPLE SUPPORTED IN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: 239 PEOPLE LIVING IN GROUP HOMES: 74 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN HOMEBASE APARTMENTS: 30 LIVING INDEPENDENTLY WITH SUPPORT IN THEIR OWN HOMES: 135Expenses $9,305,593 · revenue $10,550,830
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0737221
- 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
- 1954
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J33Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $28,849,756
- Income (IRS master file)
- $30,914,050
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $29,441,071 | $29,321,176 | $28,849,756 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $27,562,622 | $28,114,887 | $28,536,980 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $28,794,070 | $28,605,401 | $28,858,606 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $30,434,799 | $28,304,223 | $30,673,233 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 41-0737221).
Questions about OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC
- What is the EIN of OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC is 41-0737221.
- Is OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1954.
- Are donations to OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC 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 PARTNERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $196,452 (LORI SCHLUTTENHOFER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $29,441,071, expenses of $29,321,176 and total assets of $28,849,756 at year end.
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