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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0787820

OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · BELLINGHAM, WA 98225

Financials

$73.8M$68.6M2023$72.6M$63M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$72,628,045$63,034,093$9,593,952$40,273,751$14,257,126$26,016,625
December 31, 2023990$73,832,787$68,555,386$5,277,401$33,054,893$16,633,830$16,421,063
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$67,101,077
of which government grants
$54,718,040
Program service revenue
$5,518,251
Investment income
$8,717
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$22,347,561
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$333,030
Other salaries and wages
$18,950,525
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$29,542,939
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$16,951
Accounting fees
$89,137
Occupancy
$1,615,194
Travel
$557,617
Depreciation
$914,874
Program services (functional)
$54,447,447
Management and general (functional)
$8,428,741
Fundraising (functional)
$157,905

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$33,054,893
Total assets, end of year
$40,273,751
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,257,126
Net assets, end of year
$26,016,625
Land, buildings and equipment
$15,737,185
Net assets without donor restrictions
$21,527,240
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,489,385
Gross receipts
$72,628,045
Employees
528
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
WA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Greg WinterExecutive Director
Officer
45$158,827$19,857
Pamela WheelerDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$146,325$8,852
David ForemanChief Financial Officer
Officer
45$134,081$20,265
Wendy LawrenceDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$135,855$16,469
Lisa TsuchiyaAssistant Director
Highest-paid employee
45$129,887$8,995
Deborah PatonDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$120,438$18,386
Lorena ShahDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$117,094$17,140
Mark TompkinsPresident (past-President from 04/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Paul StermerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Ozell JacksonSecretary (Vice-President from 04/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Rebecca BoonstraVice President (President from 04/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Sarabeth BedeMember (Secretary from 04/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve JonesMember (thru 06/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Thomas BoucherMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sandy JohnMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mamie LackieMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Ramona MenishMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Hannah StoneMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Cindy WolfMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Kaylee GallowayMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Kate MistlerMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Christina JacksonMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Jessie GoetteMember (from 10/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Greg WinterExecutive Director
Officer
45$150,172$19,394
Pamela WheelerDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$138,650$17,735
David ForemanChief Financial Officer
Officer
45$129,757$20,049
Deborah PatonDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$116,332$18,155
David WebsterDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$114,026$19,425
Eileen SquiresOccupational Therapist
Highest-paid employee
45$110,460$18,104
Ross QuigleyDirector
Highest-paid employee
45$111,277$16,684
Mark TompkinsPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Paul StermerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Ozell JacksonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Rebecca BoonstraVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Steve JonesMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Thomas BoucherMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sandy JohnMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mamie LackieMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ramona MenishMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Hannah StoneMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cindy WolfMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kaylee GallowayMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sarabeth BedeMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kate MistlerMember
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Christina JacksonMember (from 4/1)
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1111 CORNWALL AVE, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225-5039
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Greg Winter, 1111 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Signed the 990
David Foreman, CFO
Phone
(360) 734-5121

Mission

Opportunity Council (The Council) helps address immediate and crisis-related basic needs such as food, emergency shelter, and eviction prevention. The Council also helps develop self-sufficiency and resiliency within our community by delivering early childhood education, home weatherization, and energy conservation education.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Community Services (CS), Community Programs, Housing Services, and Energy Assistance - A multi-faceted program dedicated to serving our most vulnerable communities. CS strives to serve those in need wherever they are. In 2024 staff and volunteers prepared and served over 10,000 meals to people in need. Over 190 people gained job skills and work experience through our Employment Services programs. Our Resource Centers in three counties responded to over 16,500 requests for services and information. We secured housing for households experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness through permanent supportive housing, temporary housing, rental assistance, and eviction prevention services. Tenant enrichment services and other programs also provide benefit to the communities we serve. Over 1400 households received case management and/or rental assistance services through our housing programs. We provided over 13,000 payments for energy bills on behalf of households in need so they did not have to choose between paying for energy or other basic services.
    Expenses $31,541,159 · grants $19,660,471 · revenue $1,366,245
  • Early Learning and Family Services (ELAFS) - one of Opportunity Council's largest departments - is comprised of multiple programs for pregnant people and households with children ages birth to five years and beyond. Specific programs include, but are not limited to: Head Start and ECEAP (Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) center-based preschool classrooms for children ages three through five years and their families, Early Head Start home visit-based program for prenatal through age three, Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) home visit-based program for children with special needs and their families, and our Quality Child Care (QCC) division, which includes regional work supporting child care providers, infant/toddler mental health, and the Center for Retention and Expansion of Child Care (C-RECC). In Whatcom County, ELAFS continues to be a central player in the Single-Entry Access to Services (SEAS) and Help Me Grow collaborations aimed at getting every local child off to a strong start. Program year 2024-25 saw 309 children enrolled in our Head Start and ECEAP preschool classrooms, and 99 EHS children and their highly-impacted families, including eight pregnant women. ELAFS served 53,875 meals, completed 3152 home visits, served 182 kids on IEP or IFSP. SEAS Navigators processed 1,420 referrals from hospitals, doctors, family members and educators when a child was known to have or suspected of having a developmental delay or special need. And ESIT staff provided services to an average of 208 children ages 0 to 3 each month to help address developmental delays and other special needs through therapeutic interventions and family resource coordination. Economic Security for All (EcSA) completed their 8th cohort of participants graduating with expanded knowledge of financial literacy and career development. Services expanded to Island County, and we have paid out an average of $2000 per graduate earned by completing goals in partnership with a mentor and job coach. ELAFS QCC programs, through Child Care Aware of WA, broadly supported child care providers, furnished reliable data to policy makers, and assisted families in search of child care information and referrals or in need of emergency vouchers to maintain child care enrollment. Over the course of program year 2024-25, QCC supported over 500 licensed child care/early learning businesses in Early Achievers, Washington's Quality Improvement System (QIS), by providing technical assistance, training and coaching to improve quality. C-RECC worked with existing and prospective child care providers of diverse sizes in the five northwest counties of WA, connecting them with technical assistance to meet the varied needs of the sector and local employers, in addition to awarding grants totaling $274,962.
    Expenses $15,487,957 · grants $2,278,289 · revenue $274,962
  • Weatherization and Home Repair Services - By servicing existing homes, the home improvement program preserves vital housing units (a key component of ensuring affordable housing), while also improving community health, safety, and climate resiliency. We weatherized 120 houses so families could reduce their annual energy use and expenses, and rehabilitated 72 additional homes and 17 furnace repair projects to improve durability, indoor air quality, and ensure home safety.
    Expenses $4,647,633 · revenue $896,481
  • Housing Enterprise - Opportunity Council has formed a number of separate state limited liability corporations (LLCs) for the purpose of providing certain management and other services to separate entities in which the LLCs are either a noncontrolling member or general partner. The sole member of these LLCs is Opportunity Council. Opportunity Council's Building Performance Center (BPC) provides technical training, quality assurance services, and professional consultations that promote safe, healthy, durable, and energy efficient buildings. In 2024, the BPC trainings and in-home services provided training for over 700 people throughout Washington state and beyond. The Community Energy Challenge, CEC, is a community energy efficiency program designed to address the typical barriers to efficiency upgrades for homeowners and commercial building owners and encourage comprehensive EE retrofits that result in substantial savings. In 2024, CEC assisted 95 households in improving energy efficiency in their buildings.
    Expenses $2,770,698 · grants $327,267 · revenue $2,980,564

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-0787820
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
1977
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P200)
Assets (IRS master file)
$40,273,751
Income (IRS master file)
$72,628,045

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$72,628,045$63,034,093$40,273,751XML
990December 2023$73,832,787$68,555,386$33,054,893XML
990December 2022$73,626,323$74,582,653$30,132,260IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 91-0787820).

Questions about OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL

What is the EIN of OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL is 91-0787820.
Is OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
Are donations to OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL 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 COUNCIL 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 COUNCIL 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 COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Greg Winter.
Who are the officers and directors of OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,827 (Greg Winter, Executive Director).
How much revenue does OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $72,628,045, expenses of $63,034,093 and total assets of $40,273,751 at year end.

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