Opportunity Through Education INC

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Provides Preschool Educational and Childcare services for primarily, but not limited to, low-income families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$138K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $812 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$664K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$826K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$830K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$826K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$826K
Expenses
$830K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$649K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$830K
Net assets
$146K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$146K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $713K Management & general 14% · $117K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP/Exec. Direct
$82,800Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$27,600Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$27,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dominique Herron’s $83K as VP/Exec. Direct is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Dominique Herron$82,800$82,800$77,850$72,000$72,000
Kenneth Herron$27,600$27,600$25,950$24,000$24,000
Gianna Pritchett$27,600$27,600———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers preschool education and childcare for low-income families.

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1 program · $713K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Preschool Program Services

$713Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$826K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$789K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$830K
Ln 25
Programscol B$713K
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$640K
Total assetsLn 16$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$664K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$789K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$826K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$640K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$640K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$139K
Other assetsLn 15$246
Total assetsLn 16$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$664K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K$640K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$708K$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$561K$664K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$119K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$379K$315K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$100K$93K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$50K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$47K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$58K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$13K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$830K$713K$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 27, 2026 $826K$830K−$4K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $778K$778K$88$148K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 5, 2024 $745K$743K$2K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2023 $601K$608K−$7K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2022 $653K$649K$4K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $559K$558K$188$161K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $825,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $762,283$789,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,158$1,783
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,000$34,856
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $778,441$825,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $680,011$721,381
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,342$108,253
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $778,353$829,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88−$3,912
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $825,722 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $789,083$789,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,783$1,783
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34,856$34,856
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $825,722$825,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $829,634 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,680 · Management $19,320$138,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $314,720 · Management $64,549$379,269
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $93,000 · Management $7,000$100,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,695 · Management $4,292$53,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,616 · Management $3,509$50,125
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,245$6,245
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,133$13,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,768 · Management $15,900$73,668
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,724 · Management $2,483$15,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $712,581 · Management $117,053 · Fundraising $0$829,634
Part X · Balance sheet $809,256 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $538,522$639,987
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,071$29,003
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,426$1,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $144,945$138,701
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $247$246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $708,211$809,256
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,329$35,053
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $417,264$528,669
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $105,000$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $560,593$663,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,618$145,534
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,618$145,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $708,211$809,256
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$825,722
XI-2 Total expenses$829,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,618
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,828
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,534

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