Ninth District Opportunity INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 58-0974656)

Karen Laws’s $206K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Karen Laws	$206,086	$209,389	$194,098	$155,250	$133,466	$124,324
Patricia Thomas	—	—	$157,221	$204,787	$184,437	$182,427
Linda Highsmith	$198,207	$198,640	$199,616	$196,001	$178,636	$166,192
Penny Bonds	$166,737	$157,901	$152,506	$124,345	$105,886	—
Brenda Dalin	$156,230	$146,532	$146,819	$134,448	$121,476	$116,626
Cynthia Stephens	$145,917	—	—	—	—	—
Kim Davidson	—	$124,904	$121,274	$123,305	$111,418	$104,830
Linda Nichol	$100,466	—	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages government and foundation grants across 25 northeast Georgia counties.

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3 programs · $42.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Head Start Programs

Adminstration of pre-school program to over 2,100 children in N.E. Georgia. Inkind contributions totaled $ 7,097,795

$25.6Mprogram expense

02

Community Services Block Grant

Provided assistance to elderly and low income eligible participants in N.E. Georgia. Inkind contributions totaled $237,556

$10.9Mprogram expense

03

Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Program

Provided programs to meet development needs of eligible 4 year old children and to provide family support

$5.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Georgia Foundation for Early Care and Learning INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

Grants paid · 44 grants · $75.0M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,052,534

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,197,951

Unitemized GrantFY2024$662,580

Unitemized GrantFY2024$189,558

Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,098

Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,434

Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,479

Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,862,767

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,194,969

Unitemized GrantFY2023$602,637

Unitemized GrantFY2023$194,997

Unitemized GrantFY2023$169,606

Unitemized GrantFY2023$66,229

Unitemized GrantFY2023$51,418

Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,334,733

Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,078,051

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,213,488

Unitemized GrantFY2022$893,530

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$44.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44.3M

Money outPt IX

$44.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$43.1M

Managementcol C$1.4M

Owns and owesPt X

$8.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M

Total assetsLn 16$15.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$44.3M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$41K

Total revenueLn 12$44.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.8M

Total assetsLn 16$15.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M

Net assetsLn 32$8.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5678

VolunteersI 63,255

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.8M	$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11.0M	$10.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$17.2M	$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.4M	$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$8.8M	$8.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$10.1M	$10.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.1M	$469K	$583K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$15.1M	$14.8M	$245K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$341K	$338K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$5.9M	$5.9M	$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.2M	$1.1M	$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$96K		$96K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.8M	$1.8M	$15K
OccupancyLn 16	$3.2M	$3.2M	$27K
TravelLn 17	$27K	$27K
InterestLn 20	$230K	$230K	$100
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.2M	$1.0M	$135K
InsuranceLn 23	$349K	$325K	$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.1M	$3.9M	$170K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$44.6M	$43.1M	$1.4M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$47.4M	$48.2M	−$763K	$11.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$46.5M	$47.1M	−$593K	$11.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$58.5M	$56.7M	$1.7M	$12.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$53.4M	$51.2M	$2.2M	$10.7M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$44.3M	$44.6M	−$238K	$8.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$44.2M	$44.3M	−$101K	$8.8M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $44,330,792 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,182,326$44,347,402

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,681$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$8,796−$41,113

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,817$24,503

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,207,028$44,330,792

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,904,585$10,060,850

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,153,571$23,561,341

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,250,300$10,946,610

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,308,456$44,568,801

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$101,428−$238,009

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $44,330,792 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$44,293,973

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,429

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,347,402

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$41,113−$41,113

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $24,503$24,503

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$16,610 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$44,330,792

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,568,801 across 14 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,060,850$10,060,850

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $468,740 · Management $582,558$1,051,298

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,810,711 · Management $244,717$15,055,428

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $337,979 · Management $2,813$340,792

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,852,458 · Management $66,719$5,919,177

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,139,049 · Management $55,597$1,194,646

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $95,500$95,500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,759,871 · Management $15,114$1,774,985

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,199,293 · Management $26,888$3,226,181

IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,020$27,020

IX-20 InterestPrograms $230,283 · Management $100$230,383

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,031,028 · Management $134,717$1,165,745

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $324,506 · Management $24,810$349,316

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,907,277 · Management $170,203$4,077,480

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,149,065 · Management $1,419,736 · Fundraising $0$44,568,801

Part X · Balance sheet $14,990,346 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,761,696$2,077,486

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,292,566$1,993,185

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $136,362$144,119

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,983,231$10,775,556

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,173,855$14,990,346

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,952,001$3,171,589

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,360,266$328,985

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,377,113$6,431,613

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,796,742$8,558,733

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,796,742$8,558,733

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,173,855$14,990,346

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,558,733 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$44,330,792

XI-2 Total expenses$44,568,801

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$238,009

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,796,742

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,558,733

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