Creating scalable and collaborative programs that create positive economic impact and financial resiliency for low income families and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
×1646 vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2021▲ ×1646
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$326K
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$582K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ ×85
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$34K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$90K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2010.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $828K Management & general 24% · $258K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
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Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering low-income families with financial resilience through collaborative economic programs.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Financial Resiliency

Financial education and coaching focused on basic capabilities matched seamlessly with appropriate and flexible products and services allowing participants to gain access to financial products and services at a credit union and learn how to navigate the financial services industry while keeping the low income families out of the clutches…

Pt IX · col B
02

Income Adequacy Asset building programs that create opportunities that incentivize people to change savings and spending behavior like; matched savings for vehicles, citizenship and savings-to-win lottery.

Pt IX · col B
03

Financial Accessibility Deploying cashless, mobile tellers and small dollar lenders where people who are in distressed communities already go for services (social service agencies, Financial Empowerment Center, etc.), meeting the needs literally and figuratively where our clients are.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11
Grants paid · 7 grants · $7.1M · 2021–2025
Opportunity Knocks Group LLCFY2025$490,500
Opportunity Ventures LLCFY2025$90,000
Opportunity Knocks Group LLCFY2024$2,234,000
Opportunity Knocks Group LLCFY2023$1,496,000
Opportunity Knocks Group LLCFY2022$1,955,592
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,999
Opportunity Knocks Group LLCFY2021$827,959

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$828K
Managementcol C$258K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15−$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$20K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$828K$828K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$250K$250K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100$0$100$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$828K$258K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $546K$582K−$36K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$2.2M−$698K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.5M$754K$788K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$2.0M−$1.7M$34K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.8M$1.1M$1.7M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2K$20K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,786,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,685$2,786,119
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,693$2,786,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$827,959
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,322$258,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,322$1,086,297
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $371$1,699,836
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,786,133 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,786,119
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,786,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,786,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,086,297 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $827,959$827,959
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $250,000 · Fundraising $0$250,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,733 · Fundraising $0$5,733
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,505 · Fundraising $0$2,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $100 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $827,959 · Management $258,338 · Fundraising $0$1,086,297
Part X · Balance sheet $1,719,994 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,071$1,722,371
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,087$11,623
X-15 Other assets−$14,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,158$1,719,994
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,158$1,719,994
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,158$1,719,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,719,994 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,786,133
XI-2 Total expenses$1,086,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,699,836
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,158
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,719,994

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