Educational Opportunities INC

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 75-6043290

The principal purpose of this corporation shall be to provide educational opportunities through scholarships and financial assistance for economically disadvantaged boys and girls attending accredited educational institutions at the college level. In addition, this corporation shall provide counsel and guidance to such students as part of a broad program to assist with their academic transitions beyond high school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $175K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $151K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
43
of 43 voting members
Looks good: 43 of 43 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$677K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$677K
FY2025▼ -12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$919K
FY2022$734K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$770K
FY2025$677K
Expenses
$672K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$473K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$605K
FY2025$672K
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1965.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $563K Management & general 12% · $84K Fundraising 4% · $25K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

43 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Exec. Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Board
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides college scholarships and guidance to economically disadvantaged students.

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3 program services account for $563K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Scholarship grants to 59 students from dallas independent school district who are economically disadvantaged.

$551Kprogram expense
02

Other awards and grants to 15 students.

$7Kprogram expense
03

Awards to 51 students for exemplary academic performance.

$5Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$551,271
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,203
Unitemized GrantFY2023$472,753
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,399
Unitemized GrantFY2022$468,252
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,023
Unitemized GrantFY2021$380,158
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,330
Unitemized GrantFY2020$383,551
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,975

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$677K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a43
IndependentVI 1b43
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Gains on assetsLn 7$131K
Total revenueLn 12$677K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$229K
SavingsLn 2$195K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$425K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$612K$425K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$563K$563K
Management feesLn 11a$60K$42K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$747$523$224
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$552$552
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$7K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$905$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$563K$84K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $677K$672K$5K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $770K$605K$165K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $567K$566K$1K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $734K$477K$257K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $919K$473K$446K$3.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $677,090 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$468,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$468,523
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,326$77,326
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $131,241$131,241
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $208,567$677,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $672,382 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $563,474$563,474
IX-11a Management feesManagement $42,000 · Fundraising $18,000$60,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $29,077$29,077
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $523 · Fundraising $224$747
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,528 · Fundraising $1,512$5,040
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $552$552
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $7,155 · Fundraising $3,071$10,226
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $905 · Fundraising $2,361$3,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $563,474 · Management $83,740 · Fundraising $25,168$672,382
Part X · Balance sheet $4,165,180 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $410,013$229,411
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,450$195,184
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,434,403$3,740,585
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,046,866$4,165,180
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,639$1,501
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,639$1,501
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,044,227$4,163,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,046,866$4,165,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,163,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$677,090
XI-2 Total expenses$672,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,044,227
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$114,744
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,163,679

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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