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Opportunity Machine INC

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Lafayette, LA501(c)(6)Since 2016Community Development EIN 81-4268122Revenue $590K in FY2025

On file with the IRSopportunitymachine.org211 E Devalcourt St, 70506-3155 · Lafayette, LATax-exempt since Mar 2017

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Opportunity Machine, inc's specific purpose is to identify, develop and retain entrepreneurial talent by providing training, mentorship and infrastructural support to its members.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$590K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$480K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$704K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$590K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$500K
FY2025$590K
Expenses
$480K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$480K
Net assets
$704K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$704K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $256K Management & general 47% · $224K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elisabeth Arnold
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Cox
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Delcambre
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Kimmel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ej Krampe
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heidi Melancon
Secretary/Tr
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops entrepreneurial talent through training, mentorship, and support.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Opportunity Machine, Inc's Mission Shall Be Achieved by

A. Providing high quality entrepreneurial training at the cost of membership, which is substantially discounted; b. Connecting members with a community of dedicated mentors to provide guidance and support; c. Providing an opportunity for members to connect with people that are able to provide the complimentary skills; and d.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Lafayette General Health System INCFY2021$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$590K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$480K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$704K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$654K
Total assetsLn 16$740K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Government grantsLn 1e$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$590K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$654K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$740K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$704K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$521K$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$601K$740K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$594K$704K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$207K$207K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$245K$245K
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K$256K$224K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $590K$480K$110K$704K 990 PDF
FY2024 $500K$364K$136K$594K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$264K$109K$458K 990 PDF
FY2022 $372K$295K$77K$349K 990 PDF
FY2021 $447K$423K$24K$272K 990 PDF
FY2020 $439K$361K$79K$248K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $589,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $432,204$487,343
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,052$26,033
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,196$76,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,452$589,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $364,393$480,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $364,393$480,013
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,059$109,757
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $589,770 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$140,256
VIII-1e Government grants$239,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,059
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$487,343
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,033$26,033
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $76,394$76,394
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $102,427$589,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,013 across 5 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,650$11,650
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,249$11,249
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $207,365$207,365
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,180$5,180
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,569$244,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,818 · Management $224,195 · Fundraising $0$480,013
Part X · Balance sheet $739,594 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $520,619$653,879
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,984$40,153
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,270$22,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,436$20,407
X-14 Intangible assets$2,184
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $601,309$739,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,149$35,677
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,149$35,677
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,160$703,917
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $594,160$703,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $601,309$739,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $703,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$589,770
XI-2 Total expenses$480,013
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,757
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$594,160
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$703,917

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

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