OPPORTUNITY AT WORK INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

J20

Classification

1200

Street

1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 430

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• OPPORTUNITY@WORK'S MISSION IS TO REWIRE THE LABOR MARKET SO STARS-WORKERS SKILLED THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ROUTES-CAN REGAIN UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ENRICHING THEIR CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES. OVER THE NEXT DECADE, WE AIM TO ENABLE 1 MILLION STARS BY OPENING UP 10 MILLION JOBS, BOOSTING STARS' EARNINGS BY MORE THAN $100 BILLION.OVER 30 MILLION RISING STARS ARE LOCKED OUT OF HIGHER-WAGE JOBS DESPITE HAVING DEVELOPED THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED. STARS AND THE COMPANIES WHO SEEK THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FIND THEMSELVES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN INVISIBLE BARRIER - THE PAPER CEILING - SEPARATED BY DEGREE SCREENS, BIASED ALGORITHMS, STEREOTYPES, AND EXCLUSIONARY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. (CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PAPER CEILING COST STARS 7.5 MILLION GOOD JOB OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020. O@W IS SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH DATA AND NARRATIVE CAMPAIGNS (AWARENESS TO ACTION), ACTIVATING EMPLOYER NETWORKS WITH TOOLS TO SHIFT ENTRENCHED PRACTICES AND GENERATE PROOF POINTS (BEHAVIOR SHIFTS), AND EMBEDDING SKILLS PRACTICES THROUGH PUBLIC POLICIES, SYSTEM STANDARDS, AND TALENT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS TO CREATE DURABLE CHANGE (CHANGED OUTCOMES). AS A RESULT, THE STATE OF THE PAPER CEILING HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT AND SINCE 2020, STARS HAVE REGAINED THEIR SHARE IN ROLES THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY LOST, YIELDING MORE THAN 750,000 ADDITIONAL JOBS. AS A TRUSTED FIELD CATALYST AND BACKBONE PARTNER, O@W IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DRIVE LARGE-SCALE CHANGE FOR STARS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, PLATFORMS, AND POLICYMAKERS. WE ENVISION A LABOR MARKET WHERE THE SKILLS YOU HAVE MATTER MORE THAN WHERE YOU GOT THEM. WHEN SKILLS ARE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED, ALL AMERICANS CAN WORK, LEARN, AND EARN TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. OUR WORK POWERS A COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STARS, TOGETHER.

  Expenses $15,183,501 · Grants $1,000,000 · Revenue $287,464

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $30,403,951

  Expenses

  $20,664,720

  Contributions

  $29,496,035

  Grants paid

  $1,000,000

• 2023

  Revenue

  $28,397,531

  Expenses

  $21,392,109

  Contributions

  $28,265,925

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $27,769,940

  Expenses

  $20,633,382

  Contributions

  $27,646,311

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,572,974

  Expenses

  $14,427,292

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,759,075

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,927,699

  Expenses

  $7,537,745

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,700,786

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,169,926

  Expenses

  $5,629,573

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,919,934

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,906,650

  Expenses

  $5,826,819

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,145,772

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,906,650

  Expenses

  $5,826,819

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,145,772

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,951,467

  Expenses

  $4,600,688

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,070,509

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,500,000

  Expenses

  $0

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,500,000

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period

1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021

Principal officer

Ethridge Darlene

Mailing address

740 15TH ST NWWASHINGTON DC 200051019

Website

WWW.OPPORTUNITYATWORK.COM

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

• LAUNCH OF PHILADELPHIA INC

  $150,000

  2024 · LAUNCH OF PHILADELPHIA AIMS TO REDUCE OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION FOR STARS IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN REGION WHO ARE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH-DEMAND TECH SECTOR JOBS.

• TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT INC

  $150,000

  2024 · TO COUNTERACT OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AND CREATE GREATER ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR STARS IN CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOODS MOST IMPACTED BY HISTORIC REDLINING. TOWARD EMPLOYMENT WILL DELIVER THE WORKADVANCE CAREER PATHWAY MODEL TO SUPPORT STARS IN GAINING SKILLS AND CONNECTIONS TO HIGHER PAYING JOBS WITH PATHWAYS TO ADVANCEMENT.

• NORTHLAND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER

  $137,500

  2024 · MANY STARS SHARE THAT THEY LACK THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO INVEST IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, NWTC WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ACCELERATED AND CERTIFICATE TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUILDING PATHWAYS INTO SEGREGATED OCCUPATIONS/INDUSTRIES IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, AND OFFER THESE PROGRAMS AT NO EXPENSE FOR STARS SEEKING HIGH PAYING CAREERS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CLEAN ENERGY.

• CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS

  $137,500

  2024 · TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STARS IN LOS ANGELES, CCNP WILL FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC TRAINING, WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT WILL ASSIST STARS BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY SECURE AND ACHIEVE HIGHER PAYING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

• TURING SCHOOL OF SOFTWARE & DESIGN

  $137,500

  2024 · THE TURING SCHOOL OF SOFTWARE AND DESIGNS ULTIMATE GOAL OVER THE NEXT YEAR IS TO ENSURE HIGH-PAY, HIGH-SATISFACTION EMPLOYMENT ON A FAST TIMELINE FOR EVERY TURING GRADUATE. TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, WE MUST RECRUIT AND TRAIN A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE STUDENT BODY AND THAT MEANS STARS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, VETERANS, BLACK, AND HISPANIC STUDENTS WITHOUT A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.

• PROPEL AMERICA

  $137,500

  2024 · TO BUILD GREATER ENDORSEMENT OF STARS (PARTICULARLY YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR IN OUR REGIONS) IN HEALTHCARE, PROPEL AMERICA WILL ENSURE ITS PROGRAM GRADUATES ARE SUCCESSFULLY EARNING THEIR CREDENTIAL AND LANDING FULL-TIME ROLES AS MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIANS, SO THEY ARE ON A PATH OF UPWARD MOBILITY AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT WHILE BUILDING A MORE REPRESENTATIVE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE.

• PRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE

  $75,000

  2024 · TO SUPPORT THE STAR BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM

• TIDES CENTER

  $75,000

  2024 · TO SUPPORT THE STAR BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $20,632,333

  2023 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

  $5,001,709

  2024 · TO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $4,000,000

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $3,000,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,000,250

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $1,850,000

  2022 · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

• FIDELITY NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION

  $850,000

  2024 · TECHNOLOGY PLAN

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $782,668

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $632,333

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• FIDELITY NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION

  $500,000

  2023 · TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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