2025-10-03T17:12:06-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 910787820 OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL OPPO 3607345121 1111 Cornwall Ave Bellingham WA 98225 David Foreman CFO 3607345121 2025-10-03 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Greg Winter 1111 Cornwall Ave Bellingham WA 98225 72628045 0 X www.oppco.org X 1977 WA Opportunity Council helps people improve their lives through education, support, and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities. 15 15 528 250 0 0 68583459 67101077 5092505 5518251 156823 8717 0 0 73832787 72628045 31013315 22347561 0 0 25339475 29542939 0 0 157905 12202596 11143593 68555386 63034093 5277401 9593952 33054893 40273751 16633830 14257126 16421063 26016625 Opportunity Council (The Council) helps address immediate and crisis-related basic needs such as food, emergency shelter, and eviction prevention. The Council also helps develop self-sufficiency and resiliency within our community by delivering early childhood education, home weatherization, and energy conservation education. 0 0 31541159 19660471 1366245 Community Services (CS), Community Programs, Housing Services, and Energy Assistance - A multi-faceted program dedicated to serving our most vulnerable communities. CS strives to serve those in need wherever they are. In 2024 staff and volunteers prepared and served over 10,000 meals to people in need. Over 190 people gained job skills and work experience through our Employment Services programs. Our Resource Centers in three counties responded to over 16,500 requests for services and information. We secured housing for households experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness through permanent supportive housing, temporary housing, rental assistance, and eviction prevention services. Tenant enrichment services and other programs also provide benefit to the communities we serve. Over 1400 households received case management and/or rental assistance services through our housing programs. We provided over 13,000 payments for energy bills on behalf of households in need so they did not have to choose between paying for energy or other basic services. 15487957 2278289 274962 Early Learning and Family Services (ELAFS) - one of Opportunity Council's largest departments - is comprised of multiple programs for pregnant people and households with children ages birth to five years and beyond. Specific programs include, but are not limited to: Head Start and ECEAP (Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) center-based preschool classrooms for children ages three through five years and their families, Early Head Start home visit-based program for prenatal through age three, Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) home visit-based program for children with special needs and their families, and our Quality Child Care (QCC) division, which includes regional work supporting child care providers, infant/toddler mental health, and the Center for Retention and Expansion of Child Care (C-RECC). In Whatcom County, ELAFS continues to be a central player in the Single-Entry Access to Services (SEAS) and Help Me Grow collaborations aimed at getting every local child off to a strong start. Program year 2024-25 saw 309 children enrolled in our Head Start and ECEAP preschool classrooms, and 99 EHS children and their highly-impacted families, including eight pregnant women. ELAFS served 53,875 meals, completed 3152 home visits, served 182 kids on IEP or IFSP. SEAS Navigators processed 1,420 referrals from hospitals, doctors, family members and educators when a child was known to have or suspected of having a developmental delay or special need. And ESIT staff provided services to an average of 208 children ages 0 to 3 each month to help address developmental delays and other special needs through therapeutic interventions and family resource coordination. Economic Security for All (EcSA) completed their 8th cohort of participants graduating with expanded knowledge of financial literacy and career development. Services expanded to Island County, and we have paid out an average of $2000 per graduate earned by completing goals in partnership with a mentor and job coach. ELAFS QCC programs, through Child Care Aware of WA, broadly supported child care providers, furnished reliable data to policy makers, and assisted families in search of child care information and referrals or in need of emergency vouchers to maintain child care enrollment. Over the course of program year 2024-25, QCC supported over 500 licensed child care/early learning businesses in Early Achievers, Washington's Quality Improvement System (QIS), by providing technical assistance, training and coaching to improve quality. C-RECC worked with existing and prospective child care providers of diverse sizes in the five northwest counties of WA, connecting them with technical assistance to meet the varied needs of the sector and local employers, in addition to awarding grants totaling $274,962. 4647633 0 896481 Weatherization and Home Repair Services - By servicing existing homes, the home improvement program preserves vital housing units (a key component of ensuring affordable housing), while also improving community health, safety, and climate resiliency. We weatherized 120 houses so families could reduce their annual energy use and expenses, and rehabilitated 72 additional homes and 17 furnace repair projects to improve durability, indoor air quality, and ensure home safety. 2770698 327267 2980564 Housing Enterprise - Opportunity Council has formed a number of separate state limited liability corporations (LLCs) for the purpose of providing certain management and other services to separate entities in which the LLCs are either a noncontrolling member or general partner. The sole member of these LLCs is Opportunity Council. Opportunity Council's Building Performance Center (BPC) provides technical training, quality assurance services, and professional consultations that promote safe, healthy, durable, and energy efficient buildings. In 2024, the BPC trainings and in-home services provided training for over 700 people throughout Washington state and beyond. The Community Energy Challenge, CEC, is a community energy efficiency program designed to address the typical barriers to efficiency upgrades for homeowners and commercial building owners and encourage comprehensive EE retrofits that result in substantial savings. In 2024, CEC assisted 95 households in improving energy efficiency in their buildings. 2770698 327267 2980564 54447447 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 458 0 1 528 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X X David Foreman 3607345121 1111 Cornwall Ave Bellingham WA 98225 Greg Winter Executive Director 45 0 X 158827 0 19857 Pamela Wheeler Director 45 0 X 146325 0 8852 David Foreman Chief Financial Officer 45 0 X 134081 0 20265 Wendy Lawrence Director 45 0 X 135855 0 16469 Lisa Tsuchiya Assistant Director 45 0 X 129887 0 8995 Deborah Paton Director 45 0 X 120438 0 18386 Lorena Shah Director 45 0 X 117094 0 17140 Mark Tompkins President (past-President from 04/24) 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Paul Stermer Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Ozell Jackson Secretary (Vice-President from 04/24) 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca Boonstra Vice President (President from 04/24) 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Sarabeth Bede Member (Secretary from 04/24) 2 0 X 0 0 0 Steve Jones Member (thru 06/24) 2 0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Boucher Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sandy John Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mamie Lackie Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Ramona Menish Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Hannah Stone Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Cindy Wolf Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Kaylee Galloway Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Kate Mistler Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Christina Jackson Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jessie Goette Member (from 10/24) 2 0 X 0 0 0 942507 0 109964 15 0 1 0 Dawson Construction LLC PO Box 30920 Bellingham WA 98228 Construction Services 3262397 CAZ Energy Audits LLC 2034 Franklin St 101 Bellingham WA 98225 Construction Services 2214391 Arrow Insulation Inc PO Box 1233 Mt Vernon WA 98273 Construction Services 706763 Third Place Design Cooperative Inc 304 Alaskan Way S Ste 301 Seattle WA 98104 Architectural Services 364381 Marr's Heating and Air Conditioning Inc 1677 Mt Baker Hwy Bellingham WA 98226 Construction Services 259531 16 32500 0 0 0 54718040 12350537 0 67101077 Social enterprise tenant services 624190 2293796 2293796 0 0 Affordable Housing Rental Income 624200 968485 968485 0 0 Weatherization 811000 896481 896481 0 0 Housing Development 230000 686768 686768 0 0 Vocational Training 624310 397760 397760 0 0 274961 274961 0 0 5518251 8717 0 0 8717 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72628045 5518251 0 8717 X 469856 469856 21877705 21877705 0 0 0 0 333030 0 333030 0 0 0 0 0 18950525 16164807 2692840 92878 757718 649324 104663 3731 7589945 6396556 1156636 36753 1911721 1605878 296616 9227 0 0 0 0 16951 10946 6005 0 89137 0 89137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5414436 4744150 670286 0 4488 3058 1184 246 1080858 827092 249984 3782 290893 184449 105634 810 0 0 0 0 1615194 637661 977533 0 557617 417581 137137 2899 0 0 0 0 181010 140267 39504 1239 210749 41404 169345 0 0 0 0 0 914874 35803 879071 0 275914 60412 215502 0 Repairs & Maintenance 80701 74691 6010 Business Taxes 40567 24575 15992 370204 81232 282632 6340 63034093 54447447 8428741 157905 391390 1189248 331944 588907 7080984 6045134 3115215 1844702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242196 445275 23454292 7717107 14094105 15737185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7799059 14423300 33054893 40273751 4589115 2446205 0 0 919759 487191 0 0 0 0 0 0 6029522 5906664 1183992 1248034 3911442 4169032 16633830 14257126 X 11551694 21527240 4869369 4489385 16421063 26016625 33054893 40273751 9593952 0 0 0 1610 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 35604021 52685151 69490394 68583459 67101077 293464102 35604021 52685151 69490394 68583459 67101077 293464102 293464102 23588 2 0 156823 0 180413 293644515 0.99939 0.99903 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 2249891 2249891 0 17126286 4643779 12482507 0 462038 400757 61281 0 1534788 1306308 228480 0 2081289 1366263 715026 15737185 Right of Use Assets 1382503 Home Loans Receivable 2613099 Loan and accrued interest receivable from affiliated entity 10427698 14423300 0 Due to Funding Agencies 2613099 Right of Use Liability 1421319 Tenant Security Deposits 134614 4169032 X 72710799 0 82754 0 0 82754 72628045 0 0 0 72628045 63116847 82754 0 0 0 82754 63034093 0 0 0 63034093 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Council is a nonprofit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not classified as a private foundation. Therefore, the Council is exempt from federal income tax. The Council files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2024, there are no tax positions for which the deductibility is certain but for which there is uncertainty regarding the timing of such deductibility. 1 Community Action of Skagit County 330 Pacific Place Mt Vernon WA 98273 911140086 501c3 158242 Housing-related programs Sustainable Connections 1701 Ellis Street Bellingham WA 98225 753041952 501c3 147902 Energy conservation programs Olympic Community Action Programs 823 Commerce Loop Port Townsend WA 98368 910814319 501c3 75854 Housing-related programs Corporation for National and Community Services 1201 New York Ave NW Washington DC 20525 520971471 Government entity 29624 Service programs Unity Care Northwest 220 Unity Street Bellingham WA 98225 912168190 501c3 14972 Passthrough funding for general support Lopez Island Family Resource Center PO Box 732 Lopez Island WA 98261 911919212 501c3 14223 Housing-related programs Orcas Community Resource Center PO Box 931 Eastsound WA 98245 272823485 501c3 12157 Housing-related programs Hearing Speech and Deafness Center 1625 19th Avenue Seattle WA 98122 910681207 501c3 9000 Housing-related programs Joyce L Sobel Family Resource Center PO Box 1981 Friday Harbor WA 98250 912014083 501c3 7883 Housing-related programs 9 0 Housing Assistance 2318 10432268 Energy Assistance 14785 8870870 Childcare Assistance 129 1929755 Client Support Assistance 803 401386 Childcare Food Reimbursement 408 243425 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 A monthly review of actual versus budgeted costs is performed. Year-to-date totals are maintained in the accounting system. Organizations receiving grants are regularly monitored by responsible personnel to ensure funds are being expended and program results meet expectations. X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Winter Executive Director 158827 0 0 0 0 0 8031 0 11825 0 178683 0 0 0 Pamela Wheeler Director 60394 0 0 0 85931 0 3052 0 5800 0 155177 0 0 0 David Foreman Chief Financial Officer 134081 0 0 0 0 0 7240 0 13025 0 154346 0 0 0 Wendy Lawrence Director 106931 0 0 0 28924 0 5481 0 10988 0 152324 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Severance Payments included in reportable compensation for the following employees listed on Part VII, Line 1a: Pamela Wheeler - $85,931.00 Wendy Lawrence - $28,923.50 Lisa Tsuchiya - $75,924.00 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft copy of the Form 990 is provided to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors for review and discussion. The Board's review and acceptance of the 990 is documented in meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Compliance with the conflict of interest policy in monitored regularly. If a possible conflict of interest is determined, the interested party may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting. After the presentation, s/he shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation of the Executive Director is set by the Board of Directors following an annual performance review, last completed in 2024. The Board uses a wage comparability study completed by the HR Department in consultation with the state's community action association. The Executive Director has a signed employment agreement. The compensation of the Chief Financial Officer is reviewed and determined annually by the Executive Director and is informed by the agency wage comparability study. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are made available to the Board of Directors and their meetings are open to the public. These documents are also available to the public upon written request. The agency posts the audited financial statements on its own website. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Professional service contracts, including weatherization contracts, construction services, and other professional service providers. 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