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Chautauqua Opportunities
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Chautauqua Opportunities reported $19.2 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.97 went to program services, $15.03 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.3% of the total. Government grants made up 81.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $209,312 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.0% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.0% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.3% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 81.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 15.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $209,312 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.16% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.2 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEarly care and education - provide education to families and their children through programs such as head start and universal pre-k
Housing and community development - provide services and opportunities to low income persons, as well as provided assistance in the administration of other services. Specific programs include section 8 housing choice voucher and weatherization assistance
Health & family services - provides adult and senior home health services, and residential, educational, and asset development services to children and their families through such programs as fatherhood initiative, youth safehouses, after-school programs, and respite
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $187,328 | $0 | $21,984 | $209,312 |
| CHRO (THRU 1 Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $125,235 | $0 | $6,446 | $131,681 |
| CHRO (BEG 1/ Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $3,653 | $0 | $0 | $3,653 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Chautauqua Opportunities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $317K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5275
- Volunteers Part I, line 6553
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WNY BUS COMPANY Student transp | $280,930 |
| CORVUS BUS & CHARTER Student transp | $235,569 |
| NECKO CONSTRUCTION Contractor | $148,300 |
| MV HANDYMAN Contractor | $113,070 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Chautauqua Opportunities totaling $4,566 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Chautauqua Opportunities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Chautauqua Opportunities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Chautauqua Opportunities spent in FY2025, $84.97 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Chautauqua Opportunities's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Chautauqua Opportunities reported that 85.0% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Chautauqua Opportunities pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Chautauqua Opportunities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $209,312, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Chautauqua Opportunities get its money?
Of $19.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 81.3% came from contributions and grants (including 81.0% from government grants) and 15.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Chautauqua Opportunities a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-0905222 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, object 202640709349300404 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202530669349301418 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202410869349300841 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202311359349302066 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202221009349300007 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202120889349300622 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-0905222: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.