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Oswego County Opportunities

Fulton, NY · EIN 16-0979876 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Oswego County Opportunities reported $38.6 million in revenue and $37.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.10 went to program services, $8.90 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 59.5% of the total. Government grants made up 57.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,315 (EXECUTIVE DIREC). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $38M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.9%11.4%
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$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
59.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
57.6%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
39.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$182,315$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.48%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$7.5M expenses · 21.8% of program spending · grants $157K · revenue $2.6M

Health and nutrition services: provides clinical health care services through family planning; non clinical health care through community health education, outreach and community planning. Also provides women, infant and children nutritional program, meals on wheels and summer lunch and afterschool snack programs to children throughout Oswego County

$13M expenses · 39.0% of program spending · grants $880K · revenue $12M

Residential services: provides a spectrum of residential care and support from independent living options, supportive housing to group residences to special needs populations including the developmentally disabled, mentally ill, chemically addicted and homeless

$5.9M expenses · 17.0% of program spending · grants $407K · revenue $636K

Crisis and development: provides crisis intervention, crisis and transitional housing, community support and care management services to those in need including victims of domesic violence and other crimes, runaway and homeless youth, homeless individuals and families, pregnant and parenting women and men and the LGBTQ community

$7.7M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIREC
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$162,637$0$19,678$182,315
SR. DIR. OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$97,954$0$16,544$114,498
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$90,807$0$907$91,714

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oswego County Opportunities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $389K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M201920202021202220232024$39M$38M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$39M$38M91.1%$8.0M$182,315
2023 ⓘ$36M$37M89.7%$7.0M$169,327
2022 ⓘ$34M$35M89.8%$6.9M$167,088
2021 ⓘ$32M$32M90.1%$9.3M$166,042
2020 ⓘ$33M$31M91.7%$8.4M$155,881
2019 ⓘ$31M$31M91.8%$6.5M$148,342

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b21 · 21 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 5685
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,039

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to Oswego County Opportunities totaling $41,386 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Oswego County 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 Oswego County Opportunities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Oswego County Opportunities's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Oswego County Opportunities reported that 91.1% of its $37.9 million in expenses went to program services, 8.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Oswego County Opportunities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Oswego County Opportunities reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $182,315, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIREC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Oswego County Opportunities get its money?

Of $38.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 59.5% came from contributions and grants (including 57.6% from government grants) and 39.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Oswego County Opportunities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 16-0979876 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522539349301372 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402899349302175 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322859349301442 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232309349300203 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121959349300427 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012899349301911 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 16-0979876: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.