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Mid-Sioux Opportunity

Remsen, IA · EIN 42-0921642 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mid-Sioux Opportunity reported $15.2 million in revenue and $15.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.29 went to program services, $0.60 to management and general costs and $0.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. Government grants made up 97.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $97,741 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 67% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

Program services$99.29 $15M
Management & general$0.60 $90,632
Fundraising$0.11 $15,975

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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$1.85 $281K
Government grants$97.61 $15M
Investment income$0.10 $15,353
Other revenue$0.44 $66,545

Program service revenue was negative: −$34,859. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.3%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.6%	11.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.1%	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	99.7%	20.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	97.8%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	-0.2%	70.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$97,741	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.65%	1.18%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	3.7	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	15 of 15	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 expense

$8.6M expenses · 57.8% of program spending · grants $3.6M · revenue $21,897

Family preservation and strengthing services are designed to provide supportive services that help to perserve and stregthen persons through programs related to health, child care, nutrition, and other supportive measures. There was 5,030 participants

$4.2M expenses · 28.0% of program spending · grants $236K · revenue −$3,328

Educational services for the disadvantaged are pre-school education and services related to those educational programs. 348 children were serviced

$2.1M expenses · 14.2% of program spending · grants $1.3M · revenue −$53,428

Crisis intervention and prevention services are centered on assistance with family emergency needs in the area of housing, energy, emergency services, and family economic self-sufficiency. 5,410 families participated

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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$97,741	$0	$0	$97,741
FISCAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week	$70,453	$0	$0	$70,453

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$15M	$15M	99.3%	$4.6M	$97,741
FY2024 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	99.5%	$4.4M	$102,103
FY2023 ⓘ	$15M	$15M	99.2%	$4.0M	$97,294
FY2022 ⓘ	$20M	$19M	99.6%	$3.9M	$84,980
FY2021 ⓘ	$11M	$10M	99.5%	$3.5M	$75,972
FY2020 ⓘ	$9.1M	$8.8M	99.4%	$2.9M	$67,450

Governance 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–1b15 · 15 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 5161
Volunteers Part I, line 6359

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Mid-Sioux Opportunity totaling $1,000 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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Questions people ask

How much of Mid-Sioux Opportunity's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Mid-Sioux Opportunity reported that 99.3% of its $15.0 million in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mid-Sioux Opportunity pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mid-Sioux Opportunity reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $97,741, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mid-Sioux Opportunity get its money?

Of $15.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 97.8% from government grants) and -0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mid-Sioux Opportunity a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-0921642 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 September 30, 2025, object 202611689349300101 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521509349300732 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412279349301616 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202340619349301029 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202200979349300125 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202110579349301411 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-0921642: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.