Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area
Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area reported $12.7 million in revenue and $12.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.24 went to program services, $8.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 99.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $120,736 (EXECUTIVE DI). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 3% 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 $13MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $13M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.96 $122K
- Government grants$98.40 $13M
- Program service revenue$0.53 $67,535
- Investment income$0.11 $13,647
Other revenue was negative: −$84,047. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $120,736 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.95% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseHeadstart program funded by the U.S. Dep't. Of health and human services, providing comprehensive early childhood development for economically disadvantaged pre-school children, some of whom are handicapped
Low-income home energy assistance - the objective of this program is to help low-income people meet the costs of home energy, defined as heating and cooling of residences, as well as the costs of drinking water and wastewater of residences. A primary purpose is meeting immediate home energy and water utility needs. The target population is low income households, especially those with the lowest incomes and the highest home energy and water costs or needs in relation to income. Additional targets are low-income households with members who are especially vulnerable, including the elderly…
Community services block grant-the community services block grant (csbg) is a federally funded block grant in the office of community services, administration for children and families, united states department of health and human services. Csbg funded services and activities including housing, and utility assistance; employment, education, and other income and asset building services; crisis and emergency services; and community asset building initiatives, among other things
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 DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,411 | $0 | $1,325 | $120,736 |
| FISCAL OFFIC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,973 | $0 | $8,003 | $112,976 |
| H/S / EARLY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,766 | $0 | $1,926 | $110,692 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $121K (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–1b13 · 13 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 11aNo
- 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 5163
- Volunteers Part I, line 6176
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Every number above is copied from Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area spent in FY2025, $91.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area reported that 91.2% of its $12.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $120,736, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area get its money?
Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 99.1% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Economic Opportunity for Savannah- Chatham County Area a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-0952632 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 202631419349301113 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521499349300742 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402219349300240 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330889349300233 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221169349301122 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111329349302211 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-0952632: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.