EIN 43-1984494

The Opportunity Network (OppNet)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
71
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2022-08-01
Description
The Opportunity Network equals the playing field for low-income high school students by creating access for them to college, career opportunities and professional networks.
Also known as...
The New York Opportunity Network
Total revenues
$10,362,675
2022
Total expenses
$9,808,899
2022
Total assets
$8,922,114
2022
Num. employees
71
2022

Program areas at OppNet

The Opportunity Network (OppNet) works to close the opportunity gap for students from historically and systematically underrepresented communities. OppNets Career Fluency curriculum is the foundation of our work and consists of seven pillars designed to lead young people to holistic college and career success: 1) College Access, Transition, and Success; 2) Career Awareness and Exposure; 3) Professional and Workplace Skills; 4) Networks and Social Capital; 5) Social Emotional Learning; 6) Identity and Critical Consciousness; and 7) Wellness and Self-Care.OppNets strategy bridges college and career supports across three distinct programs:1) Our founding OppNet Fellows program works directly with New York City public school students from 10th grade through to their college graduationengaging students in intensive programming, including individualized college counseling, career exposure, professional skill-building, individualized support through the college years, and five summers of paid internships or meaningful enrichment programming. On average, 93% of OppNet Fellows graduate college within six years, and 84% secure career-interest aligned employment or graduate school admission within six months of college graduation. During our 202122 fiscal year, OppNet proudly served ~1,020 students through this program.2) OppNets capacity-building Career Fluency Partnerships program, launched in 2011, helps schools and youth-serving organizations integrate our college and career readiness content into their program models and help them achieve improved outcomes for their young people. Through these one- to two-year capacity-building engagements, OppNet works with each Partner to identify their unique needs and desired student outcomes, co-designs a strategy to reach their goals, and trains Partner staff to support their students to build essential competencies that drive academic, personal, and professional outcomes. In our 202122 fiscal year, OppNet worked with 57 Partner institutions to impact over 16,000 students across 25 cities and 11 states.3) Our Opportunity Ignited program, launched in 2020, provides advisory services to companies seeking to embed values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their businesses. In our 202122 fiscal year, OppNet worked with 15 companies, offering inclusive culture mapping, customized workshops, advisory services, access to live and on-demand diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings, and much more.

Who funds The Opportunity Network (OppNet)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Coach FoundationFurther 501(c)(3) Charitable Purpose$750,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$408,825
Booth Ferris FoundationGeneral$400,000
...and 57 more grants received totalling $4,941,198

Personnel at OppNet

NameTitleCompensation
Ailun KuPresident and Chief Executive Officer$225,000
Jessica PliskaStaff / Chief Executive Officer$240,000
Pier DuncanChief of Staff$113,507
Kierstyn ThayerChief Advancement Officer / Chief Development Officer / Director of Development / Director of Dev.$177,405
Lyudmila GinzburgDirector Finance and Admin.$130,050
...and 20 more key personnel

Financials for OppNet

RevenuesFYE 08/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,033,896
Program services$298,000
Investment income and dividends$7,204
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$23,575
Total revenues$10,362,675

Form 990s for OppNet

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-082022-06-07990View PDF
2020-082021-07-08990View PDF
2019-082020-12-22990View PDF
2018-082019-09-20990View PDF
2017-082018-05-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 6, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from RF Partners Foundation
October 1, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
85 Broad St 6th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
opportunitynetwork.org/ 
Phone
(646) 237-4090
Facebook page
The-Opportunity-Network 
Twitter profile
@opp_net 
IRS details
EIN
43-1984494
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B03: Education Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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