New Opportunity School for Women Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, the new opportunity school for women continued strengthening existing partnerships while fostering new collaborations across Kentucky. Notably, we deepened our engagement with local departments for community-based services (dcbs), including those in irvine, powell county, and paintsville. These relationships have led to increased visibility and credibility in the communities we serve. As a result of this growing partnership, we have been invited to attend the statewide dcbs conference in september 2025, where we will have the opportunity to present nosw's mission and impact to dcbs representatives from across the commonwealth.this year, we have seen a 50% increase in recruitment efforts and applications to our programs, reflecting the expanded reach and recognition of nosw across the region. In response to this growing demand, we added additional 3-day programs throughout the year, hosting eight sessions, five of which were delivered in community-based settings across Kentucky. These were made possible through strong partnerships with local organizations such as mountain comprehensive care center in grayson, christian appalachian project (c.a.p.) in paintsville, and owenton community action.as a result, the number of women served through our 3-day programs has increased by 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year. These programs continue to offer impactful content centered on self-esteem, wellness, and motivation, helping women take meaningful steps forward in their personal and professional lives.our two-week residential program has also shown continued growth. We project to graduate 21 women in 2025an increase of approximately 31% over last year's total. These numbers demonstrate clear and sustained momentum, and we anticipate continued growth and success as we move into 2026.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.8; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings