Opportunity Development Centers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391044318
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA
Phone
7154242712
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational Rehabilitation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,930,966
Expenses
$10,775,145
Assets
$12,297,925
Liabilities
$998,293

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE STRENN THRU MAY 2025 (PRESIDENT)
  • ERIN SMITH (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARGARET REED (VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN): $123,505 total reported compensation
  • JULIE STRENN THRU MAY 2025 (PRESIDENT): $112,160 total reported compensation
  • ERIN SMITH (PRESIDENT): $110,101 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Opportunity development centers, inc's mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve their work and life goals.

What it reported doing in 2025

Odc provides services to individuals to assist them to live and work as independently as possible in their community. Odc provided community services to over 1,800 individuals with disabilities and mental health needs in 21 counties in central, north central, and northeastern wi, with physical locations in Wisconsin rapids, marshfield, stevens point, wautoma, wausau, and merrill.900 people received employment support, 458 received mental health support, 300 were supported in community day programming, 115 in independent living and another 34 assisted with housing counseling.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.9% of revenue deployed · 83.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $124K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.