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EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $324K · expenses $36K · assets $5.8M
- Also known as
- Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 83-0993675
- Address
- 119 S JONES ST, ALGONA, IA 50511-2704
- NTEE code
- P19
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2019
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The primary purpose of the not for profit is to support and benefit Exceptional Opportunities, Inc. and all the income of the foundation shall be distributed to or for the benefit of Exceptional Opportunities, Inc.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Schmidt | Executive Dir. | 2021-2024 | $115,331 | $434,120 | 2 |
| Jean Menning (former) | Executive Dir. | 2019-2020 | $125,985 | $251,389 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Junkermeier | President | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Lori Ludwig | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Judy Weber | Director | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Pam Cox | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Ryan Habeger | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Secretary | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lynn Jenson (former) | President | 2019-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Dennis Holmes (former) | Director | 2019-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $115K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Schmidt | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $115,331 | $0 | $115,331 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Ludwig | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Weber | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Pam Cox | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ryan Habeger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $114K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Schmidt | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $114,148 | $0 | $114,148 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Ludwig | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Weber | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Pam Cox | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ryan Habeger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $108K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Schmidt | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $107,515 | $0 | $107,515 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judy Weber | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Lynn Jenson | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $97K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Schmidt | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $97,126 | $0 | $97,126 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dennis Holmes | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Weber | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Lynn Jenson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $126K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Menning | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $125,985 | $0 | $125,985 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dennis Holmes | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Weber | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Lynn Jenson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2019 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $125K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Menning | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $125,404 | $0 | $125,404 | 2 |
| Judy Junkermeier | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Bob Christensen | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dennis Holmes | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Weber | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Lynn Jenson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Walter Renger | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Brien Rindone | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judy Haag | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $260K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $324,382 | $36,463 | $5,827,918 | $5,827,918 | $27,225 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $91,426 | $286,008 | $5,249,782 | $5,249,782 | $47,087 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $150,184 | $266,268 | $4,869,588 | $4,869,588 | $25,600 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,031,124 | $30,856 | $4,707,138 | $4,707,138 | $787,147 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $125,566 | $17,751 | $4,716,021 | $4,716,021 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| -$483,230 | $293,005 | $4,414,263 | $4,414,263 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $36,463 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,342
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: investment management | $25,488 | - | $25,488 | - | 69.9% | |
| Payments to affiliates | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | 27.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $950 | - | $950 | - | 2.6% | |
| Office expenses | $25 | - | $25 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $3,756 | $1,342 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $36,463 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $286,008 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments to affiliates | $257,800 | - | $257,800 | - | 90.1% | |
| Fees: investment management | $25,475 | - | $25,475 | - | 8.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,205 | - | $1,205 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $1,130 | - | $1,130 | - | 0.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $288 | - | $288 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $110 | - | $110 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $286,008 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $266,268 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments to affiliates | $240,294 | - | $240,294 | - | 90.2% | |
| Fees: investment management | $23,274 | - | $23,274 | - | 8.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,565 | - | $1,565 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $740 | - | $740 | - | 0.3% |
| Advertising and promotion | $285 | - | $285 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $110 | - | $110 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $266,268 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $30,856 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: investment management | $24,963 | - | $24,963 | - | 80.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,535 | - | $4,535 | - | 14.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Employee Expense | $1,260 | - | $1,260 | - | 4.1% |
| Office expenses | $98 | - | $98 | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $30,856 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $17,751 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: investment management | $16,242 | - | $16,242 | - | 91.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,509 | - | $1,509 | - | 8.5% | |
| Total | $17,751 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $293,005 spent · pay $0 · grants $259,600 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $259,600 | $259,600 | - | - | 88.6% | |
| Fees: investment management | $33,405 | - | $33,405 | - | 11.4% | |
| Total | $293,005 | 100% |