ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION

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Plain text ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2019–2024. https://furp.org/org/engaging-opportunities-foundation-831977538. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2019–2024]. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/engaging-opportunities-foundation-831977538

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $154K · expenses $175K · assets $107K

EIN
83-1977538
Address
368 RICE ST, ELMORE, OH 43416-9422
NTEE code
B28 Specialized Education Institutions (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Shelli R Drossel (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO REACH GOALS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL, PAVING THE WAY AWARENESS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Madeline Hines (former) TRUSTEE2020-2021 $4,735$7,419 1
Ashley Kaylor (former) TRUSTEE2021 $1,880$1,880 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

26 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robin Laird CHAIRMAN2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Margaret Mills VICE CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emily Howland SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Nungester TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stacy Schumaceer TRUSTEE2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Barbee TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Barbee EX OFFICIO2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Suzanne Shimatzki (former) SECRETARY2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Frazee (former) TRUSTEE2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Mulligan (former) TRUSTEE2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kim Steele (former) TRUSTEE2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Harrison (former) TRUSTEE2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Andy Miller (former) TRUSTEE2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Rizzo (former) TRUSTEE2021 1 $0 reported 1
Carla Smith (former) TREASURER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kent Winkler (former) TRUSTEE2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Ball (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Blausey (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Malinda Dickerson (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Shelli Drossel (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Gregg Schwartz (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Tammi Throop (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Dawn Webb (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Linda Bringman (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Cremean (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1
Edminda Hintz (former) TRUSTEE2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 21 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBIN LAIRD CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET MILLS VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY HOWLAND SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL NUNGESTER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
STACY SCHUMACEER TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN BARBEE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY BARBEE EX OFFICIO- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 23 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBIN LAIRD CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET MILLS VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE SHIMATZKI SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL NUNGESTER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE FRAZEE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN BARBEE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN MULLIGAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
KIM STEELE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY BARBEE EX OFFICIO1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 25 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAN BARBEE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET MILLS VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUZANNE SHIMATZKI SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL NUNGESTER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE FRAZEE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBIN LAIRD TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN MULLIGAN TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
KIM STEELE TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY BARBEE EX OFFICIO1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MADELINE HINES TRUSTEE1 $4,735-$0 $4,7351
ASHLEY KAYLOR TRUSTEE1 $1,880-$0 $1,8801
JEFF HARRISON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
ANDY MILLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET MILLS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MARY RIZZO TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE FRAZEE TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BARBEE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE SHIMATZKI SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CARLA SMITH TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MADELINE HINES TRUSTEE1 $2,684-$0 $2,6841
JEFF HARRISON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KENT WINKLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BARBEE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
ANDY MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE SHIMATZKI SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CARLA SMITH TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN BALL TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
AMY BLAUSEY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MALINDA DICKERSON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
SHELLI DROSSEL TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF HARRISON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
GREGG SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TAMMI THROOP TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN WEBB TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA BRINGMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF CREMEAN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
EDMINDA HINTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KENT WINKLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,246$174,788 $106,729$87,159 $58,920$0 $02125
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,224$136,161 $135,701$107,701 $59,868$0 $02325
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,386$132,174 $117,934$107,638 $73,170$0 $02525
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,840$192,753 $91,922$86,426 $56,485$139,555 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,279$168,477 $85,272$83,339 $56,581$98,629 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,494$123,786 $98,543$97,537 $53,581$85,713 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $151,732 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $124,0005 $29,0002024 2020-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $17,5002 $7,0002023 2022-2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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TOLEDO CLASSIC INC $10,0001 $10,0002021 2021 Public charity Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1322 $602021 2020-2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION”
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THE ALVIN L GLICK FOUNDATION $1001 $1002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION”
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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 · $174,788 spent · pay $107,435 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $107,278$107,278$0$0 61.4%
Fees: accounting $25,559$25,559$0$0 14.6%
All other expenses $11,786$11,786$0$0 6.7%
Occupancy $9,000$9,000$0$0 5.1%
Depreciation and depletion $8,947$8,947$0$0 5.1%
Insurance $3,819$3,819$0$0 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,644$3,644$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $1,526$1,526$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES $1,396$1,396$0$0 0.8%
Office expenses $1,012$1,012$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described)LICENSES $471$471$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)EDUCATION $193$193$0$0 0.1%
Payroll taxes $157$157$0$0 0.1%
Total$174,788100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $136,161 spent · pay $82,650 · grants $0 · events $545
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $81,789$81,789$0$0 60.1%
Fees: accounting $11,295$11,295$0$0 8.3%
All other expenses $11,245$11,245$0$0 8.3%
Depreciation and depletion $9,990$9,990$0$0 7.3%
Occupancy $9,000$9,000$0$0 6.6%
Insurance $3,630$3,630$0$0 2.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $3,074$3,074$0$0 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,958$1,958$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $1,119$1,119$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES $878$878$0$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $861$861$0$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $545$545$0$0 0.4%
Office expenses $408$408$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)LICENSES $369$369$0$0 0.3%
Total$136,161100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $132,174 spent · pay $66,703 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $65,797$65,797$0$0 49.8%
Fees: accounting $14,431$14,431$0$0 10.9%
All other expenses $12,715$12,715$0$0 9.6%
Depreciation and depletion $11,085$11,085$0$0 8.4%
Advertising and promotion $9,124$9,124$0$0 6.9%
Occupancy $9,000$9,000$0$0 6.8%
Insurance $3,535$3,535$0$0 2.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $2,769$2,769$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $1,418$1,418$0$0 1.1%
Payroll taxes $906$906$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)DUES $660$660$0$0 0.5%
Office expenses $478$478$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)LICENSES $256$256$0$0 0.2%
Total$132,174100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $192,753 spent · pay $85,909 · grants $0 · events $242
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $85,909 44.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,013 29.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,259 18.3%
Fees to independent contractors $14,572 7.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$242reported apart
Total$192,753100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $168,477 spent · pay $93,490 · grants $0 · events $1,000
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $93,490 55.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,145 27.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,070 13.7%
Fees to independent contractors $5,772 3.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,000reported apart
Total$168,477100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $123,786 spent · pay $55,286 · grants $0 · events $1,835
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,286 44.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,549 31.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,310 20.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,641 2.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,835reported apart
Total$123,786100%

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