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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-7132674

Opportunity Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 156 grants and $2.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jacob Goodman
5126 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 362-1300
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter of request from exempt organization
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
No

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,440,750

    Grants listed
    156
    Assets, end of year
    $41,439,239

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,287,869

    Grants listed
    158
    Assets, end of year
    $41,375,340

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,506,879

    Grants listed
    173
    Assets, end of year
    $42,818,662

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,361,500

    Grants listed
    181
    Assets, end of year
    $43,202,070

Grants paid in 2024

156 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Founders First CDCSan Diego, CA

    Charitable

    $150,000
  2. Dreams of HopePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $137,500
  3. New Sun RisingMillvale, PA

    Charitable

    $57,500
  4. Bloomfield-Garfield CorporationPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $42,500
  5. Community Theater Project Corporationthe Kelly Strayhorn TheaterPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $41,000
  6. Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  7. Casa San JosePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  8. Sisters PGHPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  9. ShiftworksPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  10. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  11. ACLU Foundation PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  12. Chamber Music PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  13. City of Asylum PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  14. Kente Arts AlliancePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  15. Let's Get FreePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  16. Manchester Craftsmen's GuildPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  17. New Hazlett Center for the Performing ArtsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  18. Pittsburgh Scholar HousePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  19. Pittsburghers for Public TransitPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  20. Planned Parenthood of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  21. Quantum TheatrePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  22. Resonance WorksPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  23. TransyounitingPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  24. Ujamaa CollectivePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  25. Western Pennsylvania Fund for ChoicePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  26. Contemporary CraftPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $17,500
  27. Crafting the FutureLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $17,500
  28. Hill Dance Academy TheatrePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $17,500
  29. Pearlarts Movement and Sound (aka Pearlarts Studios)Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $17,500
  30. 25 Carrick Ave ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  31. Afro-American Music Institute IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  32. Allies for Health WellbeingPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  33. Alumni Theater CompanyPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  34. Autism Urban Connections IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  35. Ayudate IncorporatedWexford, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  36. Balafon West African Dance EnsemblePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  37. Bethel-Trinity CDCPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  38. Bunker ProjectsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  39. C-Clear Empowerment Inc DBA See ClearDuquesne, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  40. Christian Immigration Advocacy CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  41. City Theatre CompanyPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  42. Community Human Services CorpPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  43. CorningworksCorning, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  44. CrownkeepersCharlotte, NC

    Charitable

    $15,000
  45. Daisy Wilson Artist Community Inc (aka August Wilson House)Bethel Park, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  46. Eden's FarmPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  47. Foster Love ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  48. Fractured AtlasHartsdale, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  49. Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  50. Harambee UjimaPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  51. Healing by DezignsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitabe

    $15,000
  52. Jewish Federation of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  53. KamratonMohnton, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  54. Legacy Arts ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  55. Macedonia FacePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  56. McKees Rocks Community Development CorporationMcKees Rocks, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  57. Mwanakuche FarmPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  58. Neighborhood AlliesPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  59. New Voices for Reproductive JusticeLancaster, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  60. North Side Christian Health CtrPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  61. Pittsburgh Public Media (DBA Wzum the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel)South Park, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  62. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the ParksPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  63. Pittsburgh UnitedPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  64. Producer Hub IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  65. Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (pace)Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  66. Rainbow Serpent IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  67. Reimagine Reentry IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  68. Rise Up 365Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  69. Sankofa Village for the ArtsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  70. Sto-Rox NBHD Health CouncilPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  71. Take Action Mon ValleyMcKeesport, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  72. The Open Door IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  73. The Public Interest Law CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  74. Touchstone Center for CraftsFarmington, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  75. True T PGHPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  76. Union ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  77. Women of Visions IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  78. Women's Law ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  79. Zellous Hope ProjectMcKees Rocks, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  80. A Peace of Mind IncWilkinsburg, PA

    Charitable

    $12,500
  81. Construction JunctionPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $12,500
  82. Faith United Methodist ChurchPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $12,500
  83. Jeremiah's PlacePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $12,500
  84. Squonk OperaPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $12,500
  85. 1HOOD MediaPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  86. 412 JusticePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  87. Action-Housing IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  88. Alia MusicaPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  89. Amani Christian Community Development CorpPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  90. Artists UpstairsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitale

    $10,000
  91. ArysePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  92. Barebones ProductionsBraddock, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  93. Bhutanese Community Assoc of PGHPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  94. Black Political Empowerment Project (b-Pep)Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  95. Braddock Carnegie Library AssociationBraddock, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  96. Brew House ArtsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  97. Bridge to the MountainsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  98. Cafe MomentumPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  99. Catapult Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  100. Chatham Baroque IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  101. City of Bridges CLTPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  102. Creating Pittsburgh TomorrowPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  103. Crop and KettleBridgewater, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  104. D-ComposedChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  105. Filipino American Association of PittsburghWest Mifflin, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  106. Friends of Farmworkers aka Justice at WorkPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  107. Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankDuquesne, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  108. Guardians of Sound IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  109. Hill District Consensus GroupPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  110. Housing Opportunities IncBeaver, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  111. Jewish Community Center of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  112. Larimer Consensus GroupPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  113. Lettuce Turnip the BeetSouth Park, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  114. Locally Grown DBA Community ForgeWilkinsburg, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  115. More Unity IncBraddock, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  116. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  117. Our House Family FirstPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  118. Patients for Affordable DrugsWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  119. Persad Center Inc of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  120. PGH Center for Creative ReusePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  121. PGH New Music EnsemblePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  122. Pittsburgh Conservation CorpsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  123. Pittsburgh Glass CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  124. Prototype PGHPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  125. Realtime InterventionsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  126. Shared InterestNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  127. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  128. Survivor SiblingsPenn, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  129. T of L IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  130. Team Grow IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  131. The PA Innocence ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  132. Thomas Merton CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  133. Three Rivers Yp OrchestrasPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  134. Trade Institute of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  135. Willissae's Agency for Vision and EmpowermentPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  136. Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens (ybmkq)Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  137. Za'kiyah House HousingPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  138. Glassport Community DevelopmentGlassport, PA

    Charitable

    $8,000
  139. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,750
  140. AssemblePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  141. Craft Emergency Relief FundMontpelier, VT

    Charitable

    $7,500
  142. Michiyaya Dance CompanyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500
  143. Millvale Murals of Maxo VankaMilvale, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  144. Neighborhoodl Resilience ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  145. The Allignment Chapter CorporationN Versailles, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  146. The Pittsburgh CamerataPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  147. Xliberator Network IncPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  148. YWCA Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  149. Pittsburgh Intl Classic TheatrePittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $6,500
  150. Abiding MissionsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  151. Association of Black FDN ExecsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  152. Community PartnersPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  153. Lighthouse Arts IncAspinwall, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  154. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  155. The Embodiment InstituteDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  156. Westmoreland Performing ArtsGreensburg, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture32 grants $570,00037% of the total
  2. Human services18 grants $340,00022% of the total
  3. Community development9 grants $145,0009% of the total
  4. Education7 grants $95,0006% of the total
  5. Health6 grants $80,0005% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid3 grants $65,0004% of the total
  7. 11 other causes20 grants $232,50015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania143 grants $2,155,750
  2. California3 grants $177,500
  3. New York6 grants $67,500
  4. North Carolina2 grants $20,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Idy GoodmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jacob GoodmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $178,090
  • Dana Bishop-RootDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alisha WormsleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marge PetrusaDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael TikiliDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Medina JacksonDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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