Community Opportunities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Pana, IL EIN: 37-1363132

The rental of property to a 501(c)(3) organization

Community Opportunities Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,375,309
-0.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$276,014
+3.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,182
+1589.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$211,286
+0.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Community Opportunities Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Effingham

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,375,309$276,014$211,286——$6,182
2024$2,390,357$266,908$210,598——$366
2023$2,407,499$258,068$196,617——$507
2022$2,245,690$213,732$194,216——$373
2021$2,208,610$321,122$220,562——$331
2020$1,344,159$145,510$126,640——$422
2019$1,029,841$150,600$140,749$10,0001$514

About Community Opportunities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Community Opportunities Inc is a public charity, based in Pana, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Opportunities Inc is led by Sandy Leitheiser, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sandy Leitheiser

    President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Waymire

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Mitchell

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Schmitz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Colonius

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Leonard Waldhoff (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nelson Aumann (2019–2022) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Community Opportunities Inc

How large is Community Opportunities Inc?

Community Opportunities Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $276K.

Where does Community Opportunities Inc operate?

Community Opportunities Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Community Opportunities Inc's EIN?

Community Opportunities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1363132. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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