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Making Opportunity Count Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fitchburg, MA EIN: 04-2401111 Website

MOC's mission is to empower families to achieve economic security by eliminating barriers and creating opportunities.

Making Opportunity Count Inc at a glance

Total assets
$40,595,591
-39.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$89,000,614
-4.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$86,969
+1863.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$84,604,872
-3.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Making Opportunity Count Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Chicopee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $521K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Valley Opportunity Council Inc Chicopee, MAFuel Assistance Prog$520,593
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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$40,595,591$89,000,614$84,604,872——$86,969
2024$67,381,595$93,132,072$87,766,929$520,5931$4,429
2023$34,836,321$53,375,177$52,267,543——$11,879
2022$11,301,633$29,784,975$27,727,791——$1,111
2021$9,950,932$23,936,793$23,761,001——$1,430
2020$9,623,119$21,477,448$20,853,036——$5,906

About Making Opportunity Count Inc

Based on IRS filings

Making Opportunity Count Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fitchburg, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $40.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $87K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Making Opportunity Count Inc is led by Kevin Reed, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Reed

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2020) → $236K (2025)

  • Paul MacKinnon

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eladia Romero

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernest Martineau

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelley Prendergast

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryann Kane

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Roberge

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Pham

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruby Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Demosthenes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meagen Donoghue

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kadysha Villot

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kassandra Vance

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madeline Merchant

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Duffy

    Chief Financial Officer

    Vice President Finance → CFO, 2024

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2020) → $189K (2025)

  • Leona Whetzel

    Chief Opportunity Officer

    Chief Dei of → C-Oppo, 2024

    C-Oppo → Chief Opportunity Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2023) → $137K (2025)

  • Nancy Mahoney

    Chief Early Education Officer

    Program Vice President → Ceeo, 2024

    Ceeo → Chief Early Education Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2023) → $151K (2025)

  • Michele Miola

    Np & Family Planning Clinic

    Nurse Practi → Np & Family Planning Clinic, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2024) → $172K (2025)

  • Amanda Robitaille

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $167K (2025)

  • Nicholas Apostoleris

    Chief of Staff & Alignment

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $145K (2025)

  • Jon Bullock

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharmese Gunn

    Clerk

    Director → Clerk, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Hank Parkinson (2020–2025) — Vice President · Filing note: Until December
  • Former: Robert Metzger (2023–2024) — Nurse Practi
  • Former: David Dingman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Handler (2024) — Cpo
  • Former: Karen Culkeen (2024) — Director
  • Former: Scott Carigan (2021–2023) — Program Vice President
  • Former: Melissa Orren Gonzalez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Veronica Greene (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tara Marchand (2023) — Fiscal & Pay
  • Former: Donata Martin (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Laviolette (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Oscar O'Connor (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Salvatelli (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Pernett (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Delillo (2022) — Vice President Human Res
  • Former: Demetrios Skritakis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jillian Vadiz (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Yolanda Lewis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Delise Rodriguez (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Toomey (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kevin Reed — Executive Director: $236KKevin ReedExecutive Director$236KLinda Duffy — Chief Financial Officer: $189KLinda DuffyChief Financial Officer$189KMichele Miola — NP, Family Planning Clinic: $172KMichele MiolaNP, Family Planning Clinic$172KAmanda Robitaille — Chief Human Resources Officer: $167KAmanda RobitailleChief Human Resources Officer$167KNancy Mahoney — Chief Early Education Officer: $151KNancy MahoneyChief Early Education Officer$151KNicholas Apostoleris — Chief of Staff and Alignment: $145KNicholas ApostolerisChief of Staff and Alignment$145KLeona Whetzel — Chief Opportunity Officer: $137KLeona WhetzelChief Opportunity Officer$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $236K, to Kevin Reed (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Making Opportunity Count Inc

How large is Making Opportunity Count Inc?

Making Opportunity Count Inc reported $40.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $89.0M.

What is Making Opportunity Count Inc?

Making Opportunity Count Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fitchburg, MA. It holds $40.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Making Opportunity Count Inc operate?

Making Opportunity Count Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Making Opportunity Count Inc's EIN?

Making Opportunity Count Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2401111. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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