Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Walton Beach, FL EIN: 34-2056892

The organization strives for the elimination of homelessness through prevention, alleviation, assistance in obtaining and maintaining self-sufficiency. Programs include emergency family shelter and housing assistance.

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc at a glance

In short: Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc gave $1.4M across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $202K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,415,995
+103.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$202,285
+45.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$178,423
Total assets
$521,009
+9.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Catholic Charities of NW Florida: $457KCatholic Charities of NWFlorida$457KMatrix Community Outreach center: $357KMatrix Community Outreachcenter$357KCrestview Area Shelter for the Homeless: $208KCrestview Area Shelter for theHomeless$208KOne Hopeful Place: $178KOne Hopeful Place$178KOpportunity Place: $119KOpportunity Place$119KFreedon Life Compass: $52KFreedon Life Compass$52KCaring & Sharing of South Walton: $44KCaring & Sharing of SouthWalton$44K

The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities of NW Florida ($457K). Together the top 7 received $1.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K5$50–100K9$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 9 grants of 22 (41%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort Walton BeachCrestviewSanta Rosa BeachDefuniak SpringsDestinPensacolaValparaiso

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M3 grants2019 3 grants2020 5 grants2021 Total only2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $308K (2019) to $2.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $1.4M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Charities of NW Florida Pensacola, FLOutreach, rental assistance$457,064
Matrix Community Outreach center Defuniak Springs, FLOutreach, rental assistance$357,193
Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless Crestview, FLEmergency shelter$207,971
One Hopeful Place Fort Walton Beach, FLEmergency shelter$178,423
Opportunity Place Fort Walton Beach, FLEmergency shelter$118,821
Freedon Life Compass Valparaiso, FLEmergency shelter$52,322
Caring & Sharing of South Walton Santa Rosa Beach, FLOutreach, rental assistance$44,201
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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$521,009$2,309,946$2,274,134$1,415,9957—
2024$476,137$1,433,056$1,231,598$696,8615—
2023$90,247$983,415$1,072,802$524,0145—
2022$586,785$3,788,845$3,757,676$2,858,450Total only—
2021$217,454$1,179,203$1,163,718$469,6975—
2020$123,040$748,713$755,627$330,1183$-24
2019$111,718$870,514$811,905$307,9963$-6,238

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc

Based on IRS filings

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Fort Walton Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $521K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $1.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc is led by Stephanie Fitzgerald, Chair on the 2025 filing; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephanie Fitzgerald

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Dale

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Vandermolen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fionna Devenney

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerard Bhagwatsingh

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Brack

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Brannon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Talley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Morgan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Proctor

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bullard

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eva Wise

    Past Chair

    Chair → Director, 2024

    Director → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Gaylord

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rocky Harrison

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Davis

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (38)
  • Former: Jennifer Steinmeier (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Eli (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tina Odom (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amariles Rosado (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Sawyer (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Springfield (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bonnie Barlow (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bethany Taylor (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carly Barnes (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dianne Mcmaus (2024) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Eric Vandvandermolen (2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Grace (2024) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Yelverton (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dick Rynearson (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Doug Martin (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joshua Grace (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Jasen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Linsey Hall (2023) — Director
  • Former: Paula Smith (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Alonzo Smith (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Dennis Krebs (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Maggie Tomecek (2019–2022) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Stephanie Bailey (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Bart Fleet (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Carley Harmer (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles Pettis (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Nathan Monk (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dustin Rosenburg (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nathan Kelley (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tracey Williams (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Al Smith (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: K'yone Delevoe (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Jamieson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Christopher Lehman (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kerri Aplin (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Rick Owen (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tracie Moorer (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: William Van Hoesen (2019) — Board Member

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 Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc

How much does Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc give each year?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc gave $1.4M across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $697K across 5 grants.

What is Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's typical grant size?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's median grant in 2025 was $178,423, and its average grant was $202,285, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc give grants?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Walton Beach, FL (2 grants).

Does Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Emergency shelter" (4 grants) and "Outreach, rental assistance" (3 grants).

Who are Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's largest grantees?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Catholic Charities of NW Florida ($457,064), Matrix Community Outreach center ($357,193) and Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless ($207,971), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc reported $521K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

What is Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Fort Walton Beach, FL. It holds $521K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's EIN?

Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Opportunity Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-2056892. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 18, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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