Opportunity 180
Opportunity 180 is a Las Vegas, Nevada, public charity that supports schools and education organizations, with a focus on helping launch, sustain, and replicate high-quality public schools. Its stated goal is for every student to graduate high school college- and career-ready and to have access to a great school in their neighborhood.
Opportunity 180 at a glance
In short: Opportunity 180 gave $4.9M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $167K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,856,141
- -76.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $167,453
- -76.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $89,780
- Total assets
- $45,372,301
- +106.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Opportunity 180
- How to Apply
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The website directs prospective applicants to connect with its Grants team. For the Charter School Program, proposals undergo third-party peer review, and the website says awards are not guaranteed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 11035 Lavender Hill Dr Ste 160-180, Las Vegas, NV 89135-2955
Phone: (702) 776-6086
Website: https://opportunity180.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Opportunity 180 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vegas Vista Academy ($626K). Together the top 10 received $3.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
116 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 116 (28%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Opportunity 180 describes its work as supporting Clark County students and schools, and its website presents the Great Schools for Nevada Charter School Program as supporting schools across Nevada. In 2025, 89% of reported grant dollars went to Nevada recipients, 10% to New York recipients, and 1% to recipients in Washington, DC; the listed share for Texas was 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
How Opportunity 180 gives
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $887K (2021) to $20.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $4.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vegas Vista Academy Las Vegas, NV | CSP | $626,230 |
| Western Youth Leadership Engagement and Empowerment School Las Vegas, NV | Year O, CSP | $603,796 |
| Equitable Facilities New York, NY | NV Ops Fund Grant | $500,000 |
| Do & Be Arts Academy of Excellence Las Vegas, NV | Year O, CSP | $403,848 |
| Southern Nevada Trades High School Las Vegas, NV | CSP | $365,063 |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas Henderson, NV | CSP | $303,662 |
| Elko Institute for Academic Achievement Elko, NV | CSP | $284,493 |
| Sage Collegiate Public Charter School Las Vegas, NV | Program, CSP | $247,300 |
| Eagle Charter Schools of Nevada Las Vegas, NV | CSP | $243,918 |
| Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Nevada North Las Vegas, NV | CSP, Year O | $179,107 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45,372,301 | $31,719,352 | $9,700,597 | $4,856,141 | 29 | $1,171,886 |
| 2024 | $21,971,841 | $17,173,148 | $24,987,830 | $20,230,961 | 29 | $763,565 |
| 2023 | $23,317,621 | $13,609,678 | $11,301,897 | $7,965,802 | 31 | $15,884 |
| 2022 | $19,995,394 | $13,876,905 | $7,442,267 | $5,404,565 | 17 | $214,369 |
| 2021 | $15,615,978 | $20,722,775 | $10,850,996 | $886,746 | 10 | $117,543 |
| 2020 | $5,469,584 | $10,324 | $3,840,519 | $2,044,200 | 7 | $4,736 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Opportunity 180 states that all children deserve great schools and that it works to provide resources to launch and support high-performing schools and organizations. Its five focus areas are More Great Schools, Good Governance, Great Ideas in Action, Good Data, and Engaged Community.
Its grant programs support school planning and launch, charter-school replication and expansion, startup costs, and—in the case of schools already operating—activities such as board training, governance, and ongoing development. The organization also describes providing support for leadership capacity, facilities, transportation, and school operations.
Examples of grantees’ stated missions illustrate the types of organizations supported. Vegas Vista Academy says its mission is to break down barriers associated with traditional patterns of inequality through experience and education. Southern Nevada Trades High School says it prepares students for post-secondary education and construction-related careers. DO & BE Arts Academy of Excellence describes providing quality arts education for K–8 students, while Equipo Academy says it aims to help students excel through college and become leaders for East Las Vegas.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Opportunity 180 reported 29 grants totaling $4,856,141. Grant amounts ranged from $6,316 to $626,230, with a median of $89,780.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $626,230 to Vegas Vista Academy, $603,796 to Western Youth Leadership Engagement and Empowerment School, $500,000 to Equitable Facilities (purpose listed as “NV OPS FUND GRANT”), and $403,848 to DO & BE Arts Academy of Excellence. Other notable awards included $365,063 to Southern Nevada Trades High School, $303,662 to Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Las Vegas, and $284,493 to Elko Institute for Academic Achievement.
For its Great Schools for Nevada Charter School Program, Opportunity 180 says it makes subgrants for opening new public charter schools and replicating or expanding high-quality ones. The process is competitive and uses third-party peer review; awards are based on need and criteria that include approved enrollment at full capacity, facility capacity, and a school’s score on the program rubric. The organization says eligible schools may qualify for up to $2 million, and that submitting a proposal does not guarantee funding. Its website also describes planning grants for school launch activities and Year 0 grants for authorized schools preparing to open.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dr. Sebern Coleman as chair, Miles Dickson as secretary, and Mike Mullin as treasurer, with Mullin noted as having left in April 2025. Angela Torres Castro is listed as a board member. The filing lists Piper Overstreet as a board member who left in April 2025, K. Nicholas Portz as a board member who left in August 2024, and Steve Canavero as a board member who left in March 2025.
The filing lists Jana Wilcox Lavin as CEO through June 2025 and Tamara Shear as CEO from June 2025. Cesserly Rice is listed as senior director of school launch.
Opportunity 180 is led by Jana Wilcox Lavin, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jana Wilcox Lavin
CEO
President & Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$172K (2021) → $243K (2025)
Tamara Shear
CEO
Chief Program Officer → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$131K (2022) → $179K (2025)
Sebern Coleman
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greta Seidma
Managing Director - Ext Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Anthony Curry
Director of Advocacy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Cesserly Rice
Senior Director - School Launch
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Miles Dickson
Secretary
Chair → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Piper Overstreet
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Torres Castro
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
K. Nicholas Portz
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mullin
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Canavero
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Paula Sneed (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Monica Moradkhan To (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Monica Moradkhan (2020–2022) — Treasuruer
- Former: Nick Portz (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Athar Haseebullah (2021) — Director
- Former: Francisco Aguilar To (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Niko Centeno-Monroy To (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Francisco Aguilar (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Niko Centeno-Monroy (2020) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $243K, to Jana Wilcox Lavin (CEO (To 06/2025)). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Opportunity 180
How much does Opportunity 180 give each year?
Opportunity 180 gave $4.9M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20.2M across 29 grants.
What is Opportunity 180's typical grant size?
Opportunity 180's median grant in 2025 was $89,780, and its average grant was $167,453, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Opportunity 180 give grants?
Opportunity 180 gives mostly in Nevada: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Las Vegas, NV (18 grants), Henderson, NV (2 grants), North Las Vegas, NV (2 grants) and Reno, NV (2 grants).
Does Opportunity 180 give general operating support?
Occasionally: 7% of Opportunity 180's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 29) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "CSP" (11 grants) and "Program" (6 grants).
Who are Opportunity 180's largest grantees?
Opportunity 180's largest 2025 grantees include Vegas Vista Academy ($626,230), Western Youth Leadership Engagement and Empowerment School ($603,796) and Equitable Facilities ($500,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Opportunity 180?
Opportunity 180 reported $45.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.7M.
What does Opportunity 180 fund?
Opportunity 180 states that all children deserve great schools and that it works to provide resources to launch and support high-performing schools and organizations. Its five focus areas are More Great Schools, Good Governance, Great Ideas in Action, Good Data, and Engaged Community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Opportunity 180?
The website directs prospective applicants to connect with its Grants team. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Opportunity 180's EIN?
Opportunity 180's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1753910. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Opportunity 180 funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/opportunity-180-morg_f7e47b6191c64c47a0297e6af242bd2f
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