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Opportunity Development Centers Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Wisconsin Rapids, WI EIN: 39-1044318 Website

Opportunity Development Centers, inc's mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve their work and life goals.

Opportunity Development Centers Inc at a glance

Total assets
$12,297,925
+2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,930,966
-7.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$213,541
-15.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10,775,145
+0.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Opportunity Development Centers Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Wisconsin Rapids

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $390K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $124K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ODC Foundation Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WITransfer to ODC Foundation for Endowment$123,616
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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$12,297,925$10,930,966$10,775,145——$213,541
2024$11,971,116$11,859,245$10,713,751——$252,126
2023$10,918,772$12,691,989$11,467,327——$590,596
2022$9,562,738$9,926,263$10,610,587$123,6161$-465,038
2021$10,220,285$10,954,753$10,182,034$35,1411$187,437
2020$9,065,088$11,100,419$10,660,891$389,6291$289,814
2019$9,409,314$10,146,741$10,398,746——$486,167

About Opportunity Development Centers Inc

Based on IRS filings

Opportunity Development Centers Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $214K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Opportunity Development Centers Inc is led by Erin Smith, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Erin Smith

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2025)

  • Jere Johnson

    Board Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Canales

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Evenson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Flick

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Eddy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Ballweg

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Wucherpfennig

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Lee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Reed

    Vice President of Finance & Administrator

    Director of Finance & Administrator → Vice President of Finance & Administrator, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $87K (2019) → $117K (2025)

  • Dustin Fahney

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Stancher

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angel Laidlaw

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Gall Left In

    Former Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Julie Strenn (2020–2025) — President · Filing note: Thru May 2025
  • Former: Keith Pilger (2019–2024) — Board Chair · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Pat Gall (2019–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Rob Mort (2019–2024) — Treasurer · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Deb Stencil (2019–2023) — Director · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Diane Weiler (2019–2023) — Board Chair · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Heather McKellips (2020–2023) — Director · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Barb Friedrich (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bobby Adamov (2023) — Director
  • Former: Diane Meissner (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Kim Hilgers (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Thru May
  • Former: Angel Whitehead (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Cindy Kiesling (2019–2021) — Former Secretary · Filing note: Through May
  • Former: Jenny Resch (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Through May
  • Former: Nan Taylor (2019–2021) — Former Chairperson · Filing note: Through May
  • Former: Pamela Ross (2019–2021) — Former - President
  • Former: Sherri Galle-Teske (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Through May
  • Former: Gary Cumley (2019) — Vice Chairperson
  • Former: Tammy J. Salewski (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Margaret Reed — VP of Finance & Admin: $117KMargaret ReedVP of Finance & Admin$117KJulie Strenn Thru May 2025 — President: $108KJulie Strenn Thru May…President$108KErin Smith — President: $106KErin SmithPresident$106K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $117K, to Margaret Reed (VP of Finance & Admin). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Opportunity Development Centers Inc

How large is Opportunity Development Centers Inc?

Opportunity Development Centers Inc reported $12.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.9M.

What is Opportunity Development Centers Inc?

Opportunity Development Centers Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. It holds $12.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Opportunity Development Centers Inc operate?

Opportunity Development Centers Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Opportunity Development Centers Inc's EIN?

Opportunity Development Centers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1044318. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)

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