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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $100K · expenses $1.3M · assets $63K

EIN
84-3676773
Address
554 ELM ST, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137-3848
NTEE code
W05
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

THE NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT POLICY THAT IS DRIVEN BY THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND FREE ENTERPRISE. THE NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEWS ON VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION POLICY, PERFORMANCE AND FUNDING, JUDICIAL AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, AND FISCAL MATTERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Patrick Hughes PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2021-2023 $481,084$1,073,834 7
Matthew Besler TREASURER/DIRECTOR2021-2023 $345,937$1,006,805 4
Mark Cavers DIRECTOR2021-2023 $153,350$563,379 3

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ben Jagoe DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Dan Leary DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $980K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PATRICK HUGHES PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR30 $289,084$192,000$0 $481,0847
MATTHEW BESLER TREASURER/DIRECTOR10 $120,832$225,105$0 $345,9374
MARK CAVERS DIRECTOR10 $0$153,350$0 $153,3503
DAN LEARY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BEN JAGOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $1.0M · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PATRICK HUGHES PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR30 $263,750$197,000$0 $460,7507
MATTHEW BESLER TREASURER/DIRECTOR10 $54,158$300,105$0 $354,2634
MARK CAVERS DIRECTOR10 $4,329$203,600$0 $207,9293
DAN LEARY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BEN JAGOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $641K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW BESLER CHAIRMAN10 $78,481$228,124$0 $306,6054
MARK CAVERS TREASURER10 $53,300$148,800$0 $202,1003
PATRICK HUGHES SECRETARY1 $0$132,000$0 $132,0007

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$1,252,146 $63,066$63,066 $100,000$0 $409,91680
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,933,331$509,073 $1,231,881$1,215,212 $1,933,331$0 $263,75030
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,100$209,146 $44,995$40,954 $250,100$0 $134,55040

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JOHN F CUNEO JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC” 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $1,252,146 spent · pay $922,916 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $800,027$416,794$96,300$286,933 63.9%
Other (as described)OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY $208,893$208,893-- 16.7%
Other employee benefits $61,842$32,219$7,444$22,179 4.9%
Advertising and promotion $58,662$58,662-- 4.7%
Payroll taxes $55,847$29,095$6,722$20,030 4.5%
Fees: accounting $19,025-$19,025- 1.5%
Fees: legal $13,263$13,263-- 1.1%
Other (as described)RENT, PARKING, UTILITIE $8,863-$8,863- 0.7%
Travel $7,226$7,226-- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $5,200$2,709$626$1,865 0.4%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $4,635$4,635-- 0.4%
Insurance $4,548-$4,548- 0.4%
All other expenses $2,666$2,106$560- 0.2%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $1,449$1,449-- 0.1%
Total$1,252,146100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $509,073 spent · pay $308,947 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $263,750$79,125$26,375$158,250 51.8%
Other (as described)OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY $163,979$163,979-- 32.2%
Other salaries and wages $27,084$12,084-$15,000 5.3%
Fees: legal $21,905$21,905-- 4.3%
Payroll taxes $16,290$5,109$1,477$9,704 3.2%
Travel $4,647$4,647-- 0.9%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $3,168-$3,168- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,375-$2,375- 0.5%
Other (as described)WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT $2,143$2,143-- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $1,823$572$165$1,086 0.4%
Office expenses $1,558$1,046$512- 0.3%
Other (as described)SERVICE FEES $280-$280- 0.1%
All other expenses $71$71-- 0.0%
Total$509,073100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $209,146 spent · pay $192,371 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $134,550$96,840$37,710- 64.3%
Other salaries and wages $25,691$22,347$3,344- 12.3%
Payroll taxes $14,050$10,450$3,600- 6.7%
Other employee benefits $13,174$9,799$3,375- 6.3%
Occupancy $12,000$10,800$1,200- 5.7%
Pension plan contributions $4,906$3,649$1,257- 2.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT $1,797$1,797-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,295-$1,295- 0.6%
Other (as described)TRAVEL $1,292$1,292-- 0.6%
Other (as described)SERVICE FEES $176-$176- 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $150-$150- 0.1%
Office expenses $48$40$8- 0.0%
Fees: legal $17$17-- 0.0%
Total$209,146100%

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