NonprofitsOpportunity Alabama Inc

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Opportunity Alabama Inc

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Total revenue

$2.1M

Total expenses

$1.7M

Net assets

$2.0M

Grants received

$261K

7 grants

EIN

832134053

Tax year

2024

Mission

Founded in 2018, opportunity alabama (opal) is an economic development organization committed to creating a national model of sustainable economic development through community-led, place-based investments. We help underserved communities leverage diverse funding sources for projects and initiatives that improve quality of place and enhance the built environment. Most of that work involves closing access to capital gaps in low-income communities, in economically distressed communities, and/or within disadvantaged populations (including, but not limited to, minority- and women-owned businesses, residents of low-income areas, etc.). Through that work, we remediate blight, improve general economic and societal conditions, combat community deterioration, and/or preserve the traditions, architecture, and appearance of the communities we serve.

Programs

1 program

Our second largest programmatic activity during 2024 was our property development assistance program (pdap) which helps property owners and emerging developers in underserved markets take a community-supported project from concept to construction. We help project teams navigate pre-development planning, budgeting, market analysis, pro forma creation. We then help projects secure all the incentives possible to enhance their ability to receive investment and break ground. Through pdap, we are building a pipeline of projects that are bringing vacant buildings back into service and supporting meaningful new construction while supporting local businesses, creating and improving housing, supporting reuse and/or redirection of downtown areas and central business districts, and more. During 2024, we assisted 16 different projects in low-income or underserved communities across alabama with our full suite of pdap programming. These projects will provide everything from community art space and new retail to boutique hotels and critically-needed housing.

Expenses: $636KGrants: $50K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.0M
Program service revenue$5K
Investment income$71K
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$125K
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising
Other expenses$542K
Total expenses$1.7M
Total assets$3.2M
Net assets$2.0M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GREG BARKER

CHAIR

Board

3 hrs/wk

TONY SMOKE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WENDI BOYEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LARRY LEWIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MYLA CALHOUN

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/01/2024)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANOOP MISHRA

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 05/01/2024)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER FLACHSBART

PRESIDENT

Board

25.14 hrs/wk

DAN RUTH

SECRETARY

Board

3 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL

UNDERWRITING

$156K

Grants received

Showing 7 of 7

FromAmountPurposeYear
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$64K
To develop and communicate strategies for leveraging Opportunity Zones to create value for postsecondary institutions and their communities
2020
$50K
1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES
2020
$50K
BUILDING A BETTER DOWNTOWN SELMA
2020

Funded by

$261K from 5 funders · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

$73K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

The Educational Foundation Of America

$54K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

The Winston-Salem Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2020

Truist Foundation Inc

$20K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN832134053
NTEE codeS12
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-05
Formed2018
Employees0
Volunteers7
OPPORTUNITY ALABAMA INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo