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US nonprofit · EIN 351136833 · Valparaiso, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351136833) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Opportunity Enterprises Inc's network

14 people16 organisationsi14 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (18) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Freyek ChairChairperson2018
8 yrs
Ann Marie WoolwineMember2023
3 yrs
Beth CasbonVice Chairpe2021
5 yrs
Dana RifaiMember2024
2 yrs
Denise ConlonMember2023
3 yrs
Erin HawkinsMember2021
5 yrs
George PatiMember2023
3 yrs
Kathleen SmithTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Nicole AlcornMember2020
6 yrs
Patrick LYPCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Richard Amrhein (also filed as Rick Amrhein)Member2018
8 yrs
Rod GaydaMember2018
8 yrs
Shannon LeeMember2021
5 yrs
Stephanie SwearingtonMember2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Angela HarrisSupported Lisince 2022
Deborah CumminsSupported Lisince 2022
Ellen DemartinisCEO to 8/31/19since 2018
Jennifer JarrielNurse (RN)2024
Jodi BarnardSr Director2023
Mark FisherCFOsince 2018
Neil SamahonCEOsince 2020
Stephanie AndersonChro2024
Tyrone RobertsSupported Li2023
Valerie ThillCposince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Neil SamahonCEO40$205k
Valerie ThillCpo40$110k
Mark FisherCFO40$109k
Deborah CumminsSupported Living80$106k
Stephanie AndersonChro40$103k
Angela HarrisSupported Living80$103k
Kacie EnsignCso40$103k
Cathie DullMember1$0
Erin HawkinsMember1$0
Brad MistinaMember1$0
George PatiMember1$0
Dana RifaiMember1$0
Philip SimonMember1$0
Stephanie SwearingtonMember1$0
Ann Marie WoolwineMember1$0
Isaac ZeckelMember1$0
Beth CasbonChair1$0
Denise ConlonVice Chair1$0
Patrick LypSecretary1$0
Shannon LeeTreasurer1$0
Rick AmrheinDirector Emeritus1$0

About

Legal name
Opportunity Enterprises Inc
EIN
351136833
Address
2801 Evans Ave, Valparaiso, IN, 46383-6940
State
Indiana
Mission
The mission of opportunity enterprises is to create inclusive and equitable opportunites for people of all abilities. The agency provides vocational training, day services, transportation, and residential services to clients in porter county, indiana. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J330 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1967
Principal officer
Neil Samahon (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1971
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn Freyek
≥8years on the filingsKathleen Smith
≥8years on the filingsPatrick LYP
≥8years on the filingsRichard Amrhein

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$20.6m
Total liabilities
$3.7m
Net assets or fund balances
$16.9m
Contributions and grants received
$4.3m
Program service revenue
$19.4m
Employees
531
Volunteers
412

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$24.3m$24.3m$78k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.