The Opportunity Trust
Donations deductibleRevenue
$21.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$21.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$4m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
6.0 years on average
Staff
32
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Keith Williamson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Opportunity Trust's network
8 people9 organisationsi8 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Williamson Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bishop Michael Jones SR (also filed as Bishop Michael Jones) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Cindy Brinkley | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Scroggins | Chief Executive Officer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jemina Bernard | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jessica Pena | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Lemkemeier | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John W Kemper | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Corl | Employee | 2024 |
| Antonio Pacifico | Employee | since 2024 |
| Ayanna Banks | Employee | 2025 |
| Brandi Chin | Partner | since 2024 |
| Jesse Dixon | Partner | since 2022 |
| Marcus Robinson | Key Employee | since 2019 |
| MIA Howard | Key Employee | 2021 |
| Rachel Donnice Powers | Partner | since 2023 |
| Tanesia Lashay Simmons | Partner | since 2023 |
| Tiara Sheree Jordan | Employee | since 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Scroggins | Chief Executive Officer | 50 | $428k | $13k | |
| Jesse Dixon | Partner | 50 | $221k | $13k | |
| Brandi Chin | Partner | 50 | $196k | $19k | |
| Rachel Donnice Powers | Partner | 50 | $176k | $5k | |
| Tanesia Lashay Simmons | Partner | 50 | $174k | $15k | |
| Antonio Pacifico | Employee | 50 | $145k | $16k | |
| Ayanna Banks | Employee | 50 | $137k | $8k | |
| Bishop Michael Jones Sr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Lemkemeier | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John W Kemper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Pena | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Williamson | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cindy Brinkley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jemina Bernard | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Opportunity Trust
- EIN
- 821838644
- Address
- 5501 Delmar Blvd Suite A300, St Louis, MO, 63112-3054
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- The opportunity trust invests in educators and school systems eager to build the capacity required to make significant and measurable change. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B19 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Eric Scroggins (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKeith Williamson
≥7years on the filingsEric Scroggins
≥7years on the filingsJessica Pena
≥7years on the filingsJohn Lemkemeier
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
- $4m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $21.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $12.9m
- Employees
- 32
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $12.6m | $14.1m | Deficit $1.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Believe Schools | $1.5m | |
| Gateway Science Academy of St Louis | Existing school expansion | $1.3m |
| Kairos Academies | $1.3m | |
| The Leadership School | $992k | |
| St Louis Voices Academy | $842k | |
| Atlas Public Schools | $819k | |
| Friendly Academy | $747k | |
| The Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital | $740k | |
| Premier Charter School | Existing school improvement | $715k |
| Bridge 2 Hope | Parent & student leadership | $650k |
| Momentum Academy | Existing school improvement | $497k |
| Brookside Charter School | Existing school improvement | $376k |
| The School District of University City | District conditions for success | $354k |
| Missouri Charter Public School Association | Research, learning, and policy | $350k |
| City Garden Montessori | Existing school expansion | $274k |
| St Louis Teacher Residency | Diverse/effective teachers and leaders | $240k |
| Teach for America | Diverse / effective teachers and leaders | $234k |
| Navigate STL Schools | Removing barriers to access | $157k |
| Kipp St Louis | Existing school expansion | $157k |
| Ferguson-Florissant School District | District conditions for success | $145k |
| Greenhouse E3 | Diverse / effective teachers and leaders | $133k |
| The 74 Million | Innovative concepts in education | $100k |
| Activate STL | Parent & student leadership | $52k |
| Beginning Futures 2 | Existing school improvement | $33k |
| St Louis Language Immersion School | Existing school improvement | $21k |