2025-11-17T08:50:26-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1785 INDIAN WOOD CIRCLE MAUMEE OH 43537 990 2024-01-01 471098005 AO ADVOCATING OPPORTUNITY INC AOAD 4192604217 TWO MARITIME PLAZA FIRST FLOOR TOLEDO OH 43604 MEGAN MATTIMOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8558551945 2025-11-13 1 1 CAITLIN BAINTER P01985124 4197942000 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MEGAN MATTIMOE TWO MARITIME PLAZA FIRST FLOOR TOLEDO OH 43604 2789894 0 X HTTPS://WWW.ADVOCATINGOPPORTUNITY.COM/ X 2014 OH PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR TRAFFICKED AND EXPLOITED PERSONS. 8 8 27 8 0 0 2202496 2769723 0 19998 0 173 0 0 2202496 2789894 0 0 0 0 1839363 2208291 0 0 0 365120 598602 2204483 2806893 -1987 -16999 235562 483463 737661 1007215 -502099 -523752 X PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR TRAFFICKED AND EXPLOITED PERSONS. 1 0 2275105 0 19998 PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR TRAFFICKED AND EXPLOITED PERSONS. AO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERVENTION AND VICTIM SERVICES SINCE 2012. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AO HAS PROVIDED LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO OVER 200 HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH YEAR. AO HAS ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERVENTION. FOR EXAMPLE, AO PIONEERED USE OF A SPECIALLY TRAINED GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN OHIO TO ASSIST TRAFFICKED MINORS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COURTS AND AO DIRECTOR, MEGAN MATTIMOE, CO-AUTHORED OHIO'S SAFE HARBOR LAW, WHICH HAS BEEN USED AS A MODEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MORE RECENTLY, AO DEMONSTRATED ITS EXPERTISE AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO SEVERAL NATIONAL-LEVEL ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2022, AO JOINED THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY. IN 2024 AO WAS GRANTED ECOSOC OBSERVER STATUS AT THE UNITED NATIONS. 2275105 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CARIE STAERKER 8558551945 TWO MARITIME PLAZA FIRST FLOOR TOLEDO OH 43604 MEGAN MATTIMOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 173326 0 16157 KAREN HOBLET PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE KELLY VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COREY TOMLINSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR NAAVA SCHOTTENSTEIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEMMA HOSTETLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MAXWELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DESIREE SAKHO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONNIE WINGATE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 173326 0 16157 1 0 1 0 0 2581653 188070 20406 2769723 LEGAL SERVICES 541100 19998 19998 19998 173 173 2789894 19998 0 173 189483 94742 94741 1581624 1499193 82431 46235 43762 2473 250387 227002 23385 140562 126874 13688 187649 187649 1588 1588 13649 13649 27754 27754 128705 81569 47136 20920 20920 6538 6538 22811 22811 2883 2306 577 16228 16228 PROGRAM HOUSING 132890 132890 CLIENT RESOURCES 20406 20406 OTHER EXPENSES 16581 1087 15494 2806893 2275105 531788 0 32901 62784 136 173 143184 224272 74431 58577 18737 15854 40604 180380 235562 483463 103740 120672 37046 166564 552098 539005 44777 180974 737661 1007215 X -505964 -524480 3865 728 -502099 -523752 235562 483463 -16999 -4654 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 900422 1112050 1466176 2202496 2769723 8450867 900422 1112050 1466176 2202496 2769723 8450867 8450867 541 79 290 173 1083 8451950 19998 0.99990 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68420 52566 15854 6011 6011 0 15854 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 180380 180380 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 180974 180974 X 2901521 111627 111627 2789894 0 2789894 2918520 111627 111627 2806893 0 2806893 PART X, LINE 2: A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TAX EXEMPTION DESIGNATION, IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN A TAX POSITION WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. HOWEVER, MANAGEMENT'S CONCLUSIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT AT A LATER DATE BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEW TAX LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATIONS (INCLUDING RELEVANT COURT DECISIONS). X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEGAN MATTIMOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 173326 0 0 0 0 0 5200 0 10957 0 189483 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 RESEARCH IS DONE AND DISCUSSION MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 WE ADDED A PROGRAM UNDER A DEMONSTRATION GRANT CALLED THE NURSE ADVOCATE PROGRAM. IT IS NOT A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OR DEPARTURE FROM OUR PROGRAMMING BUT COMPLEMENTARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE MANAGER, WHICH IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD TREASURER FOR COMMENT, INPUT, AND QUESTIONS. ONCE APPROVED, THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD MONITORS ANY COMPLIANCE ISSUES AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 RESEARCH IS DONE AND DISCUSSION MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE ED. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.