What is the EIN of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE is 23-2543677.

Is OPPORTUNITY HOUSE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.

Are donations to OPPORTUNITY HOUSE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did OPPORTUNITY HOUSE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALYSSA BUSHKIE.

Who are the officers and directors of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,955 (MODESTO FIUME, PRESIDENT THRU JUNE '25).

How much revenue does OPPORTUNITY HOUSE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,379,854, expenses of $9,212,501 and total assets of $9,638,529 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 23-2543677

OPPORTUNITY HOUSE

Tax-exempt · READING, PA 19601

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$9,379,854	$9,212,501	$167,353	$9,638,529	$1,236,453	$8,402,076
June 30, 2024	990	$8,247,987	$7,971,188	$276,799	$8,892,928	$754,736	$8,138,192
June 30, 2023	990	$7,524,676	$6,097,343	$1,427,333	$8,393,974	$632,778	$7,761,196

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $6,285,608
of which government grants: $2,833,546
Program service revenue: $2,933,232
Investment income: $30,990
Net rental income: $227,506
Net gain from sales of assets: $9,521
Net income from fundraising events: -$144,354
Other revenue: $130,024

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $299,394
Other salaries and wages: $3,292,556
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $4,301,474
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $24,415
Occupancy: $495,877
Travel: $48,250
Depreciation: $582,654
Program services (functional): $7,789,922
Management and general (functional): $934,375
Fundraising (functional): $488,204

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $8,892,928
Total assets, end of year: $9,638,529
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,236,453
Net assets, end of year: $8,402,076
Land, buildings and equipment: $6,088,623
Publicly traded securities: $1,176,483
Net assets without donor restrictions: $8,381,218
Net assets with donor restrictions: $20,858
Gross receipts: $9,548,526
Employees: 89
Volunteers: 1,018
Year formed: 1984
State of legal domicile: PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
MODESTO FIUME	PRESIDENT THRU JUNE '25 Officer	40	$195,955
DORI BORNSTEIN	CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER Highest-paid employee	40	$103,925
ALYSSA BUSHKIE	COO; CEO AS OF JULY '25 Officer	40	$103,439
REBECCA IANNELLI	CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	0	$0
ROBERT DIERUFF	VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
VALERIE HENNE-HALLMAN	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
MICHAEL DOUTRICH	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
MARY KARGBO	IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0
SANTINA CONNORS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
TIM SNYDER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
SHAWN LAWSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
GEORGE LEONHARDT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
JULIE RAVIS ESQ	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
SUZANNE CLAYPOOLE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
DIANE L BILLMAN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0

3 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
ANTHONY ANDRE JONES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
JOAN LONDON ESQ	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
LAURIE GRUBE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
MODESTO FIUME	PRESIDENT Officer	40	$197,516	$0
ALYSSA BUSHKIE	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer	40	$100,330	$7,502
MARY KARGBO	CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
ROBERT DIERUFF	VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
VALERIE HENNE-HALLMAN	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
REBECCA IANNELLI	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
TIM SNYDER	IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
SANTINA CONNORS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
SHAWN LAWSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
GEORGE LEONHARDT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JULIE RAVIS ESQ	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
SUZANNE CLAYPOOLE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
DIANE L BILLMAN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
MODESTO D FIUME	EXEC DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Officer	40	$156,905	$3,190
MARY KARGBO	CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
VALERIE HENNE-HALLMAN	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
REBECCA IANNELI	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
ROBERT DIERUFF	VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
SANTINA CONNORS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
SHAWN LAWSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
GEORGE LOENHARDT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JULIE RAVIS ESQ	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J WILLIAM WIDING III ESQ	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 430 N 2ND ST, READING, PA 19601-2738
Principal officer (990 for 2024): ALYSSA BUSHKIE, 430 NORTH 2ND STREET, READING, PA 19601
Signed the 990: ALYSSA BUSHKIE, CEO
Phone: (610) 374-4696
Website: WWW.OPPHOUSE.ORG
Return prepared by: CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC

Mission

OPPORTUNITY HOUSE EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. WE PROVIDE SECURITY STABILITY, SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY TO OUR CLIENTS.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

RESALE AND REUSE SERVICES: WITH THE AFFILIATIONS AND SUPPORT OF THE - ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AND THE CASCADE ALLIANCE, THE OPRGANIZATION OPENED ITS RESALE AND REUSE SERVICES. DONATIONS BINS WERE PLACED THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY AND A RETAIL BUSINESS WAS ESTABLISHED. IN JULY 2015, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED A RETAIL THRIFT STORE TO HELP SUSTAIN THE AGENCY AND PROVIDE JOBS.
Expenses $2,115,099 · revenue $997,758
SHELTER: SINCE 1984, THE SHELTER AT OUR MAIN CAMPUS HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS WHILE ALSO OFFERING INTENSIVE COUNSELING, GOAL-PLANNING, LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, MONEY MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AFTER-CARE SERVICES, ADDICTION AWARENESS, PARENTING, SELF-ESTEEM, AND NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE SHELTER SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 90 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN EACH EVENING. IN 2024, OPPORTUNITY HOUSE OPENED A SECOND HOMELESS SHELTER IN THE CITY OF POTTSTOWN, SERVING 120 HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN DAILY.
Expenses $2,473,564 · revenue $782,457
LEARNING CENTERS: SINCE 1996, THE SECOND STREET LEARNING CENTER HAS PROVIDED PARENTS WHO WORK WITH THE FIRST CHILDCARE CENTER TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE. CARE IS PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR OVER 100 CHILDREN PER DAY WHO LIVE AT THE SHELTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN RANGE FROM INFANCY THROUGH SCHOOL-AGE INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE LEARNING CENTER ALSO MEETS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO AND FROM ALL READING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE CENTER SERVED 6 INFANTS, 23 TODDLERS, 65 PRESCHOOLERS/PRE-K AND 73 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN EACH DAY. IN THE FALL OF 2025, OPPORTUNITY HOUSE OPENED A SECOND LOCATION, THE PATTON AVENUE LEARNING CENTER, WHICH SERVES THE SAME PURPOSE AND OFFERS CARE TO 64 CHILDREN DAILY, AGES 6 MONTH TO 5 YEARS OLD.
Expenses $1,630,828 · revenue $1,153,017
HOUSING: SINCE 1998, THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED PERMANENT HOUSING FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SHELTER PROGRAMS, BUT ARE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEFORE THEY CAN SUCCESFULLY MOVE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. OPPORTUNITY HOUSE'S PORTFOLIO OF HOUSING INCLUDES 71 UNITS (TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT) AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS.
Expenses $948,057
PRE-K SECOND STREET LEARNING CENTER RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE PA - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OPERATE A PRE-K COUNT PROGRAM FOR UP TO 40 LOW INCOME CHILDREN. AGED 3 - 5 WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS IN PREPARATION OF ENTERING KINDERGARTEN. IN 2025, WE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 20 CHILDREN, TOTALING 60 CURRENT PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $622,374

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 23-2543677
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status: Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78): Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since: 1989
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Housing and shelter (L410)
Assets (IRS master file): $9,638,529
Income (IRS master file): $9,548,526

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$9,379,854	$9,212,501	$9,638,529	XML
990	June 2024	$8,247,987	$7,971,188	$8,892,928	IRS
990	June 2023	$7,524,676	$6,097,343	$8,393,974	XML
990	June 2022	$6,974,085	$6,080,102	$6,798,049	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-2543677).

Questions about OPPORTUNITY HOUSE

What is the EIN of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?: The employer identification number (EIN) of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE is 23-2543677.
Is OPPORTUNITY HOUSE tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
Are donations to OPPORTUNITY HOUSE tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OPPORTUNITY HOUSE file?: Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OPPORTUNITY HOUSE last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALYSSA BUSHKIE.
Who are the officers and directors of OPPORTUNITY HOUSE?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,955 (MODESTO FIUME, PRESIDENT THRU JUNE '25).
How much revenue does OPPORTUNITY HOUSE have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,379,854, expenses of $9,212,501 and total assets of $9,638,529 at year end.