Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America
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About Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America
To be an equalizer for poor communities by providing quality education and training through a national network of local affiliates, creating pathways out of poverty through workforce development, STEM education and reentry services.
Focus Areas
workforce developmentconstruction and skilled trades trainingSTEM education and youth programsreentry and services for returning citizensemployer partnerships and job placement
Who They Fund
individual fellowsscholarsartists or researchers
Funding Style
fellowship fundingindividual awardsprofessional development support
About Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America
Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America Inc uses its grantmaking to support a national network of local affiliates, with fellowships appearing across the recent grants list in cities from Oakland Park and Wilson to Philadelphia and Portland. The organization’s stated purpose is to serve poor communities through quality education and training, building pathways out of poverty through workforce development, STEM education, and reentry services. That mission shows up in repeated support for affiliate-based programs rather than isolated one-off awards. Recent funding also shows a strong affiliate structure. The same local OIC organizations appear in successive years, including OIC of South Florida, Opportunities Industrialization of Wilson Incorporated, Tri County OIC, and Philadelphia OIC. Those repeat awards point to an ongoing relationship with local partners operating under the OIC model. Grants are also directed to organizations serving different workforce-adjacent needs, including job placement and services for returning citizens, which fits the foundation’s broader emphasis on moving people into training and employment pathways.
What Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America Funds
Workforce development is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $659,479 to Opportunities Industrialization of Wilson Incorporated in 2024 for fellowships, and $419,841 to Tri County Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc in 2024 for fellowships. Those awards fit a pattern of supporting local affiliates that deliver training and employment pathways. Its support also reaches multiple regions through affiliated centers. In 2024, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc received $285,567, while Summit Academy OIC in Minneapolis received $205,822. The presence of these awards alongside affiliates in North Carolina and Pennsylvania suggests a network-based funding strategy rather than a single-city concentration. The foundation’s stated focus areas include STEM education, youth programs, reentry, employer partnerships, and job placement, and the recent grants reflect that broader workforce-oriented agenda through fellowship support for organizations connected to those services.
How Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$9.2M
Total Revenue
$8.2M
Total Expenses
$12.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $126K and $436K, with a median of $259K.
25th Percentile
$126K
Median
$259K
75th Percentile
$436K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LOUIS J KING II
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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