Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us
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About Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us
By providing financial solutions and training, we empower people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children's futures, and their communities.
Focus Areas
MicroenterpriseEducationAgricultureHealthWomen’s empowermentRefugee servicesYouth vocational trainingDigital financial inclusionSavings & loans groups
Who They Fund
local communities in Nicaraguaprivate school students and school communities (Nicaragua)primary school learners and teachers in Ghana (APIL)Kenyan education practitioners and researchers (innovation lab beneficiaries)
About Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us
Opportunity International Inc D/b/a Opportunity International-us uses grants, affiliate support, and program-related investments to back poverty-focused economic development work. The largest recent grant in the record went to Opportunity International Nicaragua for community economic development and private school work in Nicaragua, showing a direct line to place-based operations and education-linked development. Another sizable grant supported Opportunity Transformation Investments Inc for affiliate operating expenses, alongside a separate award for MFI investment and debt repayment, which points to a structure that includes financing for microfinance activity as well as grant support. Education is also part of the portfolio. The foundation backed Results for Development Institute Inc - R4d for the Advancing Partnerships for Improved Learning activity in Ghana, and it funded the University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute for innovation lab work on edufinance and edquality interventions in Kenya. In the social-services and human development area, grants reached Alliance for Children Everywhere for an early childhood nutritional program and Easterseals Morc for child nutrition programs. These awards fit the foundation’s stated emphasis on financial solutions and training for people living in poverty, with grants used to support affiliates, research, implementation, and operating needs.
What Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us Funds
A major strand of giving centers on community and school development in Nicaragua. Opportunity International Nicaragua received $615,812 for community economic development and private school work in 2025, and $465,535 in 2024 for school and community development in Nicaragua. Education systems work appears in Ghana and Kenya. Results for Development Institute Inc - R4d received $312,141 in 2025 and $15,320 in 2024 for the Advancing Partnerships for Improved Learning activity in Ghana, while the University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute received $167,552 for innovation lab work on edufinance and edquality interventions in Kenya. The foundation also funds health-related child support. Alliance for Children Everywhere received $45,000 for implementation of an early childhood nutritional program, and Easterseals Morc received $34,572 for child nutrition programs. Microfinance is another recurring theme through affiliate support and debt-related funding, including awards to Opportunity Transformation Investments Inc.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$83.2M
Total Revenue
$51.1M
Total Expenses
$50.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $288K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$288K
Geographic Reach
National8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ATUL TANDON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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