Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) is an activist group founded in 1983 that claims to provide job training and education opportunities to address “structural racism.”  ^{1 2}

OBT is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), stating its belief that “structural racism, discrimination, systems of power, and other forms of oppression” lead to a disparity of “privilege and access” as well as “inequities.” ²

Activities

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) claims to provide job training and other education opportunities to address “structural racism”  ² while advancing advocacy based on the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). OBT has previously claimed to help roughly 1,500 individuals annually, stating that 90 percent of them are “people of color.”  ³

Partnerships

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow is listed as one of more than 40 ally organizations of Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH), a left-of-center New York City-based affordable housing-focused organization that engages in advocacy on immigration and economic policy. ^{4 5}

Financials

In 2022, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow reported revenue of $8,006,580, total expenses of $7,536,069, and net assets of $1,517,408. ⁶

Funding

In 2021, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow received $50,000 from the Lawrence Foundation. ⁷

In 2022, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow reported receiving $6,327,792 in government grants. ⁸ That year, OBT also received $550,000 from the Robin Hood Foundation and $250,000 from the Tiger Foundation. ^{9 10}

In 2023, OBT received $25,000 from the Pinkerton Foundation. ¹¹

Leadership

As of 2025, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow was led by co-CEOs Greg Rideout and Evelyn Ortiz. ¹² Rideout previously worked as the interim executive director for immigration services at Seneca Family of Agencies. ¹³

As of 2025, Vincent Chirico of Chirico Law PLLC was chair of the OBT board, Marc Gross of the Empire Law Group was vice chair, and Frank Morizio of Morizio Consulting was chairman emeritus. ¹⁴

1. “Mission and Vision.” Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://obtjobs.org/mission-and-vision/.
2. “Diversity & Racial Equity Mission Statement.” Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://obtjobs.org/dei-mission-statement/.
3. “Home.” Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://obtjobs.org/.
4. “CUFFH Network.” Churches United for Fair Housing. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.cuffh.org/network
5. “Our History.” Churches United for Fair Housing. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.cuffh.org/history
6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. 2022. Part I, lines 12, 18, 22.
7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). The Lawrence Foundation. 2022. Part XIV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.
8. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. 2022. Part VIII – Statement of Revenue, line e.
9. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Robin Hood Foundation. 2022. Schedule I. Part II – Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
10. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tiger Foundation. 2022. Part XIV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.
11.  Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Pinkerton Foundation. 2023. Part XIV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.
12. “Staff.” Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://obtjobs.org/staff/.
13. “Greg Rideout.” LinkedIn. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregrideout/.
14. “Board of Directors.” Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://obtjobs.org/our-board-of-directors/.