California · Nonprofit
THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC
THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC (California) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $334,187 to it, the largest being THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($147,268). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $426k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $334k
- Net assets
- $382k
What The Hidden Opponent Inc does
Mission
To raise awareness for student-athlete mental health and to end mental health stigma in sports culture through advocacy, education, and support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The hidden opponent's campus captains program brings mental health initiatives and awareness directly to college campuses through passionate student ambassadors. Our ccs are an extension of the hidden opponent team and work to improve culture and promote conversations at schools across the globe. Campus captains are provided with mentorship, educational resources, and guidance, as they work to educate themselves further on mental health topics and create outreach initiatives on their campuses. In 2025, we served over 300 campuses and over 500 student-athletes through this program.in five years of the program, we have had over 2,500 individual ambassadors on over 1,000 unique campuses, in all 50 united states and various international locations. Our student-athlete ambassadors get special access to educational events, such as workshops, trainings, and panels. This year, over 350 of our student-athletes also recievedactive listening training -- a skill to help them become better peer mental health supporters on campus. In 2025, we reached an average of over 1,000 students per semester through our trickle-down chapter program, which allows students to create clubs on their campuses…
$113,714 spent$9,300 earned by the program54% of program spendingThe coaches & professionals program aims to empower coaches and mental health professionals through emphasis on education, culture, and access to resources and professional development opportunities focused on fostering support for the mental health of all members of the athletic community.this program is applicable to athletic trainers, strength coaches, athletic administrators, and more. The program covers a variety of topics, helping coaches and professionals become better support systems for their athletes, while also learning how to prioritize their own mental health and self-care. This program is meant to support coaches as a professional development tool and aid in creating conversations about healthy coaching. In a recent survey of our coaches & professionals community, respondents identified time and cost as their largest barriers to seeking this type of professional development. Our various workshop offerings this year were completely free of charge. We hosted panels and networking opportunities for these professionals, as well as created a linkedin community for folks to discuss relevant topics and connect with one another.
$96,868 spent46% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $210,582.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $202k to $361k (+78%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
105% of THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Suzanne Potts
CEO (until 11/30/25)
Board chair
Victoria Browne
Chair of the board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $43k → $54k.
5 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 79% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 77% · 2023 56% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
79% of THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $71k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside California, across 2 states.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $264k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,883 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,883 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
52% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC?
- THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC (California) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $334,187 to it, the largest being THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($147,268). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $334,187 in grants to THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC?
- THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $147,268 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HIDDEN OPPONENT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing