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Optimist International

05301 Oc Of Jasper In
  • Jasper, IN
  • Tax-exempt since July 1958
  • EIN: 51-0173804

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$54.8k (2023)

Expenses
$64.2k (2023)

Total Assets
$41.3k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$54,792
Expenses
$64,173
Net Income
-$9,381
Net Assets
$41,347
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $61
0.1%
Net Fundraising $49,326
90.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $41,347
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $41,347
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Melissa Eckert (President) $0 $0
Ellie Kerstiens (Treasurer) $0 $0
Sherry Foster (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$54,606
Expenses
$58,905
Net Income
-$4,299
Net Assets
$50,728
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $39
0.1%
Net Fundraising $48,945
89.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,728
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $50,728
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Melissa Eckert (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brittany Massey (Secretary) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 9, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$48,414
Expenses
$48,654
Net Income
-$240
Net Assets
$55,027
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $29
0.1%
Net Fundraising $43,145
89.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $55,027
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $55,027
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Austin Budell (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brittany Massey (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$45,697
Expenses
$25,831
Net Income
$19,866
Net Assets
$55,267
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $23
0.1%
Net Fundraising $40,389
88.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $55,267
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $55,267
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
David Hubster (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brittany Massey (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 5, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$46,203
Expenses
$39,224
Net Income
$6,979
Net Assets
$35,401
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $19
0.0%
Net Fundraising $41,279
89.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,401
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $35,401
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Neil Broeker (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brittany Massey (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 4, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$47,126
Expenses
$39,065
Net Income
$8,061
Net Assets
$28,422
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $13
0.0%
Net Fundraising $41,983
89.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,422
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $28,422
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Neil Broeker (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brittany Massey (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 12, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$39,086
Expenses
$47,206
Net Income
-$8,120
Net Assets
$20,361
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Net Fundraising $33,946
86.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,361
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $20,361
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Melissa Eckert (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Audrey Fischer (Secretary) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$41,673
Expenses
$31,475
Net Income
$10,198
Net Assets
$28,481
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Net Fundraising $36,288
87.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,481
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $28,481
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Paula Reyling (President) $0 $0
Jay Baker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Jessica Mehringer (Secretary) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 14, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$33,680
Expenses
$37,486
Net Income
-$3,806
Net Assets
$18,283
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Net Fundraising $28,023
83.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,283
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $18,283

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$32,407
Expenses
$33,717
Net Income
-$1,310
Net Assets
$22,089
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $17
0.1%
Net Fundraising $27,580
85.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,089
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $22,089

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$28,167
Expenses
$30,768
Net Income
-$2,601
Net Assets
$23,399
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20
0.1%
Net Fundraising $23,224
82.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,399
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $23,399

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$27,362
Expenses
$29,259
Net Income
-$1,897
Net Assets
$14,178
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,245
4.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32
0.1%
Net Fundraising $20,647
75.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,178
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $14,178

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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