Optimist Club of Mt Pleasant

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 386175237
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2017–2024
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location: Mt Pleasant, MI, USA
Phone: 9895069592
Rating: 85
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue: $14,961
Expenses: $14,599
Assets: $22,741

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

JESSI HARGER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

STEFFANY STINE (BOARD MEMBER)
HEATHER GRAHAM (TREASURER)
ANDREA LIRONES (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the optimist creed; to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of ones self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

To raise funds to be able to help with youth related activities in our area.

Operating model

Revenue model: Other-operating. 86% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model: Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 43% for direct work, and 57% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 99
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 47
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.56; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.