Optimist International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430605424
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Ballwin, MO, USA
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,000
Expenses
$54,293
Assets
$65,814

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM BAGWELL (PRESIDENT OCSL)
  • VACANTFORMERLY TAMYKA PERRINE (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ADAM BAGWELL (PRESIDENT OCSL)
  • KARL TYMINSKI (TREASURER OCSL)
  • JENNIFER BAGWELL (PAST PRESIDENT2)

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

The purpose of the Optimist International BBA Optimist Club of St. Louis OCSL Youth Work Fund is to finance charitable activities approved by the OCSL Board. These activities include supporting Optimist Internationals global youth programs like youth golf oratorical essay and art contests. Additionally the fund aids in maintaining OCSLs traditional activities at the Youth and Family Center and Wesley House as well as supporting youth initiatives through grants across economically challenged areas in the St. Louis metropolitan region.

What it reported doing in 2024

Holiday food drive provides for approximatly 600 economically disadvantaged familes during the months of november and december a combination of fresh fruits vegitables canned food and product restricted gift cards are distributed with help provided by several partner agencies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.3%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 54.8%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.3% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $39K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.