Optimist International

Analysis

Optimist International is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Optimist International reported income of $82k and spending of $89k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $78k to $82k (+5.2%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Optimist International sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Collegiate Baseball League Inc ($82k), Poway Youth Basketball League ($82k) and Seabreeze Youth Soccer Club ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $93k.