Optimist International
Revenue
$151k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$153k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$142k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$142k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
2.8y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
Optimist International's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Haberer | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Ziesser | Vice President | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Terry Lammers | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Haberer | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Terry Lammers | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Ziesser | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Optimist International
- EIN
- 376048992
- Address
- Po Box 471, Highland, IL, 62249-0471
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Support youth programs & activities (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N60Z Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1948
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsDavid Haberer
≥2years on the filingsTerry Lammers
≥1years on the filingsJohn Ziesser
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $142k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $142k
- Contributions and grants received
- $27k
- Program service revenue
- $15k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $95k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $174k | $166k | $9k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Local Schools Students & Youth Organizations | To fund and/or operate programs that foster our youth's educatioin, self-esteem, and life skills | $16k |