Small Public Charity

Optimist International

Optimist International, of BALLWIN, MO, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $120K in revenue, $54K in expenses, $66K in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $863K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 430605424 BALLWIN, MO Community Service Clubs NTEE: S80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$120K
Total Expenses$54K
Total Assets$66K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$863K
Filing Years2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Optimist International

How Optimist International divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings.

$72 Programs the work itself
$28 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $72 for programs

$43
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…
59% of program spending
$19
Supported Optimist International youth focused activities
26% of program spending
$10
Non-holiday fight against hunger was carried out with the help of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
15% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$120,000
$206,650
$166,500
$89,000
$59,000

Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT OCSL Adam Bagwell
BOARD MEMBER Amy Keller
BOARD MEMBER Harvey Allen
PAST PRESIDENT2 Jennifer Bagwell
FOUNDATION REPRESENTITIVE / TREASURER OCSL Karl Tyminski
SECRETARY Timothy Schmitt

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$863,150 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $120K $54K $66K

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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