Mission
Our mission is to support children/youth, and their families, in and at-risk of foster care, to build hope and achieve bright futures through wellness, education, relationships, and career focused services and resources.
Public Charity
Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc
Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $16.0M revenue, $15.9M expenses, $26.3M total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $950K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 951643340
Los Angeles, CA
Residential Mental Health Treatment
NTEE: F33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.0M
Total Expenses$15.9M
Total Assets$26.3M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$950K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc
How Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $81 for programs
$35
Mental Health:Optimist's comprehensive community mental health program (CMH) is funded through the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and is guided by wraparound and whole person care…
$22
Short-term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP):Optimist's specialized STRTP provides girls ages 12-17, and non-minor dependents (NMDs), who are survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), with safe and immediate care…
$17
Transitional Living Services (TLS)
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 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
OPERATING SUPPORT
$50,000
To fund outpatient healthcare services.
$50,000
SPRING 2024 GRANT RECIPIENT
$20,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,800
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CFO (end 9/24)
Aditi Joshi
Board Member (end 6/25)
Carol M Truscott
Board Member
Dejonae Shaw
Board Member
Dennis Andolsek
Board Member (end 7/24)
Diane Ausbon
Chief HR Officer
Douglas House
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.0M | $15.9M | $26.3M |
| 2024 | $17.1M | $15.3M | $24.8M |
| 2023 | $18.9M | $16.4M | $23.0M |
| 2022 | $18.4M | $18.6M | $20.4M |
| 2021 | $22.8M | $22.7M | $24.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $22.8M to $16.0M (-30%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.