Nonprofit · EIN 41-1538896
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
Also known as 35131 OC OF ST CLOUD MN
Tax-exempt · ST JOSEPH, MN 56374
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $250,620 | $248,724 | $1,896 | $106,603 | $1,813 | $104,790 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $191,107 | $189,850 | $1,257 | $106,137 | $3,243 | $102,894 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $164,714 | $163,590 | $1,124 | $110,771 | $9,134 | $101,637 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,178
- Membership dues
- $9,178
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $518
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,956
- Net income from gaming
- $236,968
- Other revenue
- $240,924
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $236,582
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $248,724
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $106,137
- Total assets, end of year
- $106,603
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,813
- Net assets, end of year
- $104,790
- Gross unrelated business income
- $236,968
- Gross receipts
- $8,341,921
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 57
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK EMERSON | GAMBLING MANAGER Officer | 15 | $36,000 |
| RENEE DINGMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $5,340 |
| DON BERGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE LINZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI TEMPLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DALE OKLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM GASPERLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGE BATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE BLAKE-BRADLEY | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BUDDY KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANITA PARKER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| DOTTIE SEAMANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNY HUMMEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH DRAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK EMERSON | GAMBLING MANAGER Officer | 15 | $36,400 |
| RENEE DINGMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,205 |
| CAROLINE LINZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI TEMPLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DALE OAKLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM GASPERLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGE BATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HANSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA BLAKE-BRADLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BECKY REYNOLDS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUDDY KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANITA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK EMERSON | GAMBLING MANAGER Officer | 15 | $36,000 |
| CAROLINE LINZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMMETT KEENAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI TEMPLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM BISEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM GASPERLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADY DEGAGNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SEAMANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY REYNOLDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| DENNY SMITH | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUDDY KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA BLAKE-BRADLEY | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WANITA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 134 9TH AVE SE, ST JOSEPH, MN 56374-9523
- In care of
- % DONALD BERGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK EMERSON, PO BOX 942, ST CLOUD, MN 563020942
- Signed the 990
- MARK EMERSON, GAMBLING MANAGER
- Phone
- (320) 223-2337
- Website
- STCLOUDOPTIMISTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MILLER WELLE HEISER & CO LTD
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE ST CLOUD OPTIMIST CLUB IS TO DEVELOP OPTIMISM AS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE; TO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN GOOD GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC AFFAIRS; TO INSPIRE RESPECT FOR THE LAW; TO PROMOTE PATRIOTISM AND WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCORD AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLE; TO AID AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH, IN THE BELIEF THAT GIVING OF ONE'S SELF IN SERVICE TO OTHERS WILL ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANKIND, COMMUNITY LIFE AND THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 5,705 YOUTH THROUGH AREA YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.Expenses $248,724 · grants $236,582
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1538896
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1334: OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $106,603
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,341,921
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $250,620 | $248,724 | $106,603 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $191,107 | $189,850 | $106,137 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $164,714 | $163,590 | $110,771 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $179,738 | $177,273 | $106,686 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1538896).
Questions about OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL is 41-1538896.
- Is OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1958.
- Are donations to OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARK EMERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $36,000 (MARK EMERSON, GAMBLING MANAGER).
- How much revenue does OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $250,620, expenses of $248,724 and total assets of $106,603 at year end.
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