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Optimists Club of Cedar Rapids Inc

EIN 42-6078628 • 501(c)4 • Cedar Rapids, IA

Profile

The optimists club is a membership organization that raises money to support youth activities.

720 Green Valley Terr SECedar Rapids, IA 52403

cedarrapidsoptimist.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

14th percentile

-44%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

18th percentile

-42%

Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-20%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$32,478

Down $23,071 (-42%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$32,478

Down $23,071 (-42%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$52,148

Down $12,746 (-20%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$75,218

Up $18,280 (+32%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$23,070

Down $31,026 (-390%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth18th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $24,562Net Assets 2012: $24,5622012Assets 2013: $28,170Net Assets 2013: $28,1702013Assets 2014: $29,013Net Assets 2014: $29,0132014Assets 2015: $36,417Net Assets 2015: $36,4172015Assets 2016: $38,511Net Assets 2016: $38,5112016Assets 2017: $48,396Net Assets 2017: $48,3962017Assets 2018: $13,821Net Assets 2018: $13,8212018Assets 2019: $20,175Net Assets 2019: $20,1752019Assets 2020: $39,170Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $37,818Net Assets 2021: $37,8182021Assets 2022: $35,963Net Assets 2022: $35,9632022Assets 2023: $47,594Net Assets 2023: $47,5942023Assets 2024: $55,549Net Assets 2024: $55,5492024Assets 2025: $32,478Net Assets 2025: $32,4782025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$32,478
Liabilities-
Net Assets$32,478
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $35,704Expenses 2012: $36,177Net Income 2012: -$4732012Revenue 2013: $35,379Expenses 2013: $31,771Net Income 2013: $3,6082013Revenue 2014: $38,909Expenses 2014: $38,066Net Income 2014: $8432014Revenue 2015: $36,471Expenses 2015: $29,067Net Income 2015: $7,4042015Revenue 2016: $34,320Expenses 2016: $32,226Net Income 2016: $2,0942016Revenue 2017: $41,803Expenses 2017: $31,918Net Income 2017: $9,8852017Revenue 2018: $36,570Expenses 2018: $71,145Net Income 2018: -$34,5752018Revenue 2019: $47,377Expenses 2019: $41,023Net Income 2019: $6,3542019Revenue 2020: $50,745Expenses 2020: $20,051Net Income 2020: $30,6942020Revenue 2021: $50,806Expenses 2021: $52,158Net Income 2021: -$1,3522021Revenue 2022: $53,912Expenses 2022: $55,767Net Income 2022: -$1,8552022Revenue 2023: $61,822Expenses 2023: $50,191Net Income 2023: $11,6312023Revenue 2024: $64,894Expenses 2024: $56,938Net Income 2024: $7,9562024Revenue 2025: $52,148Expenses 2025: $75,218Net Income 2025: -$23,0702025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$52,148
Expenses$75,218
Net Income-$23,070
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$32,478
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$32,478
Revenue
$52,148
Expenses
$75,218
Net income
-$23,070
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$32.5$32.5$52.1$75.2$23.1
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.5$55.5$64.9$56.9$7.96
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$47.6$47.6$61.8$50.2$11.6
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$36.0$36.0$53.9$55.8$1.86
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.8$37.8$50.8$52.2$1.35
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$39.2$0.00$50.7$20.1$30.7
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.2$20.2$47.4$41.0$6.35
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.8$13.8$36.6$71.1$34.6
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$48.4$48.4$41.8$31.9$9.89
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.5$38.5$34.3$32.2$2.09
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$36.4$36.4$36.5$29.1$7.40
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$29.0$29.0$38.9$38.1$0.84
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$28.2$28.2$35.4$31.8$3.61
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$24.6$24.6$35.7$36.2$0.47
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Oct 30, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$57,814
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The optimists club is a membership organization that raises money to support youth activities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROCEEDS FROM FUNDRAISING USED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS YOUTH ACTIVITIES$70,298$71,282
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MIKE ANDERSONTreasurerPT$0--
STEPHEN P MENZNERBoard Member-$0--
KURT BEENENBoard Member-$0--
PATRICK T O'CONNORBoard Member-$0--
SHANE BAKERBoard Member-$0--
MICK ERDMANPresident-$0--
MIKE FRERIKSBoard Member-$0--
BOB ROISUMSecretary-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Flag Placement$52,616$52,616$5,666$46,950
Total Events$52,616$52,616$5,666$46,950
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Optimists Club of Cedar Rapids Inc
EIN
42-6078628
Phone
3195211704
Address
6518 RAPIDS RIDGE RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52411

Signing Officer

Name
Mike Anderson
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3195211704
Signed
2025-10-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lattaharris Llp
Address
3037 CENTER POINT RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
Preparer
Christopher Overturf
Phone
3193662163
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses national/state dues 3,348 miscellaneous 279 meals & banquets 984 bank charges 14 website 295 total 4,920”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Fixed assets 7,811 7,811 less accumulated depreciation 7,811 7,811 total 0 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The optimists club is a membership organization that raises money to support youth activities.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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