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Optimist International Dubuque Ia

EIN 42-6091411 • 501(c)4 • Dubuque, IA

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Community Charitable Endeavors

PO Box 223Dubuque, IA 52004-0223
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

47th percentile

0.1%

Higher net margin than 47% 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

55th percentile

0.1%

Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

46th percentile

-3.8%

Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$83,418

Up $61 (+0.1%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$83,418

Up $61 (+0.1%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Down

$73,277

Down $2,933 (-3.8%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$73,216

Up $18,707 (+34%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$61

Down $21,640 (-100%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth55th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $45,916Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $47,098Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $51,136Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $57,216Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $58,134Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $52,385Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $52,245Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $57,392Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $20,604Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $32,306Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $35,598Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $44,588Net Assets 2022: $44,5882022Assets 2023: $61,656Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $83,357Net Assets 2024: $83,3572024Assets 2025: $83,418Net Assets 2025: $83,4182025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$83,418
Liabilities-
Net Assets$83,418
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth46th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $45,647Expenses 2011: $43,028Net Income 2011: $2,6192011Revenue 2012: $46,786Expenses 2012: $45,604Net Income 2012: $1,1822012Revenue 2013: $45,193Expenses 2013: $41,155Net Income 2013: $4,0382013Revenue 2014: $50,290Expenses 2014: $40,172Net Income 2014: $10,1182014Revenue 2015: $54,945Expenses 2015: $54,027Net Income 2015: $9182015Revenue 2016: $56,670Expenses 2016: $62,419Net Income 2016: -$5,7492016Revenue 2017: $56,713Expenses 2017: $56,853Net Income 2017: -$1402017Revenue 2018: $51,659Expenses 2018: $46,512Net Income 2018: $5,1472018Revenue 2019: $51,671Expenses 2019: $47,084Net Income 2019: $4,5872019Revenue 2020: $55,570Expenses 2020: $43,868Net Income 2020: $11,7022020Revenue 2021: $47,927Expenses 2021: $44,635Net Income 2021: $3,2922021Revenue 2022: $57,273Expenses 2022: $48,283Net Income 2022: $8,9902022Revenue 2023: $70,674Expenses 2023: $53,606Net Income 2023: $17,0682023Revenue 2024: $76,210Expenses 2024: $54,509Net Income 2024: $21,7012024Revenue 2025: $73,277Expenses 2025: $73,216Net Income 2025: $612025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$73,277
Expenses$73,216
Net Income$61
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$83,418
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$83,418
Revenue
$73,277
Expenses
$73,216
Net income
$61
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$83.4$83.4$73.3$73.2$0.06
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$83.4$83.4$76.2$54.5$21.7
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$61.7$0.00$70.7$53.6$17.1
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$44.6$44.6$57.3$48.3$8.99
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$35.6$0.00$47.9$44.6$3.29
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$32.3$0.00$55.6$43.9$11.7
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$20.6$0.00$51.7$47.1$4.59
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$57.4$0.00$51.7$46.5$5.15
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$52.2$0.00$56.7$56.9$0.14
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$52.4$0.00$56.7$62.4$5.75
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$58.1$0.00$54.9$54.0$0.92
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$57.2$0.00$50.3$40.2$10.1
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$51.1$0.00$45.2$41.2$4.04
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$47.1$0.00$46.8$45.6$1.18
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.9$0.00$45.6$43.0$2.62
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Feb 7, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$141,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Attached Schedule O

Community Charitable Endeavors

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Youth Activities and community service$61,774-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Joan StevePresident-$0--
Shirley ShannonPast President/Secretary-$0--
Michaela FreiburgerSecretary-$0--
Ron GansenTreasurer-$0--
Beth ErnzenVice President-$0--
Joe RollingDirector-$0--
Nick DolsonDirector-$0--
Peter SuppleDirector-$0--
Barb PerlethDirector-$0--
Lois ConzettDirector-$0--
Nancy OdefeyDirector-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Event 1$129,855$129,855$67,923$61,932
Total Events$129,855$129,855$67,923$61,932
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Optimist International Dubuque IA
EIN
42-6091411
Address
PO Box 223, Dubuque, IA 52004-0223

Signing Officer

Name
Ronald Gansen
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5635997827
Signed
2026-02-07

Preparer

Firm
Kintzinger Law Firm PLC
Address
100 W 12th St, Dubuque, IA 52001-4408
Preparer
Brian W Peters
Phone
5635880547
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Line 16 Other Expenses

“International Dues: $5541; Youth Activities & Community Activities: $61,774; Quarter District and Weekly Meetings: $811; Misc Expenses $5,090 Total $73,216”

Part III Statement of Program Accomplishments

“Describe what was achieved in carrying out your exempt purpose: Develop volunteerism, citizenship, and responsible youth in the community”

Part V, Line 44D

“This organization did not provide indoor tanning services this tax year.”

Raw XML Appendix147 raw XML fields

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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