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Optimist International Watertown Optimist Club

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 51-0184402

Oct 01, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 • Filed on Feb 04, 2026

Organization Profile
PO Box 1632Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 881-1348

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Net Margin

14th percentile

-23%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-3.9%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-46%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Down

$160,646

Down $6,522 (-3.9%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$160,646

Down $6,522 (-3.9%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$28,149

Down $23,799 (-46%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$34,671

Up $12,594 (+57%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$6,522

Down $36,393 (-122%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $30,120Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $23,971Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $19,688Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2017: $21,903Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $15,263Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $22,788Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $42,322Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2022: $133,025Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $133,0252022Assets 2023: $137,297Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $137,2972023Assets 2024: $167,168Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $167,1682024Assets 2025: $160,646Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $160,6462025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$160,646
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$160,646
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth8th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $54,927Expenses 2013: $45,003Net Income 2013: $9,9242013Revenue 2014: $29,418Expenses 2014: $35,567Net Income 2014: -$6,1492014Revenue 2015: $27,992Expenses 2015: $32,275Net Income 2015: -$4,2832015Revenue 2017: $38,265Expenses 2017: $41,509Net Income 2017: -$3,2442017Revenue 2018: $26,408Expenses 2018: $45,025Net Income 2018: -$18,6172018Revenue 2019: $22,788Expenses 2019: $46,107Net Income 2019: -$23,3192019Revenue 2020: $37,403Expenses 2020: $17,869Net Income 2020: $19,5342020Revenue 2022: $105,125Expenses 2022: $27,594Net Income 2022: $77,5312022Revenue 2023: $44,911Expenses 2023: $40,639Net Income 2023: $4,2722023Revenue 2024: $51,948Expenses 2024: $22,077Net Income 2024: $29,8712024Revenue 2025: $28,149Expenses 2025: $34,671Net Income 2025: -$6,5222025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$28,149
Expenses$34,671
Net Income-$6,522
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Feb 4, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$52,063
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Community service 10688 youth sports 1897 youth education 6635

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Community Service youth sports youth education$19,220$19,220
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Carmen BakkenTreasurer-$0--
Val EngelsVice President-$0--
Josh FinstadPresident-$0--
Kara PeischkeBoard Member-$0--
Renae GreenfieldBoard Member-$0--
Steve GalesBoard Member-$0--
Jill LenardsPast President-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Winter Wonderland$39,142$39,142$18,521$20,621
Super Bowl Books$8,828$8,828$0$8,828
Total Events$47,970$47,970$23,914$24,056
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Optimist International
EIN
51-0184402
Phone
6058811348
Address
PO Box 1632, Watertown, SD 57201

Signing Officer

Name
Carmen Bakken
Title
Club Treasurer
Phone
6058811348
Signed
2026-02-04
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Community Service 10687 Youth Sports 1897 Youth Education 6635”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Meetings conferences 2982 Guest meals 976 Installation meals 386 zoo membership 300 OI Foundation500 chamber membership 250 Dues OI District 5023 PO Box 192 Misc 4842”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$160,646
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$160,646
Revenue
$28,149
Expenses
$34,671
Net income
-$6,522
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.61$0.00$1.61$0.28$0.35$0.07
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.67$0.00$1.67$0.52$0.22$0.30
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.37$0.00$1.37$0.45$0.41$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$0.00$1.33$1.05$0.28$0.78
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.42$0.00$0.37$0.18$0.20
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.00$0.23$0.46$0.23
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.26$0.45$0.19
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.38$0.42$0.03
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.28$0.32$0.04
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.24$0.00$0.29$0.36$0.06
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.30$0.00$0.55$0.45$0.10