2025-01-20T16:33:33-07:00 2024-09-30 990EZ 2023-10-01 846035965 OPTIMIST CLUB OF WHEAT RIDGE OPTI 7203529305 2130 Estes Street Lakewood CO 80215 Carma Lytle Treasurer 7203529305 2025-01-20 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.wheatridgeoptimist.org X X 85999 X 29186 3465 14391 2 0 0 0 0 38955 15421 23534 0 0 0 0 70578 13942 0 0 0 3315 0 31464 48721 21857 43454 0 65311 43454 65311 0 0 0 0 43454 65311 0 0 43454 65311 Child and Community Welfare Christmas Program: provides low income families in the local community with food, clothing and gifts for children and families at Christmas. During this year, 92 families and 250 children were served 0 10055 Junior Optimist programs: work with local elementary schools to create service activities for 4th and 5th graders. Called Junior Optimist clubs, the children hold fundraisers and then choose where to donate the funds based on research done by the students. 0 1943 Honoring First Responders: recognition of police, firefighters and front-line hospital workers who serve our community 0 2033 14031 Gale Schrag President 10 0 0 0 Michael Cunningham Vice President 2 0 0 0 June Pooley Secretary 5 0 0 0 Carma Lytle Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Tony Carpenster Director 2 0 0 0 BJ Burleigh Director 2 0 0 0 Bill Cassel Director 2 0 0 0 Jack Chism Past President 2 0 0 0 Lucas Hunt Director 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carma Lytle 2130 Estes Street Lakewood CO 80215 7203529305 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carnation Festival 24195 0 24195 0 0 0 11846 0 543 Online Auction 11060 0 11060 0 0 0 0 0 772 0 35255 0 35255 0 0 0 11846 0 1315 13161 22094 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Arvada/Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth scholarship program-$700;Optimist International Foundation scholarship fund-$500; Farmers 5000 benefit for Wheat Ridge High school-$2,625; direct scholarships to high school seniors-$6,900; Optimist International Childhood Wellness program-$500; Denver Police Museum-$300; Jefferson High School senior assistance fund-$900; City of Wheat Ridge youth fund for Halloween-$100; Ronald McDonald House-$255.47; Wheat Ridge High School STEM program-$500; Wheat Ridge High School music program-$550; Rotary/Optimist/Kiwanis program for local shelter Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Administrative expenses-$2,817.47; membership expense-$3,560.24; weekly meeting expense-$6,796.45; training expense-$300; marketing & promotion-$2,152.10; other expenses-$1,806.53