2025-08-18T11:40:48-04:00 2024-09-30 341495118 BASHORE REINECK STOLLER & WATERMAN INC 685 FOX RD STE 101 VAN WERT OH 458912469 990EZ 2023-10-01 341328741 OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT OHIO CLUB 24391 OPTI 4192385086 1008 WOODLAND AVENUE VAN WERT OH 45891 WILLIAM R ABLE SECRETARY/ TREASURER 4192385086 2025-08-14 false PAIGE HEMMERT P02457269 4192380658 2025-08-18 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 1334 X X WWW.OPTIMISTVW.COM X X 42754 X 10350 802 1 31370 12356 19014 231 30398 8025 171 17363 25559 4839 38396 43235 X 27396 30350 11000 12885 38396 43235 38396 43235 X THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING THE VAN WERT COUNTY AREA SINCE 1981. WE ARE COMPRISED OF MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, SERVICE TO YOUTH AND THE PROMOTION OF OPTIMISM AS A WAY OF LIFE. OUR POSITIVE APPROACH, UPBEAT OUTLOOK, AND COMMITMENT TO CREATING A MORE OPTIMISTIC FUTURE FOR KIDS IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT FROM OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THE AFTER-PROM PROGRAM PROVIDED A WELL CHAPERONED TIME WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR 216 YOUTH FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN VAN WERT COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND SEX FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE SCHOOL'S PROM. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 90-95 VOLUNTEER HOURS UTILIZED. 6971 THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP (1ST PLACE), 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP (2ND PLACE), AND A 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP (3RD PLACE) TO THREE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, SELECTED FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THOSE SELECTED EXCELLED IN ACADEMICS AND PROVIDED NEARLY 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 5000 5000 THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK IS A PROJECT IN WHICH FOUR VAN WERT ORGANIZATIONS (OPTIMIST CLUB, SERVUICE CLUB, CITY PARKS DEPT., AND MAIN STREET VAN WERT) COME TOGETHER TO DECORATE THE FOUNTAIN PARK IN DOWNTOWN VAN WERT WITH AROUND 100 LIGHTED DISPLAYS FOR ALL AND ANYONE TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND ENJOY THE DISPLAYS. AFTER SPENDING OVER 400 VOLUNTEER HOURS, THE GROUP HOLDS A FESTIVE EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO HELP MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BEGIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. THE LIGHTED DISPLAYS ARE ON EVERY NIGHT FROM THE END OF NOVEMBER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR. 1000 1000 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS IN THE VAN WERT COMMUNITY TARGETING YOUTH. 2025 2025 14996 KEVIN TAYLOR PRESIDENT 1.00 0 WILLIAM R ABLE SECRETARY/ T 15.00 0 DENNEY KERNS 1ST VICE PRE 1.00 0 MICHELLE MOONEY PAST PRESIDE 1.00 0 PAIGE HEMMERT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JENNIFER ROCKMAN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MARSHALL MARRACCINI DIRECTOR 1.00 0 WHITNEY ROLLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 KEVIN PERKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 GREG YINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MIKE HELDWEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false OH WILLIAM R ABLE 1008 WOODLAND AVENUE VAN WERT OH 45891 4192385086 false false false false false false false false AVENUE OF FLAGS 31445 500 30945 11682 31445 500 30945 11682 11682 19263 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 MEMBER ASSESSMENTS 231 TOTAL 231 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 AFTER PROM 6,971 EXPENSES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 111 INSURANCE 425 GUEST MEALS 6,176 DUES 2,998 INCENTIVES & AWARDS 50 RECRUITMENT 112 OTHER 520 TOTAL 17,363 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 MISC PROGRAM EQUIPMENT 11,000 11,000 GIFT CARD INVENTORY 0 1,885 TOTAL 11,000 12,885 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING THE VAN WERT COUNTY AREA SINCE 1981. WE ARE COMPRISED OF MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, SERVICE TO YOUTH AND THE PROMOTION OF OPTIMISM AS A WAY OF LIFE. OUR POSITIVE APPROACH, UPBEAT OUTLOOK, AND COMMITMENT TO CREATING A MORE OPTIMISTIC FUTURE FOR KIDS IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT FROM OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE AFTER-PROM PROGRAM PROVIDED A WELL CHAPERONED TIME WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR 216 YOUTH FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN VAN WERT COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND SEX FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE SCHOOL'S PROM. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 90-95 VOLUNTEER HOURS UTILIZED. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP (1ST PLACE), 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP (2ND PLACE), AND A 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP (3RD PLACE) TO THREE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, SELECTED FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THOSE SELECTED EXCELLED IN ACADEMICS AND PROVIDED NEARLY 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK IS A PROJECT IN WHICH FOUR VAN WERT ORGANIZATIONS (OPTIMIST CLUB, SERVUICE CLUB, CITY PARKS DEPT., AND MAIN STREET VAN WERT) COME TOGETHER TO DECORATE THE FOUNTAIN PARK IN DOWNTOWN VAN WERT WITH AROUND 100 LIGHTED DISPLAYS FOR ALL AND ANYONE TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND ENJOY THE DISPLAYS. AFTER SPENDING OVER 400 VOLUNTEER HOURS, THE GROUP HOLDS A FESTIVE EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO HELP MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BEGIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. THE LIGHTED DISPLAYS ARE ON EVERY NIGHT FROM THE END OF NOVEMBER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS IN THE VAN WERT COMMUNITY TARGETING YOUTH.