Morehead Optimist Club Inc
To privide youth services in Rowan county
Morehead Optimist Club Inc at a glance
In short: Morehead Optimist Club Inc reported $176K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $176,184 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -15.1% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $610,557
- +13.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $334,209
- +15.9% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $40,874
- +43.9% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $259,721
- -1.4% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Morehead Optimist Club Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
How Morehead Optimist Club Inc gives
- Giving fell 85% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2022) to $207K (2023). In 2024 it reported $176K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| RCSHS Speech | Support Youth | $6,975 |
| RCSHS Theater | Support Youth | $6,000 |
| WAL-Mart (Shop with a Cop) | Support Youth | $5,826 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $610,557 | $334,209 | $259,721 | $176,184 | Total only | $40,874 |
| 2023 | $536,069 | $288,405 | $263,484 | $207,466 | Total only | $28,408 |
| 2022 | $505,578 | $202,774 | $254,008 | $18,801 | 3 | $-63,750 |
| 2021 | $561,814 | $397,054 | $263,665 | $55,676 | 7 | $47,542 |
| 2020 | $423,423 | $236,930 | $216,094 | $22,750 | 3 | $36,686 |
| 2019 | $402,587 | $408,674 | $343,854 | $127,040 | 13 | $17,521 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Morehead Optimist Club Inc
Based on IRS filings
Morehead Optimist Club Inc is a public charity, based in Morehead, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $611K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $176K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $41K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morehead Optimist Club Inc is led by Bill Redwine, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Bill Redwine
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James Fluty
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Saundra Newton
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Wes Holland
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tony Cooper
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jennifer Black
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Randy Stacy
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Melissa Cooper
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: George Tony Cooper (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Meadows (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jackie Cooper (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Michael Mackin (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Ronald Fiel (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Morehead Optimist Club Inc
How much does Morehead Optimist Club Inc give each year?
Morehead Optimist Club Inc reported $176K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $207K in grants paid.
How large is Morehead Optimist Club Inc?
Morehead Optimist Club Inc reported $611K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $334K.
What is Morehead Optimist Club Inc's EIN?
Morehead Optimist Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6038425. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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