Optimist Club of Lubbock
To provide scholarships and other assistance to at risk children.
Optimist Club of Lubbock at a glance
In short: Optimist Club of Lubbock gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,800
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,800
- Median grant
- $5,800
- Total assets
- $103,227
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Optimist Club of Lubbock funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Optimist Club of Lubbock gives
- Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $32K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club Lubbock, TX | General Purpose | $5,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $103,227 | $43,061 | $29,669 | $5,800 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $90,525 | $33,706 | $21,156 | $6,350 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $77,541 | $27,732 | $32,118 | $5,100 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $88,860 | $17,090 | $60,377 | $11,910 | 2 | $1 |
| 2021 | $129,529 | $87,180 | $79,581 | $32,100 | 4 | $110 |
| 2020 | $107,876 | $60,145 | $45,167 | $19,457 | 2 | $135 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Optimist Club of Lubbock
Based on IRS filings
Optimist Club of Lubbock is a public charity, based in Lubbock, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $103K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Optimist Club of Lubbock is led by Sipriano Gutierrez, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sipriano Gutierrez
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Field
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josiah Field
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Dominguez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Angelina Mojica (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Charles Hankson (2023) — Director
- Former: Dorshema McPherson (2023) — Director
- Former: Janey Anderson (2023) — Director
- Former: Keyshia Garza (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Michelle Smith (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Craig Jones (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Gary Merritt (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jon Finney (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ysidro Gutierrez (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Valorie Duvall (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Britni Hickey (2020) — Director
- Former: Dorshema Howard (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Optimist Club of Lubbock
How much does Optimist Club of Lubbock give each year?
Optimist Club of Lubbock gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $6K in grants paid.
How large is Optimist Club of Lubbock?
Optimist Club of Lubbock reported $103K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $43K.
Where does Optimist Club of Lubbock operate?
Optimist Club of Lubbock has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Optimist Club of Lubbock's EIN?
Optimist Club of Lubbock's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6036539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
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