OPTIMIST CLUB OF CARLSBAD FOUNDATION
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2014 · Form 990EZ · revenue $7K · expenses $16K · assets $5K
- EIN
- 68-0414602
- Address
- 6478 TERRAZA PORTICO, CARLSBAD, CA 92009-3047
- NTEE code
- T30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 1999 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- David Daftary (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
WE PROMOTE POSITIVE THINKING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Daftary | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Carl Tillinghast | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Nicole Pappas | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Julie Tillinghast | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Donald Elling | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Valdemar Amaya | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joe Ayers | DIRECTOR | 2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Irene Chow-Pong | PRESIDENT | 2014 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Joe Tosto Jr | VICE PRESIDENT | 2014 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| E Richard Busby | SECRETARY | 2014 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Kevin Radcliffe | TREASURER | 2014 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2014 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID DAFTARY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| CARL TILLINGHAST | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| NICOLE PAPPAS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JULIE TILLINGHAST | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| DONALD ELLING | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| VALDEMAR AMAYA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE AYERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IRENE CHOW-PONG | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JOE TOSTO JR | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| E RICHARD BUSBY | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KEVIN RADCLIFFE | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $6,727 | $15,622 | $4,761 | $4,761 | $6,727 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL Carlsbad, CA · 8 people in common (Carl Tillinghast, David Daftary, Donald Elling)
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,255 in all, tax years 2016 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Optimist Club of Carlsbad Foundation”, “OPTIMIST CLUB OF CARLSBAD FOUNDATION” | 2016-2018, 2022 | 4 | $1,200 | 2022 | $300 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “OPTIMIST CLUB OF CARLSBAD FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $55 | 2023 | $16 | show |
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2014 · Form 990EZ · $15,622 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,548 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $15,548 | 99.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $74 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $15,622 | 100% |
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