The Optimist Club of Country Club directs virtually all of its giving to youth-focused programs, prioritizing recreation, mentorship, and support services for at-risk and school-aged children in its region. Grants go to school athletics, after‑school/leadership programs, foster-care and court‑appointed advocate services, and crisis/respite providers, with an emphasis on practical, program-level support rather than broad institutional endowments. The foundation tends to fund local and regional nonprofits and youth-serving initiatives, including repeat grants to familiar partners.
A single youth-assistance theme runs through Optimist Club of Country Club’s grantmaking, with very large awards alongside smaller program grants to local organizations serving children and adolescents. The foundation’s 2025 giving includes a $211,654 grant listed to Others under Youth Assistance and a $133,102 grant to Compassion Planet in Sacramento, showing that it supports both broad youth-support activity and named community partners. Its recent grants also include a $45,000 award to Playmakers and repeated support for youth-serving groups in the Sacramento region. The pattern points to practical, program-level funding rather than endowment-style support: athletics, mentoring, foster-care advocacy, and crisis-response services all appear in the recent record. Named recipients such as Mesa Verde Athletics, Casa, Taylor House, and Paradise Oaks Youth Services fit that profile. The grants are concentrated on direct services for school-aged children and at-risk youth, with an emphasis on organizations that provide activities, support, and advocacy in the local area.
Youth athletics is one clear area of support. In 2025, Optimist Club of Country Club gave $30,000 to Mesa Verde Athletics, and in 2023 it gave $22,500 to Mesa Verde Athletic Fund in Citrus Heights, both pointing to team-based youth sports as a recurring priority. After-school and leadership work also appears in the record: City Year in Sacramento received $15,000 in 2023, and Playmakers received $30,000 in 2023 and $45,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds child advocacy and foster-care support, including $30,000 to Fostering Success & Significance in El Dorado Hills and $25,000 to Casa in Roseville. For youth in crisis or housing instability, grants went to Taylor House in El Dorado Hills and Paradise Oaks Youth Services in Citrus Heights.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $14,103, a median of $17,810, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record shows both one-off and recurring support: Playmakers appears in 2023 and 2025, Mesa Verde-related funding appears in 2023 and 2025, and Paradise Oaks Youth Services appears twice in 2023 under slightly different spellings. That suggests continued relationships with some recipients rather than purely single-year awards. The foundation gives program-specific grants and does not fund individuals. Its reported activity is local, and the grants shown here are all short-term annual awards.
$421K
$2.8M
$1.3M
$960K
Most grants fall between $14K and $30K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Concentrated, program-level grants focused on youth: many mid‑sized gifts across ~18 grants with several repeat grantees. Funding is regionally oriented and operational (program support/activity funding) rather than large multi‑year endowments.
Notable grantees: Compassion Planet, PLAYMAKERS, Mesa Verde Athletic Fund / Mesa Verde Athletics, CASA, Taylor House
Optimist Club of Country Club gives locally and all of the grants in the recent sample go to recipients in California. Sacramento appears multiple times, including Compassion Planet, City Year, Hooked on Fishing Not Violence, and Morton Gold Foundation. Other frequent recipient cities include Citrus Heights, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Fair Oaks, and Rio Linda. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 18 grants to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for youth athletics, after-school mentoring and leadership, foster-care and court-advocacy services, and crisis or housing-instability support. Examples in the record include Mesa Verde Athletics, City Year, Casa, Taylor House, and Paradise Oaks Youth Services.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five figures. Typical awards are $14,103 at the 25th percentile, $17,810 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile.
The recent grants listed are entirely in California, and the recipient-country distribution is 100% U.S. The geographic scope is local, with grants going to cities such as Sacramento, Citrus Heights, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Fair Oaks, and Rio Linda.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals, and the recent record is entirely made up of organization-based grants.
Yes. Playmakers appears in both 2023 and 2025, Mesa Verde-related support appears in 2023 and 2025, and Paradise Oaks Youth Services appears twice in 2023 under two spellings. That points to ongoing relationships with some youth-serving partners.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | — | $90,686 | 2026 | Youth Assistance |
| Compassion Planet | Sacramento, CA | $79,797 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Playmakers | — | $75,000 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Paradise Oask Youth Services | Citrus Heights, CA | $42,411 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Mesa Verde Athletics | Citrus Heights, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | Youth Assistance |
| Neighborhood Wellness Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | Youth Assistance |
| Morton Golf Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $24,599 | 2026 | Youth Assistance |
| Sacramento Splash | Mather, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| A Little T&C | Rio Linda, CA | $12,251 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Triad family Services | Sacramento, CA | $11,600 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Social Venture Partners of Sacramen | El Dorado Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Youth Assistance |
| Others | — | $211,654 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Compassion Planet | Sacramento, CA | $133,102 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Playmakers | — | $45,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Mesa Verde Athletics | — | $30,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Paradise Oask Youth Services | Citrus Heights, CA | $15,620 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| A Little T&C | Rio Linda, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| Other charitable Organizations | Citrus Heights, CA | $8,929 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| Wose Community Church | Sacramento, CA | $8,595 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| Youth Academics Athletics & the Ar | Elk Grove, CA | $8,449 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| Woodland Girls Fastpitch Softball | Woodland, CA | $7,080 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| California Grapettes | Stockton, CA | $4,286 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| Evolve You Doundation | Roseville, CA | $2,550 | 2024 | Youth Assistance |
| FOSTERING SUCCESS & SIGNIFICANCE | EL DORADO HILLS, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| PLAYMAKERS | FOLSOM, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| CASA | ROSEVILLE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| MESA VERDE ATHLETIC FUND | CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA | $22,500 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| TAYLOR HOUSE | EL DORADO HILLS, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| HOOKED ON FISHING NOT VIOLENCE | SACRAMENTO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| CITY YEAR | SACRAMENTO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| PARADISE OAKS YOUTH SERVICES | CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA | $14,750 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| MORTON GOLD FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $13,887 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS | EL DORADO HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| EVOLVE YOUTH FOUNDATION | ROSEVILLE, CA | $7,150 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| ABOUTKIDZORG | FAIR OAKS, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
Others
$90,686Youth Assistance
Playmakers
$75,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Paradise Oask Youth Services
$42,411YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Mesa Verde Athletics
$30,000Youth Assistance
Youth Assistance
Morton Golf Foundation
$24,599Youth Assistance
Sacramento Splash
$20,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
A Little T&C
$12,251YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Triad family Services
$11,600YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Social Venture Partners of Sacramen
$10,000Youth Assistance
Others
$211,654YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Playmakers
$45,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Mesa Verde Athletics
$30,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Paradise Oask Youth Services
$15,620YOUTH ASSISTANCE
A Little T&C
$8,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Other charitable Organizations
$8,929Youth Assistance
Wose Community Church
$8,595Youth Assistance
Youth Academics Athletics & the Ar
$8,449Youth Assistance
Woodland Girls Fastpitch Softball
$7,080Youth Assistance
California Grapettes
$4,286Youth Assistance
Evolve You Doundation
$2,550Youth Assistance
PLAYMAKERS
$30,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
MESA VERDE ATHLETIC FUND
$22,500YOUTH ASSISTANCE
TAYLOR HOUSE
$20,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
HOOKED ON FISHING NOT VIOLENCE
$15,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
PARADISE OAKS YOUTH SERVICES
$14,750YOUTH ASSISTANCE
MORTON GOLD FOUNDATION
$13,887YOUTH ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS
$10,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE
EVOLVE YOUTH FOUNDATION
$7,150YOUTH ASSISTANCE
ABOUTKIDZORG
$6,000YOUTH ASSISTANCE