Junior Optimist Baseball League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REGULAR SEASON AND POST SEASON PLAY. ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE UNIFORMS, AWARDS AND USE OF PLAYING AND PRACTICE FIELDS AND EQUIPMENT.
- Income
- $33,728
- Spending
- $70,889
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 70%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $17,229 spent. In addition to its regular-season play, JOBL hosts an annual after-season invitational tournament for its various divisions and at times, hosts state and regionals Babe Ruth tournaments. ADDITIONALLY, MANY BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS DISTRICT,STATE AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS.THE BABE RUTH ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEVERAL AGE GROUPS AN AFTER-SEASON TOURNAMENTTRAIL WHERE WINNERS ADVANCE. BOYS: 7-8S, 9'S, 10'S, 11'S, 12'S, 13'S, 14'S,13-15'S AND 16-18'S; GIRLS: 8&UNDER AND 14/16&UNDER. BABE RUTH ALSO OFFERS ANATIONAL INVITATIONAL FOR THE 8&UNDER, 10&UNDER AND 14&UNDER DIVISIONS. EACH YEAR, JOBL SENDS TEAMS TO THESE VERY EXCITING TOURNAMENTS.OVER THE YEARS, JOBL HAS ADDED MANY BENEFITS TO ITS PROGRAM. UNLIKE MOST LEAGUES,INCLUDED IN ITS REGISTRATION FEES ARE PARTICIPATION AWARDS FOR ALL PLAYERS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES TO FIRST AND SECOND PLACE WINNERS IN EACH DIVISION.WHILE JOBL HAS HAD TRAVELING TEAMS FOR MANY YEARS, THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS SEENJOBL CONVERT ITS TRAVELING PROGRAMS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS DIVISIONS TOYEAR-AROUND PLAY: GLORY FOR THE GIRLS AND PATRIOTS FOR THE BOYS. AFTER THEREGULAR-SEASON PLAY, EACH YEAR GLORY AND PATRIOT TEAMS TRAVEL TO VARIOUS SITES FOR ALL WORLD, USSSA, ASA AND NSA TOURNAMENT PLAY, AS WELL AS TO THE DISTRICT, STATE, REGIONAL AND WORLD SERIES PLAY OFFERED BY BABE RUTH.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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