FUNDER
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
11recipients FY2016–24
$331,358giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 100% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 1 state it has funded, whatever their cause: MN.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITYGIVING | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 8 |
| GRANITE PARTNERS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA INC | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 7 |
| RICK AND HELGA BAUERLY FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 7 |
| MORGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | YELLOW SPGS, OH | program funder | 6 |
| J A WEDUM FOUNDATION | PLYMOUTH, MN | program funder | 5 |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 5 |
| AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 4 |
| INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | LITTLE FALLS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 4 |
| NORMAN C SKALICKY CHARITABLE TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL | SAUK RAPIDS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| BENTON TELECOMUNNICATIONS FOUNDATION | RICE, MN | program funder | 2 |
| BNSF FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | large program funder | 2 |
| CENTRACARE HEALTH FOUNDATION | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 2 |
| CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 2 |
| COBORN FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 2 |
| CROSS WORKS FOUNDATION | ST JOSEPH, MN | program funder | 2 |
| GOODIN COMPANY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| LORDS BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS FOUNDATION | MINNETONKA, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| ALBANY MUTUAL TELEPHONE FOUNDATION | ALBANY, MN | program funder | 1 |
| ALLISS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION EQUITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 1 |
| ANDERSEN CORPORATE FOUNDATION | BAYPORT, MN | program funder | 1 |
| ARTHUR H ANDERSON CHARITABLE TRUST | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 1 |
| BAME FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITYGIVING | MN | 8 | 2024 | $199,600 |
| GREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATRE | MN | 1 | 2024 | $12,100 |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | MN | 1 | 2024 | $6,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ST CLOUD | MN | 1 | 2024 | $5,600 |
| SAUK RAPIDS RICE MUSIC BOOSTERS INC | MN | 1 | 2024 | $5,405 |
| GREATER ST CLOUD PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION | MN | 1 | 2023 | $7,000 |
| CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | MN | 2 | 2022 | $14,180 |
| DISTRICT 742 LOCAL EDUCATION & ACTIVITIES FOUNDATION | MN | 1 | 2021 | $6,125 |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | MN | 1 | 2021 | $5,700 |
| BECKYS TROOP CARE PACKAGES | MN | 1 | 2021 | $5,070 |
| ST CLOUD ROTARY FOUNDATION INC | MN | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |