FUNDER
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
17recipients FY2016–24
$838,210giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Minnesota
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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 | 14 |
| MORGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | YELLOW SPGS, OH | program funder | 11 |
| GRANITE PARTNERS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA INC | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 9 |
| RICK AND HELGA BAUERLY FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 9 |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 8 |
| INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | LITTLE FALLS, MN | program funder | 7 |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 6 |
| AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 5 |
| CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 5 |
| J A WEDUM FOUNDATION | PLYMOUTH, MN | program funder | 5 |
| WEST BANCORPORATION FOUNDATION INC | WDM, IA | program funder | 5 |
| CENTRAL MINNESOTA ARTS BOARD | FOLEY, MN | program funder | 4 |
| CROSS WORKS FOUNDATION | ST JOSEPH, MN | program funder | 4 |
| BENTON TELECOMUNNICATIONS FOUNDATION | RICE, MN | program funder | 3 |
| COBORN FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 3 |
| DLMC FOUNDATION INC | NAPLES, FL | program funder | 3 |
| NORMAN C SKALICKY CHARITABLE TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL | ST JOSEPH, MN | program funder | 3 |
| BAME FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | program funder | 2 |
| BNSF FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | large program funder | 2 |
| BUSH FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| DRISCOLL FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| GOODIN COMPANY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITYGIVING | MN | 8 | 2024 | $157,250 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | MN | 6 | 2024 | $65,200 |
| BIG BROTHERS-BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INC | MN | 6 | 2024 | $60,240 |
| ANNA MARIES ALLIANCE | MN | 6 | 2024 | $56,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | MN | 5 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| ST CLOUD AREA FAMILY YMCA | MN | 3 | 2024 | $27,200 |
| CONNECTABILITY OF MN INC | MN | 3 | 2024 | $27,000 |
| ELEVATE PREGNANCY AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | MN | 2 | 2024 | $17,500 |
| ST CLOUD ROTARY FOUNDATION INC | MN | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| AVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOL | MN | 2 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA | MN | 5 | 2022 | $47,500 |
| DIOCESE OF ST CLOUD | MN | 5 | 2022 | $30,700 |
| POWER TO SAVE A LIFE INC | MN | 2 | 2022 | $16,400 |
| GREAT RIVER CHILDRENS MUSEUM | MN | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| MINNESOTA WOMEN OF TODAY | MN | 1 | 2022 | $5,850 |
| KIDS FIGHTING HUNGER INC | MN | 1 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | MN | 1 | 2018 | $5,100 |