Grants awarded
Who does Optimist International Foundation fund?
Optimist International Foundation has awarded $3.0 million across 99 grants to 35 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in community development. Its typical grant is $12,000, with most between $8,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$3.0M
Typical grant
$12K
Grantees
35
Grants
99
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| O Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore FL | $284K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Optimist Club of Terre Haute INC | $120K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
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$69K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| 3 30165 Oc of Festus-Crystal City Tca | $64K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| P Platte County Optimist Club of Missouri | $58K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 1 16050 Oc of Danville Va | $58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| 0 04570 O C of Zionsville in | $54K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
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$53K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| O Optimist International | $39K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| O Optimist Club of Springfield-Westside Mo | $39K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 1 14668 Opti Club of Paso Robles Ca | $25K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| 2 21546 Sawnee Oc of Cumming Georgia | $21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| N Noon Optimist Club of Marshall INC TX | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Optimist Club of Fredericksburg | $18K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| 2 20260 Optimist Club of Napa Ca | $18K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| 2 26260 Fort Bend Oc of Sugar Land TX | $15K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| O Optimist Club of Reno NV | $14K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Optimist Club of Gastonia NC | $14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 3 31135 Opti Club of Yuma-Sunrise AZ | $14K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| C Covina Valley Optimist Club | $13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| 1 12334 Oc of Taylorville Illinois | $12K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
| 4 40101 Oc of Shenandoah IA | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| G Greater Southwest Optimist Club TX | $9K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| O Optimist International | $9K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| 4 40050 Oc of Des Moines IA | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| O Optimist International | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$7K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | WI | |
| 2 21319 Woodstock Midday Ga | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | GA | |
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$6K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | OH | |
| M Monroe Area Optimist Club | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| 4 41033 Opti Club of Del Marsolana Ca | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| O Optimist International | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| 3 37225 Oc of Topeka-Sunrise North KS | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | KS | |
| O Optimist Club of Mechanicsville MD | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 2 27051 Oc of Howell New Jersey | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NJ |
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