Funding search · EIN 237102928 · St Louis, MO

Optimist International Foundation

Name: Optimist International Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

55
grants reported: $874,997
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $12,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

youth golf contest kids oratorical scholarship scholarships child

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore Fl4 grants · $253,910
Optimist Club of Terre Haute in4 grants · $92,420
Optimist Club of Danville Va4 grants · $48,000
Optimist Club of Festus-Crystal City (Tca) Mo3 grants · $43,747
Platte County Optimist Club of Missouri3 grants · $43,000
Optimist Club of Winter Haven Fl4 grants · $41,700
Optimist Club of Zionsville in3 grants · $39,500
Optimist Club of Olathe Ks3 grants · $39,300
Optimist Club of Springfield-Westside Mo3 grants · $38,881
Optimist Club of Denver- Monaco South Co4 grants · $38,324

Giving over time

$156,055

2021

$185,651

2022

$242,356

2023

$290,935

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$80,000
Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore Fl · Hollywood, FL · 2024
Football program intercity
$65,000
Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore Fl · Hollywood, FL · 2022
Football program intercity
$63,910
Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore Fl · Hollywood, FL · 2023
Football program intercity
$47,475
Optimist Club of Terre Haute in · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
Clothe-a-child; jr. Golf
$45,000
Optimist Club of Miami Beach North Shore Fl · Hollywood, FL · 2021
Football program intercity
$34,040
Optimist Club of Terre Haute in · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Clothe-a-child; jr. Golf
$25,000
Platte County Optimist Club of Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Freed northland kids, youth project, jr. Golf, special olympics
$19,750
Optimist Club of Zionsville in · Zionsville, IN · 2024
3rd grade history program, bike equipment
$18,436
Optimist Club of Fredericksburg Tx · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Scholarship/youth programs
$17,500
Optimist Club of Napa Ca · Napa, CA · 2021
Youth basketball program
$15,994
Optimist Club of Festus-Crystal City (Tca) Mo · Festus, MO · 2023
Oratorical & essay contest; joi club
$15,703
Optimist Club of Festus-Crystal City (Tca) Mo · Festus, MO · 2021
Oratorical & essay contest; joi club
$14,250
Optimist Club of Reno Nv · Reno, NV · 2024
Fyre robotics club and team h5480 joi club support
$13,631
Optimist Club of Springfield-Westside Mo · Rogersville, MO · 2024
Youth programs
$13,580
Optimist Club of Olathe Ks · Olathe, KS · 2024
Youth projects/programs, scholarships
$13,250
Optimist Club of Springfield-Westside Mo · Rogersville, MO · 2023
Youth programs
$13,250
Optimist Club of Covina Ca · Covina, CA · 2021
Youth sports
$13,220
Optimist Club of Olathe Ks · Olathe, KS · 2023
Scholarship/youth programs
$12,500
Optimist Club of Olathe Ks · Olathe, KS · 2022
Scholarship/youth programs
$12,327
Optimist Club of Denver- Monaco South Co · Denver, CO · 2021
Jr. Golf
$12,050
Optimist Club of Festus-Crystal City (Tca) Mo · Festus, MO · 2022
Oratorical & essay contest; joi club
$12,000
Noon Optimist Club of Marshall Inc Tx · Marshall, TX · 2024
Young texan program
$12,000
Optimist Club of Danville Va · Danville, VA · 2024
Oratorical contest
$12,000
Optimist Club of Danville Va · Danville, VA · 2023
Oratorical contest
$12,000
Optimist Club of Danville Va · Danville, VA · 2022
Oratorical contest
$12,000
Optimist Club of Springfield-Westside Mo · Rogersville, MO · 2022
Youth programs
$12,000
Optimist Club of Winter Haven Fl · Winter Haven, FL · 2022
Santa's run for our kids
$12,000
Optimist Club of Danville Va · Danville, VA · 2021
Oratorical contest
$11,850
Optimist Club of Winter Haven Fl · Winter Haven, FL · 2023
Santa's run for our kids
$11,000
Optimist Club of Zionsville in · Zionsville, IN · 2023
3rd grade history program, bike equipment
$10,900
Sawnee Optimist Club of Cumming Ga · Cumming, GA · 2023
Backpacks, childhood cancer, teacher of the year, star student, scholarships, flags to education program
$10,157
Optimist Club of Denver- Monaco South Co · Denver, CO · 2023
Jr. Golf
$10,100
Sawnee Optimist Club of Cumming Ga · Cumming, GA · 2024
Backpacks, childhood cancer, teacher of the year, star student, scholarships, flags to education program
$10,000
Optimist Club of Paso Robles Ca · Paso Robles, CA · 2024
Scholarship/youth programs
$10,000
Platte County Optimist Club of Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Freed northland kids, youth project, jr. Golf, special olympics
$10,000
Fort Bend Optimist Club of Sugar Land Tx · Sugar Land, TX · 2021
Scholarship program, youth appreciation banquet
$10,000
Optimist Club of Paso Roblesca · Paso Robles, CA · 2021
Scholarship/youth programs
$9,400
Optimist Club of Winter Haven Fl · Winter Haven, FL · 2021
Santa's run for our kids
$8,750
Optimist Club of Zionsville in · Zionsville, IN · 2022
3rd grade history program, bike equipment
$8,705
Optimist Club of Denver- Monaco South Co · Denver, CO · 2024
Jr. Golf
$8,649
Optimist Club of Kiel Wi · Kiel, WI · 2024
Building construction
$8,600
Optimist Club of Yuma- Sunrise Az · Yuma, AZ · 2023
Youth programs
$8,450
Optimist Club of Winter Haven Fl · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
Santa's run for our kids
$8,000
Optimist Club of Gastonia Nc · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Youth projects/programs, scholarships
$8,000
Noon Optimist Club of Marshall Inc Tx · Marshall, TX · 2023
Young texan program; backpack program
$8,000
Platte County Optimist Club of Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Freed northland kids, youth project, jr. Golf, special olympics
$7,580
Optimist Club of Paxton Ne · Paxton, NE · 2024
Park benches, soapbox derby youth drivers, revitalize park sidewalks and playground
$7,135
Optimist Club of Denver- Monaco South Co · Denver, CO · 2022
Jr. Golf
$7,000
Optimist Club of Woodstock-Midday Ga · Woodstock, GA · 2022
Youth programs
$6,000
Optimist Club of Gastonia Nc · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Youth projects/programs, scholarships
$5,530
Optimist Club of Terre Haute in · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Clothe-a-child; jr. Golf
$5,500
Optimist Club of Rolla Mo · Rolla, MO · 2021
Scholarships; t-shirts- tennis program
$5,375
Optimist Club of Terre Haute in · Terre Haute, IN · 2021
Clothe-a-child; jr. Golf
$5,250
Optimist Club of Yuma- Sunrise Az · Yuma, AZ · 2022
Youth programs
$5,200
Optimist Club of Mechanicsville Md · Mechanicsville, MD · 2024
Emergency department for pediatric care needs

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.