Minnesota · Public charity
Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc
Charitable and educational purposes to develop optimism as a philosophy of life, utilizing the tenets of the optimist creed; to promote an active interest in good governments and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the…
- $53k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $15,366
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $67k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $53k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $36k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $69k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $21k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $16k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $23k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $21k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Lutheran Church | $74,933 | 5 | n/a |
| Independent School District 88 | $71,689 | 7 | n/a |
| United Way of the Brown County Area | $37,890 | 5 | 5% |
| Brown County | $34,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Healthy Communities Healthy Youth of Brown County Inc | $22,500 | 4 | 10% |
| New Ulm Area Catholic Schools | $16,952 | 3 | n/a |
| Riverbend Education District | $10,339 | 2 | n/a |
| City of New Ulm | $5,951 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc
- How much does Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc give?
- Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc reported 4 grants totaling $52,807 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (59%), Youth Development (16%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: St Paul Lutheran Church ($75k), Independent School District 88 ($72k), United Way of the Brown County Area ($38k).
- Does Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc based?
- Optimist Club of New Ulm Inc is based in MN.
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