Minnesota · Public charity
The Optimist Club of St Cloud
The purpose of the st cloud optimist club is to develop optimism as a philosophy of life; to promote an active interest in good government 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 development of youth, in the belief…
- $237k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $75k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $31,800
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $107k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations The Optimist Club of St Cloud funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $43k | 83% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $7k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $36k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $28k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $5k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 742 Schools | $17,972 | 1 | n/a |
| Cathedral High School | $14,180 | 2 | n/a |
| Great River Educational Arts Theatre | $12,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud | $11,601 | 2 | 0% |
| St Cloud Rotary Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Salvation Army | $7,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Public Safety Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice School District | $6,355 | 1 | n/a |
| District 742 Local Education Activities Foundation | $6,125 | 1 | 1% |
| Education Minnesota Benton-Stearns 7342 | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 742 Schools | $17,972 | 1 | n/a |
| Cathedral High School | $14,180 | 2 | n/a |
| Great River Educational Arts Theatre | $12,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud | $11,601 | 2 | 0% |
| St Cloud Rotary Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Salvation Army | $7,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Public Safety Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice School District | $6,355 | 1 | n/a |
| District 742 Local Education Activities Foundation | $6,125 | 1 | 1% |
| Education Minnesota Benton-Stearns 7342 | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Central Minnesota | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Mn Council of Boy Scouts of America | $5,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Sauk Rapids Rice Music Boosters Inc | $5,405 | 1 | n/a |
| Beckys Troop Care Packages | $5,070 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
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: Communitygiving · United Way of Central Minnesota · Rick and Helga Bauerly Foundation · Granite Partners Foundation of Minnesota Inc · Initiative Foundation · Ja Wedum Foundation · Morgan Family Foundation · Central Mn Noon Optimist Club Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
About The Optimist Club of St Cloud
- How much does The Optimist Club of St Cloud give?
- The Optimist Club of St Cloud reported 7 itemized grants totaling $74,655, out of $236,582 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Optimist Club of St Cloud fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (62%), Recreation & Sports (13%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Optimist Club of St Cloud's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: District 742 Schools ($18k), Cathedral High School ($14k), Great River Educational Arts Theatre ($12k).
- Does The Optimist Club of St Cloud fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Optimist Club of St Cloud?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communitygiving, United Way of Central Minnesota, Rick and Helga Bauerly Foundation.
- Where is The Optimist Club of St Cloud based?
- The Optimist Club of St Cloud is based in MN.
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