Grants paid by The Optimist Club of St Cloud
EIN 41-1538896 · St Joseph, MN · Form 990, Schedule I
The Optimist Club of St Cloud of St Joseph, MN (EIN 41-1538896) reported 26 grants paid totaling $331,358 to 17 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$331,358
26 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $35,000 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | $11,250 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $25,500 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $34,372 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $50,991 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $51,140 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $48,450 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $74,655 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from The Optimist Club of St Cloud, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communitygiving 36-3412544 | A | St Cloud, MN | 8 | $199,600 | 2025 |
| St Cloud Area School District 742 | U | Waite Park, MN | 1 | $17,972 | 2021 |
| Cathedral High School 41-0705763 | A | St Cloud, MN | 2 | $14,180 | 2023 |
| Great River Educational Arts Theare 41-1909918 | A | Waite Park, MN | 1 | $12,100 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities 41-0737799 | A | St Cloud, MN | 2 | $11,601 | 2025 |
| St Cloud Rotary Foundation Inc 36-3396376 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army - St Cloud 41-0698597 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $7,750 | 2025 |
| Greater St Cloud Public Safety Foundation 47-5625865 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice School District Isd47 | U | Sauk Rapids, MN | 1 | $6,355 | 2022 |
| Local Education & Activities Foundation 41-1770753 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $6,125 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Mn 41-0915124 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Sartell School District - Oak Ridge Early Learning Center | U | Sartell, MN | 1 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Central Mn Council of Boy Scouts of America 41-0693845 | A | Sartell, MN | 1 | $5,700 | 2022 |
| Anna Maries Shelter | U | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $5,500 | 2019 |
| Sauk Rapids Rice Music Boosters Inc 41-1794288 | A | Sauk Rapids, MN | 1 | $5,405 | 2025 |
| Becky's Troop Care Packages 47-2211146 | A | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $5,070 | 2022 |
| City of St Cloud | U | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $31,800 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | Great River Educational Arts Theare Waite Park, MN | A | $12,100 | paid | MUSICAL IN A WEEK FOR COMMUNITY YOUTH | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | Salvation Army - St Cloud St Cloud, MN | A | $7,750 | paid | SUPPORT FOOD SHELF, HOMELESS SHELTER & RED KETTLE | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | United Way of Central Mn St Cloud, MN | A | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORT IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | Sartell School District - Oak Ridge Early Learning Center Sartell, MN | U | $6,000 | paid | LITERACY EVENTS & LEARNING MATERIALS | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud St Cloud, MN | A | $5,600 | paid | SUPPORT LOCAL FOODSHELF | 202620449349300802 |
| 2025 | Sauk Rapids Rice Music Boosters Inc Sauk Rapids, MN | A | $5,405 | paid | SUPPORT MUSIC PROGRAM | 202620449349300802 |
| 2024 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $41,450 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202530279349301468 |
| 2024 | Greater St Cloud Public Safety Foundation St Cloud, MN | A | $7,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR BACKPACK PROGRAM | 202530279349301468 |
| 2023 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $43,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202420799349300617 |
| 2023 | Cathedral High School St Cloud, MN | A | $7,640 | paid | SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS | 202420799349300617 |
| 2022 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $15,200 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Cathedral High School St Cloud, MN | A | $6,540 | paid | SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Sauk Rapids-Rice School District Isd47 Sauk Rapids, MN | U | $6,355 | paid | SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Local Education & Activities Foundation St Cloud, MN | A | $6,125 | paid | HOMELESS STUDENT PROGRAM, GENERAL SUPPORT | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Catholic Charities St Cloud, MN | A | $6,001 | paid | DONATIONS FOR FOOD SHELF | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Central Mn Council of Boy Scouts of America Sartell, MN | A | $5,700 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202330819349300303 |
| 2022 | Becky's Troop Care Packages St Cloud, MN | A | $5,070 | paid | DONATIONS FOR MILITARY RECOGNITION | 202330819349300303 |
| 2021 | St Cloud Area School District 742 Waite Park, MN | U | $17,972 | paid | PARK PROJECT, PARK EQUIPMENT | 202210469349300701 |
| 2021 | St Cloud Rotary Foundation Inc St Cloud, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202210469349300701 |
| 2021 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $6,400 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202210469349300701 |
| 2020 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $25,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202130429349300813 |
| 2019 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $5,750 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | 202030299349300428 |
| 2019 | Anna Maries Shelter St Cloud, MN | U | $5,500 | paid | FUNDS FOR GRANITE CITY DAYS. | 202030299349300428 |
| 2018 | Communitygiving St Cloud, MN | A | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | 201920329349300917 |
| 2018 | City of St Cloud St Cloud, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | FUNDS FOR GRANITE CITY DAYS. | 201920329349300917 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-09-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202620449349300802 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-09-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202530279349301468 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-09-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202420799349300617 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-09-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202330819349300303 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-09-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202210469349300701 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202130429349300813 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202030299349300428 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201920329349300917 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/411538896.json.
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