Our Mission

The mission of Optimist International Foundation is to assist Optimist International by seeking, receiving, and managing funds, real and personal property and to hold and administer such property exclusively to support Optimist International and its member clubs in its charitable, literary, and education endeavors.

• About the Foundation
• Ways to Give
• Planned Gifts
• Planned Giving Recognition
• Planned Giving Services
• Annual Giving Recognition
• Annual Club and District Awards
• Lifetime Giving Recognition
• Benefits to Optimist Clubs
• Honorariums and Memorials
• The Optimist Creed

The Optimist International Foundations is a nonprofit, tax exempt corporation as described under the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).  Our IRS identification number is 23-7102928.  The Optimist International Foundation of Canada is a registered Canadian charity under the registration number 0825604-29.  All contributions received are tax deductible within the full extent allowed by the laws of the respective countries.