OPTIMIST IMPACT GRANT

The Optimist Impact Grant awards up to $5,000 for a qualifying project or initiative that makes a direct or lasting impact on the youth of Bismarck-Mandan. Any local nonprofit groups and organizations are eligible to submit an application. Requests for funding must be for a project-based initiative, and awarded grant money must not go toward operating expenses of the requesting non-profit.

The application must provide details on how the grant funds will be utilized within the calendar year of being awarded, along with providing a timeline to the Bismarck Optimist Club which includes updates and notification of final completion, and the budget/bids for the project or initiative relating to this submittal.

We have awarded the Optimist Impact Grant to the following organizations:

• 2018: TR 4 Heart and Soul

• 2019: Bismarck Parks and Recreation District’s Zonta Park

• 2020: Elks Camp Grassick

• 2021: Abused Adult Resource Center

• 2022: Gateway to Science

• 2023: Dakota Children’s Advocacy Center

• 2024: 31:8 Project

The nonprofit must report progress of the project/initiative to the Optimist Club Board of Directors by February of the following year. Former award recipients cannot apply again for three years.

Click here in the spring of each year for the current Optimist Impact Grant Application.