Directors Fund
PROVIDENCE, RI
$90KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Directors fund
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Oleson Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 38-6083080 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- MS Stephanie Rustem
- Phone
- (231) 929-2605
- Deadlines
- April 1st of each calendar year
- Application materials
- Application form posted on foundation's website
- Restrictions
- Preference is given to charitable and exempt organizations which are located in northwestern lower michigan.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MS STEPHANIE RUSTEM
- Address
- PO BOX 904 TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 496850904
- Phone
- 2319292605
- Deadlines
- APRIL 1ST OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR
- Application materials
- APPLICATION FORM POSTED ON FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
- Restrictions
- PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO CHARITABLE AND EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN NORTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
Reported organization name: OLESON FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 71 | $1.6M |
Where Oleson Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
$85KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Acquisition of the ridge property
Tart Trails
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
$77KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Three mile trail and director's fund
Traverse Bay Children'S Advocacy Center
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
$76KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Work with children who are victims of assault and general support
Tart Trails
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Construction of 5-miles of trail around sleeping bear dunes, support safe routes to schools trail on hammond road
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (159 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Oleson Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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