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The Olseth Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 41-1875950 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.8M
- Grants reported
- 102
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | $926.7K |
| 2024 | 45 | $896.5K |
Where The Olseth Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC (WWF) | WASHINGTON, DC | OPERATING ($100,000); NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION ($10,000) | 2024 | $110K |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC (WWF) | WASHINGTON, DC | OPERATING ($100,000) | 2025 | $100K |
| RECHARGE AMERICA INC | FAIRFAX, CA | AMERICA/ MINNESOTA/ MANKATO | 2024 | $90K |
| RECHARGE AMERICA INC | FAIRFAX, CA | AMERICA, MINNESOTA, MANKATO | 2025 | $90K |
| ST OLAF COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2024 | $60K |
| ST OLAF COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2025 | $60K |
| THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | UN TRAINING COSTS ($3,000), OPERATIONS ($37,500), ACT NOW CAMPAIGN ($12,500) | 2025 | $53K |
| GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY INC | MANKATO, MN | 4TH GRADE BOOK PROJECT ($24,000), KINDNESS BOOTH PROJECT ($2,500), GENERAL OPERATION ($20,000) | 2025 | $46.5K |
| GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY INC | MANKATO, MN | OPERATING ($20,000), BOOKS FOR KIDS PROGRAM ($20,500), KINDNESS BOOK PROJECT ($2,500) | 2024 | $43K |
| PATH HOME (FORMERLY PHFS) | PORTLAND, OR | GENERAL OPERATING ($10,000); PREVENTION PROGRAM ($20,000); NONPROFIT COLLABORATION PROGRAM ($7,500) | 2024 | $37.5K |
| THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | WOMEN'S RIGHTS PROGRAM ($25,000); ACT NOW! CAMPAIGN ($12,500) | 2024 | $37.5K |
| OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL FUND (OREGON WILD) | PORTLAND, OR | OPERATING | 2025 | $35K |
| OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL FUND (OREGON WILD) | PORTLAND, OR | OPERATING | 2024 | $35K |
| THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | PORTLAND, OR | SUMMER READING AND EARLY LEARNING PLAYSPACES | 2025 | $30K |
| THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY | PORTLAND, OR | OPERATING | 2024 | $30K |
| PATH HOME (FORMERLY PHFS) | PORTLAND, OR | GENERAL OPERATING ($10,000); PREVENTION PROGRAM ($20,000) | 2025 | $30K |
| MANKATO AREA FOUNDATION | MANKATO, MN | COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND($20,000); RECHARGE MANKATO FUND ($8,000) | 2025 | $28K |
| PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | OPERATING; NONPROFIT COLLABORATION PROGRAM | 2024 | $27.5K |
| JUNGLE THEATER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | OPERATING | 2024 | $25K |
| OREGON WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | WILDLIFE FEASIBILITY STUDY | 2024 | $25K |
| JUNGLE THEATER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | OPERATING | 2025 | $25K |
| FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | LET'S READ AND HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAMS ($22,000) | 2025 | $22K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTH CENTRAL STATES | ST PAUL, MN | METRO TEEN COUNCIL | 2024 | $20K |
| MEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE INC | PORTLAND, OR | OPERATING | 2025 | $20K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE | PORTLAND, OR | OPERATING | 2024 | $20K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Olseth 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 e-file archive.