Funding search · EIN 366857384 · Chicago, IL

Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation

Name: Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

166
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “bowen” · $15,000

$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2024
The Bowen Scholarship Fund
$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2023
The Bowen Scholarship Fund
$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2022
The Bowen Scholarship Fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Unicef USA2 grants · $50,000
Sarah'S Circle3 grants · $45,000
Kenilworth Union Church3 grants · $45,000
Wttw3 grants · $40,000
Wbez Chicago Public Radio3 grants · $40,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository2 grants · $39,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society3 grants · $30,000
Teach for America3 grants · $30,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository2 grants · $30,000
Scripps College3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$346,756

2022

$357,500

2023

$391,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 166 grants.

$25,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$25,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$25,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$24,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violen · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Kenilworth Union Church · Kenilworth, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Sarah'S Circle · Chciago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Advancement Offic · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Wbez Chicago Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Women'S Board of Northwestern Mem Hosp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Kenilworth Union Church · Kenilworth, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Wbez Chicago Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Women'S Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Kenilworth Union Church · Kenilworth, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Women'S Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Women's Board Education Department
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Friends of Kafika House · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Alumni Fund
$10,000
Women'S Board Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Women's Board Education Department
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Friends of the Plaster House · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Alumni Fund
$10,000
Women'S Board Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Women's Board Education Department
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Friends of the Plaster House · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Wbez Chicago Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Alumni Fund
$10,000
Women'S Board Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$7,500
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$7,500
Main Stay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$7,500
Main Stay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$6,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$6,000
Hyde Park Art Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,256
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
C J Jung Center · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2024
The Bowen Scholarship Fund
$5,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Summer of a Lifetime
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
The Women's Board Scholarship
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Block Art Museum
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Rogers Park Montessori School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Annual Fund
$5,000
The Als Association · Boone, IA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
C J Jung Center · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2023
The Bowen Scholarship Fund
$5,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Summer of a Lifetime
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
The Women's Board Scholarship
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Block Art Museum
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Roger Park Montessori School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Annual Fund
$5,000
The Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
C J Jung Center · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2022
The Bowen Scholarship Fund
$5,000
Montecito Retirement Association · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Gina Jannotta SUV Fund
$5,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Summer of a Lifetime
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Roger Park Montessori School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Annual Fund
$5,000
The Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$3,000
Angelic Organics Learning Center · Caledonia, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$3,000
Bay City News Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$3,000
Bozeman Public School Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$3,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.