Funding search · EIN 411875950 · Minnetonka, MN

The Olseth Foundation

Name: The Olseth Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

194
grants reported: $3.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

residency scholarships lodging meals registration writing council mankato

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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.

4 grants matching “automotive” · $50,500

$8,500
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2025
Student scholarships ($1,000); automotive technology ($5,000); theatre ($2,500)
$8,000
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2024
Student scholarships ($1,000); automotive technology ($5,000); theatre ($2,000)
$12,000
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2023
Student scholarships ($5,000); automotive technology ($5,000); theatre ($2,000)
$22,000
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2022
Student scholarships ($5,000); automotive technology ($15,000); theatre ($2,000)

Top recipients

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

World Wildlife Fund Inc (Wwf)4 grants · $410,000
Recharge America4 grants · $360,000
St Olaf College4 grants · $240,000
Greater Mankato Area United Way4 grants · $160,800
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund (Oregon Wild)4 grants · $140,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States4 grants · $130,000
Path Home (Formerly Phfs)4 grants · $127,500
Jungle Theater4 grants · $104,000
Mankato Area Foundation4 grants · $95,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation4 grants · $95,000

Giving over time

$916,703

2022

$907,277

2023

$896,500

2024

$926,738

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 194 grants.

$110,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc (Wwf) · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating ($100,000); northern great plains conservation ($10,000)
$100,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc (Wwf) · Washington, DC · 2025
Operating ($100,000)
$100,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc (Wwf) · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating
$100,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc (Wwf) · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating
$90,000
Recharge America · Fairfax, CA · 2025
America, minnesota, mankato
$90,000
Recharge America · Fairfax, CA · 2024
America/ minnesota/ mankato
$90,000
Recharge America · Fairfax, CA · 2023
America/ minnesota/ mankato
$90,000
Recharge America · Fairfax, CA · 2022
America/ minnesota/ mankato
$60,000
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2025
Scholarship fund
$60,000
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2024
Scholarship fund
$60,000
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2023
Scholarship fund
$60,000
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2022
Scholarship fund
$53,000
The Advocates for Human Rights · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Un training costs ($3,000), operations ($37,500), act now campaign ($12,500)
$50,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating ($30,000); uptown clinic ($20,000)
$49,500
Advocates for Human Rights · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating ($37,500), un advocacy trip ($4,500), women's rights program ($7,500)
$46,500
Greater Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2025
4th grade book project ($24,000), kindness booth project ($2,500), general operation ($20,000)
$43,000
Greater Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2024
Operating ($20,000), books for kids program ($20,500), kindness book project ($2,500)
$42,500
Advocates for Human Rights · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating
$40,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2023
Metro teen council ($20,000); uptown clinic ($20,000)
$39,300
Greater Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2023
Operating ($20,000), books for kids program ($17,300), kindness book project ($2,000)
$37,500
Path Home (Formerly Phfs) · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating ($10,000); prevention program ($20,000); nonprofit collaboration program ($7,500)
$37,500
The Advocates for Human Rights · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Women's rights program ($25,000); act now! Campaign ($12,500)
$35,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund (Oregon Wild) · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$35,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund (Oregon Wild) · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$35,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund (Oregon Wild) · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$35,000
Friends of Saturday Academy · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating ($20,000), ase program ($10,000), steam internships ($5,000)
$35,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund (Oregon Wild) · Portland, OR · 2022
Operating
$34,000
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating
$32,000
Greater Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2022
Operating ($15,000); books for kids program ($17,000)
$30,000
Path Home (Formerly Phfs) · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating ($10,000); prevention program ($20,000)
$30,000
The Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025
Summer reading and early learning playspaces
$30,000
The Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$30,000
Path Home (Formerly Phfs) · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating ($20,000); prevention program ($10,000)
$30,000
The Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$30,000
Path Home (Formerly Phfs) · Portland, OR · 2022
Adopt-a-room program ($10,000); prevention program ($20,000)
$30,000
The Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County · Portland, OR · 2022
Operating
$28,000
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2025
Community impact fund($20,000); recharge mankato fund ($8,000)
$27,500
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating; nonprofit collaboration program
$25,000
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Operating
$25,000
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Wildlife feasibility study
$25,000
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2023
Operating ($20,000); recharge fund ($5,000)
$25,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Wildlife feasibility study
$25,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating
$25,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Wildlife feasibility study
$22,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Let's read and homework help programs ($22,000)
$22,000
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2022
Operating ($17,000); level 2 charger ($5,000)
$22,000
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2022
Student scholarships ($5,000); automotive technology ($15,000); theatre ($2,000)
$21,000
Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2022
Operating
$20,000
Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$20,000
Minneapolis American Indian Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Operating
$20,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$20,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025
Wanaket wildlife crossing project
$20,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Operating
$20,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2025
Metro teen council
$20,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2024
Operating ($15,000); recharge fund ($5,000)
$20,000
Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Minnesota Engagement On Shelter & Housing · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Director's council/white earth project
$20,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2024
Metro teen council
$20,000
Friends of Saturday Academy · Portland, OR · 2023
School residency classes
$20,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$20,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Steger Center for Innovation & Leadership · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating
$20,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2022
Operating
$20,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating
$19,477
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Raptor center fund ($5,000); center for forest ecology ($10,000), fund for excellence in education ($4,477)
$18,203
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Raptor center fund ($5,000); center for forest ecology ($10,000), student help center ($1,202.86), olseth scholarship fund ($2,000)
$15,000
Minnesota Engagement On Shelter & Housing · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Director's council/white earth project
$15,000
Pear · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$15,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$15,000
Steger Center for Innovation & Leadership · St Paul, MN · 2025
Operating
$15,000
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2025
Nelson institute, academic program office and carnivore coexistence lab
$15,000
Committee Against Domestic Abuse Inc (Cada) · Mankato, MN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Minneapolis American Indian Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy · St Paul, MN · 2024
Educate about climate change and the benefits of moving away from fossil fuels
$15,000
Pear · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Playwright'S Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Nelson institute, academic program office and carnivore coexistence lab
$15,000
Committee Against Domestic Abuse Inc (Cada) · Mankato, MN · 2023
Operating
$15,000
Pear · Portland, OR · 2023
Operating
$15,000
Playwright'S Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating
$15,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2022
Operating
$12,000
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Incorporated · Mankato, MN · 2023
Student scholarships ($5,000); automotive technology ($5,000); theatre ($2,000)
$10,000
Committee Against Domestic Abuse Inc (Cada) · Mankato, MN · 2025
Operating
$10,000
Community Warehouse · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating
$10,000
Feeding Our Communities Partners · Mankato, MN · 2025
Backpack food program
$10,000
Fort Lewis College Foundation · Durango, CO · 2025
Operating
$10,000
Fresh Energy · St Paul, MN · 2025
Operating
$10,000
Mankato Youth Place Inc (My Place) · Mankato, MN · 2025
Operating
$10,000
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2025
Operating - science and environment
$10,000
Playwrights' Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Campaign for all narratives
$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Raptor center fund
$10,000
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2024
Operating

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