Karen Alice Nilsen Olsen

What they fund

communityserviceamateuremergencyradiofamiliesyounganimals

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.

7 grants matching “repeater” · $11,000

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2025

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2025

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2024

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2024

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2023

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2023

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2022

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

Top recipients

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

• Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council4 grants · $24,000
• Maple Valley Youth Symphony4 grants · $20,000
• Vine Maple Place4 grants · $20,000
• Anderson Family Foundation4 grants · $20,000
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society2 grants · $20,000
• Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association4 grants · $12,000
• Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans3 grants · $12,000
• Oregon State University Foundation3 grants · $12,000
• Blood Cancer United West1 grant · $10,000
• Northwest Center2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

• $10,000

  Blood Cancer United West · Pasadena, CA · 2025

  Supporting and advocating for blood cancer patients and their familes

• $10,000

  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Pasadena, CA · 2024

  Dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma,and other blood cancers

• $10,000

  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Pasadena, CA · 2023

  Dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma,and other blood cancers

• $6,000

  Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council · Lakewood, CO · 2025

  Prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices in their lives

• $6,000

  Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  Prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices in their lives

• $6,000

  Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council · Lakewood, CO · 2023

  Prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices in their lives

• $6,000

  Alzheimer'S Association - Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022

  Voluntary health organization in alzheimer care, support and research

• $6,000

  Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council · Lakewood, CO · 2022

  Prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices in their lives

• $5,000

  Anderson Family Foundation · Wellington, FL · 2025

  Providing college scholarships based on community service, leadership and/or participation in high school or club athletics.

• $5,000

  Black Diamond Community Center · Black Diamond, WA · 2025

  Provides food, clothing, hygiene items, baby product, pet food and rental assistance

• $5,000

  Maple Valley Youth Symphony · Maple Valley, WA · 2025

  Enlighten the minds of young musicians, embrace creativity, achievee excellence, nurture talents and give back to the community.

• $5,000

  Vine Maple Place · Maple Valley, WA · 2025

  Unique and innovative approach to meet the needs of homeless families.

• $5,000

  Anderson Family Foundation · Wellington, FL · 2024

  Providing college scholarships based on community service, leadership and/or participation in high school or club athletics.

• $5,000

  Maple Valley Youth Symphony · Maple Valley, WA · 2024

  Enlighten the minds of young musicians, embrace creativity, achievee excellence, nurture talents and give back to the community.

• $5,000

  Sundance Circle Hippotherapy · Sumner, WA · 2024

  Physical, occupational and speech therapy services, including outdoor therapy and hippotherapy

• $5,000

  Vine Maple Place · Maple Valley, WA · 2024

  Unique and innovative approach to meet the needs of homeless families.

• $5,000

  Anderson Family Foundation · Wellington, FL · 2023

  Providing college scholarships based on community service, leadership and/or participation in high school or club athletics.

• $5,000

  Maple Valley Youth Symphony · Maple Valley, WA · 2023

  Enlighten the minds of young musicians, embrace creativity, achievee excellence, nurture talents and give back to the community.

• $5,000

  Northwest Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

  Provide programs and services to help children & adults with developmental disabilities.

• $5,000

  Vine Maple Place · Maple Valley, WA · 2023

  Unique and innovative approach to meet the needs of homeless families.

• $5,000

  Anderson Family Foundation · Wellington, FL · 2022

  Providing college scholarships based on community service, leadership and/or participation in high school or club athletics.

• $5,000

  Legacy Health - Mark a Terry Endowment · Portland, OR · 2022

  Corneal care research and patient carecorneal care

• $5,000

  Maple Valley Youth Symphony · Maple Valley, WA · 2022

  Enlighten the minds of young musicians, embrace creativity, achievee excellence, nurture talents and give back to the community.

• $5,000

  Northwest Center · Seattle, WA · 2022

  Provide programs and services to help children & adults with developmental disabilities.

• $5,000

  Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022

  Provide wide range of medical needs for patients with pancreatic cancer

• $5,000

  Vine Maple Place · Maple Valley, WA · 2022

  Unique and innovative approach to meet the needs of homeless families.

• $4,000

  Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans · Cornelius, OR · 2025

  Provides service dogs for veterans

• $4,000

  Soroptimist International of Junction City · Junction City, OR · 2025

  Serving women and childern in the community

• $4,000

  Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2024

  Creating transformative student learning experiences

• $4,000

  Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans · Cornelius, OR · 2024

  Provides service dogs for veterans

• $4,000

  Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2023

  Creating transformative student learning experiences

• $4,000

  Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans · Cornelius, OR · 2023

  Provides service dogs for veterans

• $4,000

  Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022

  Creating transformative student learning experiences

• $3,000

  Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association · Rockaway Beach, OR · 2025

  Fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical services, rescures, and mutal aid to surrounding communities.

• $3,000

  Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association · Rockaway Beach, OR · 2024

  Fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical services, rescures, and mutal aid to surrounding communities.

• $3,000

  Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association · Rockaway Beach, OR · 2023

  Fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical services, rescures, and mutal aid to surrounding communities.

• $3,000

  Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association · Rockaway Beach, OR · 2022

  Fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical services, rescures, and mutal aid to surrounding communities.

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2025

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Arrl Foundation · Newington, CT · 2025

  Supports the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2024

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Arrl Foundation · Newington, CT · 2024

  Supports the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Wildland Firefighter Foundation · Boise, ID · 2024

  Heling families of firefighters killed in the line of duty.

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2023

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Arrl Foundation · Newington, CT · 2023

  Supports the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Wildland Firefighter Foundation · Boise, ID · 2023

  Heling families of firefighters killed in the line of duty.

• $2,000

  Amateur Radio Relay · Aloha, OR · 2022

  Provides communication repeaters, radios and support at no cost to the amateur radio community

• $2,000

  Long Beach Volunteer Firefighter Foundation · Long Beach, WA · 2022

  Support, training & equipment for lb volunteers

• $2,000

  Wildland Firefighter Foundation · Boise, ID · 2022

  Heling families of firefighters killed in the line of duty.

• $1,200

  Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025

  Provide homes and care for animals

• $1,200

  Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

  Provide homes and care for animals

• $1,200

  Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

  Provide homes and care for animals

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2025

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $1,000

  Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2025

  Provide food to those in need

• $1,000

  K9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2025

  Providing highly trained service dogs to warriors

• $1,000

  Ogden Valley Adaptive · Ogden, UT · 2025

  Removing barriers to outdoor recreation for people with disabilities

• $1,000

  Rocky Mountain Radio League · Centennial, CO · 2025

  Financial backbone to keep club goingproviding emergency amateur radio support and bsa radio programs

• $1,000

  The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2025

  Rescue animals from horrific captive situationssaving victims of cptive exotic and endangered large carnivores that have been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept

• $1,000

  Wildland Firefighter Foundation · Boise, ID · 2025

  Heling families of firefighters killed in the line of duty.

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2024

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $1,000

  Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024

  Provide food to those in need

• $1,000

  K9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024

  Providing highly trained service dogs to warriors

• $1,000

  The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2024

  Rescue animals from horrific captive situationssaving victims of cptive exotic and endangered large carnivores that have been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept

• $1,000

  Colorado Connection Repeaters · Denver, CO · 2023

  Supports the colorado emergency reporting network

• $1,000

  K9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2023

  Providing highly trained service dogs to warriors

• $1,000

  Long Beach Volunteer Firefighter Foundation · Long Beach, WA · 2023

  Support, training & equipment for lb volunteers

• $1,000

  Rocky Mountain Radio League · Centennial, CO · 2023

  Financial backbone to keep club goingproviding emergency amateur radio support and bsa radio programs

• $1,000

  The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2023

  Rescue animals from horrific captive situationssaving victims of cptive exotic and endangered large carnivores that have been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept

• $1,000

  K9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022

  Providing highly trained service dogs to warriors

• $1,000

  Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

  Provides warmth, confidence and hope to children in need through gifts of winter coats, flu shots and new books

• $1,000

  Rocky Mountain Radio League · Centennial, CO · 2022

  Financial backbone to keep club goingproviding emergency amateur radio support and bsa radio programs

• $1,000

  Shoes That Fit · Claremont, CA · 2022

  Giving children in need new athletic shoes to attend school

• $1,000

  The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2022

  Rescue animals from horrific captive situationssaving victims of cptive exotic and endangered large carnivores that have been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept

• $800

  Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

  Provides warmth, confidence and hope to children in need through gifts of winter coats, flu shots and new books

• $800

  Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  Provides warmth, confidence and hope to children in need through gifts of winter coats, flu shots and new books

• $800

  Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

  Provides warmth, confidence and hope to children in need through gifts of winter coats, flu shots and new books

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