Funding search · EIN 270572772 · Granite Falls, MN

Jeannette and Curt Olson Foundation

Name: Jeannette and Curt Olson Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

69
grants reported: $440,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
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

expenses scholarships needy educational elderly feed health high

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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.

Top recipients

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

Yellow Medicine East8 grants · $120,000
City of Granite Falls8 grants · $91,500
Neighbors United Resource Center4 grants · $60,000
Granite Falls Lutheran Church4 grants · $20,000
Granite Falls Congregational4 grants · $20,000
Granite Falls Living at4 grants · $20,000
Minnesota West Foundation4 grants · $16,000
Granite Area Arts Council4 grants · $15,000
Avera Foundation3 grants · $15,000
Project Turnabout4 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$117,000

2022

$103,000

2023

$105,000

2024

$115,000

2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$29,500
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Public park improvements
$25,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Scholarships to high school seniors
$25,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Scholarships to high school seniors
$20,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Scholarships to high school seniors
$20,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Recreation fields
$20,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Scholarships to high school seniors
$15,000
Neighbors United Resource Center · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Feed the needy
$15,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Recreation fields
$15,000
Neighbors United Resource Center · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Feed the needy
$15,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Recreation fields
$15,000
Neighbors United Resource Center · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Feed the needy
$15,000
Neighbors United Resource Center · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Feed the needy
$15,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Educational needs
$9,000
Granite Area Arts Council · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Operating expenses
$6,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Public dog park
$5,000
Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
Granite falls ambulance fund
$5,000
Granite Falls Congregational · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operational expenses
$5,000
Granite Falls Living at · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Health services to elderly residents
$5,000
Granite Falls Lutheran Church · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operational expenses
$5,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Educational needs
$5,000
Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Granite falls ambulance fund
$5,000
Granite Falls Alano Society · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Roof replacement
$5,000
Granite Falls Congregational · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Operational expenses
$5,000
Granite Falls Living at · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Health services to elderly residents
$5,000
Granite Falls Lutheran Church · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Operational expenses
$5,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Educational needs
$5,000
Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Granite falls ambulance fund
$5,000
Granite Falls Congregational · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Operational expenses
$5,000
Granite Falls Living at · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Health services to elderly residents
$5,000
Granite Falls Lutheran Church · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Operational expenses
$5,000
Yellow Medicine East · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Educational needs
$5,000
Granite Falls Congregational · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Operational expenses
$5,000
Granite Falls Living at · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Health services to elderly residents
$5,000
Granite Falls Lutheran Church · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Operational expenses
$4,000
Minnesota West Foundation · Canby, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Minnesota West Foundation · Canby, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Minnesota West Foundation · Canby, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Minnesota West Foundation · Canby, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Granite Falls Historical Society · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operational expenses
$3,000
Project Turnabout · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Resident assistance
$3,000
Granite Falls Historical Society · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Charitable activities
$3,000
Project Turnabout · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Charitable activities
$3,000
Granite Falls Historical Society · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Charitable activities
$3,000
Project Turnabout · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Charitable activities
$3,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Public dog park
$3,000
Granite Falls Historical Society · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Charitable activities
$3,000
Project Turnabout · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Charitable activities
$3,000
The Yes House · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Charitable activities
$2,500
Pheasants Forever · St Paul, MN · 2025
Youth education
$2,000
Granite Area Arts Council · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operating expenses
$2,000
Pioneer Pbs · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operating expenses
$2,000
The Yes House · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operating expenses
$2,000
Yellow Medicine County · Granite Falls, MN · 2025
Operational expenses
$2,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Kathleen jordan project
$2,000
Granite Area Arts Council · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Operating expenses
$2,000
Pioneer Pbs · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Operating expenses
$2,000
The Yes House · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Charitable activities
$2,000
Yellow Medicine County · Granite Falls, MN · 2024
Operational expenses
$2,000
Granite Area Arts Council · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Operating expenses
$2,000
The Salvation Army · Roseville, MN · 2023
Assist the needy
$2,000
The Yes House · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Charitable activities
$2,000
United Way of Sw Minnesota · Marshall, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
$2,000
Yellow Medicine County · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Operational expenses
$2,000
The Salvation Army · Roseville, MN · 2022
Assist the needy
$2,000
United Way of Sw Minnesota · Marshall, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
$2,000
Yellow Medicine County · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Operational expenses
$1,000
City of Granite Falls · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Kathleen jordan project
$1,000
Pioneer Pbs · Granite Falls, MN · 2023
Operating expenses
$1,000
Pioneer Pbs · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Operating expenses

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