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3 funders with a record of paying for “oleson”
Where the money went Oleson Foundation → Northwestern Michigan College Foundation: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Houston Food Bank → Oleson Elementary School (Bb): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret Wolf Scholarship Trust → Elizabeth Oleson: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → United Way Nw Michigan: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Norte: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Father Fred Foundation: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Women's Resource Center: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Mana Food Project: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Crooked Tree Arts Council: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Northmen Den Youth Pantries: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Grace Episcopal Church: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Echo His Love: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → St Francis Catholic Church: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Carmelite Monastry: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Great Lakes Children's Museum: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Brickways: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Charlevoix Community Food Pantry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Women's Resource Center of N Michigan: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Pathfinder School: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Good Samaritan Family Services: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Joppa House: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Community Food Pantry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Nami: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Pregnancy Care Center: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Project Feed the Kids: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oleson Foundation → Keys to Freedom Ministries: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation → Friendship Centers of Emmet County: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oleson Foundation: $442K on this topic. Open the funder. Oleson Foundation $442K The Houston Food Bank: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Houston Food Bank $10K Margaret Wolf Scholarship Trust: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Margaret Wolf Scholarship Tru… $4K Northwestern Michigan College Foundation: received $90K on this topic Northwestern Michigan College F… $90K United Way Nw Michigan: received $55K on this topic United Way Nw Michigan $55K Norte: received $55K on this topic Norte $55K Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $54K on this topic Grand Traverse Regional Land Co… $54K Father Fred Foundation: received $39K on this topic Father Fred Foundation $39K Women's Resource Center: received $37K on this topic Women's Resource Center $37K Mana Food Project: received $24K on this topic Mana Food Project $24K Crooked Tree Arts Council: received $18K on this topic Crooked Tree Arts Council $18K Northmen Den Youth Pantries: received $15K on this topic Northmen Den Youth Pantries $15K Grace Episcopal Church: received $15K on this topic Grace Episcopal Church $15K Oleson Elementary School (Bb): received $10K on this topic Oleson Elementary School (Bb) $10K Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools: received $7K on this topic Grand Traverse Area Catholic Sc… $7K Echo His Love: received $5K on this topic Echo His Love $5K St Francis Catholic Church: received $4K on this topic St Francis Catholic Church $4K Carmelite Monastry: received $4K on this topic Carmelite Monastry $4K Elizabeth Oleson: received $4K on this topic Elizabeth Oleson $4K Great Lakes Children's Museum: received $3K on this topic Great Lakes Children's Museum $3K Brickways: received $2K on this topic Brickways $2K Charlevoix Community Food Pantry: received $2K on this topic Charlevoix Community Food Pantry $2K Women's Resource Center of N Michigan: received $2K on this topic Women's Resource Center of N Mi… $2K Pathfinder School: received $2K on this topic Pathfinder School $2K Good Samaritan Family Services: received $2K on this topic Good Samaritan Family Services $2K Joppa House: received $2K on this topic Joppa House $2K Community Food Pantry: received $2K on this topic Community Food Pantry $2K Nami: received $1K on this topic Nami $1K Pregnancy Care Center: received $1K on this topic Pregnancy Care Center $1K Project Feed the Kids: received $1K on this topic Project Feed the Kids $1K Keys to Freedom Ministries: received $1K on this topic Keys to Freedom Ministries $1K Friendship Centers of Emmet County: received $1K on this topic Friendship Centers of Emmet Cou… $1K 3 funders, 29 recipients, grants matching “oleson” only. 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