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3 funders with a record of paying for “oleson”

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Oleson Foundation → Northwestern Michigan College Foundation: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Houston Food Bank → Oleson Elementary School (Bb): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Margaret Wolf Scholarship Trust → Elizabeth Oleson: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → United Way Nw Michigan: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Norte: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Father Fred Foundation: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Women's Resource Center: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Mana Food Project: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Crooked Tree Arts Council: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Northmen Den Youth Pantries: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Grace Episcopal Church: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Echo His Love: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → St Francis Catholic Church: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Carmelite Monastry: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Great Lakes Children's Museum: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Brickways: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Charlevoix Community Food Pantry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Women's Resource Center of N Michigan: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Pathfinder School: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Good Samaritan Family Services: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Joppa House: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Community Food Pantry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Nami: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Pregnancy Care Center: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Project Feed the Kids: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oleson Foundation → Keys to Freedom Ministries: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation → Friendship Centers of Emmet County: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oleson Foundation: $442K on this topic. Open the funder.Oleson Foundation$442KThe Houston Food Bank: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Houston Food Bank$10KMargaret Wolf Scholarship Trust: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Margaret Wolf Scholarship Tru…$4KNorthwestern Michigan College Foundation: received $90K on this topicNorthwestern Michigan College F…$90KUnited Way Nw Michigan: received $55K on this topicUnited Way Nw Michigan$55KNorte: received $55K on this topicNorte$55KGrand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $54K on this topicGrand Traverse Regional Land Co…$54KFather Fred Foundation: received $39K on this topicFather Fred Foundation$39KWomen's Resource Center: received $37K on this topicWomen's Resource Center$37KMana Food Project: received $24K on this topicMana Food Project$24KCrooked Tree Arts Council: received $18K on this topicCrooked Tree Arts Council$18KNorthmen Den Youth Pantries: received $15K on this topicNorthmen Den Youth Pantries$15KGrace Episcopal Church: received $15K on this topicGrace Episcopal Church$15KOleson Elementary School (Bb): received $10K on this topicOleson Elementary School (Bb)$10KGrand Traverse Area Catholic Schools: received $7K on this topicGrand Traverse Area Catholic Sc…$7KEcho His Love: received $5K on this topicEcho His Love$5KSt Francis Catholic Church: received $4K on this topicSt Francis Catholic Church$4KCarmelite Monastry: received $4K on this topicCarmelite Monastry$4KElizabeth Oleson: received $4K on this topicElizabeth Oleson$4KGreat Lakes Children's Museum: received $3K on this topicGreat Lakes Children's Museum$3KBrickways: received $2K on this topicBrickways$2KCharlevoix Community Food Pantry: received $2K on this topicCharlevoix Community Food Pantry$2KWomen's Resource Center of N Michigan: received $2K on this topicWomen's Resource Center of N Mi…$2KPathfinder School: received $2K on this topicPathfinder School$2KGood Samaritan Family Services: received $2K on this topicGood Samaritan Family Services$2KJoppa House: received $2K on this topicJoppa House$2KCommunity Food Pantry: received $2K on this topicCommunity Food Pantry$2KNami: received $1K on this topicNami$1KPregnancy Care Center: received $1K on this topicPregnancy Care Center$1KProject Feed the Kids: received $1K on this topicProject Feed the Kids$1KKeys to Freedom Ministries: received $1K on this topicKeys to Freedom Ministries$1KFriendship Centers of Emmet County: received $1K on this topicFriendship Centers of Emmet Cou…$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →