Utah · Private foundation
The Olson Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $44k
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $44,093
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $44,093
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations The Olson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $44k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $30k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $30k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $50k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polynesian Cultural Center | $164,093 | 5 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
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About The Olson Foundation
- How much does The Olson Foundation give?
- The Olson Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $44,093 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Olson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (70%), Arts & Culture (27%), Education (3%).
- Who are The Olson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Polynesian Cultural Center ($164k).
- Does The Olson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Olson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The Olson Foundation based?
- The Olson Foundation is based in UT.
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