FUNDER
DR DAVID & KAREN OLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
18recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 100% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 1 state it has funded, whatever their cause: MN.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 7 |
| HARDENBERGH FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 7 |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 7 |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | large program funder | 7 |
| HRK FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 6 |
| MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 6 |
| GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 5 |
| HUGH J ANDERSEN FOUNDATION | BAYPORT, MN | program funder | 5 |
| MARDAG FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 5 |
| MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | program funder | 5 | |
| NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 5 |
| TARGET FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 5 |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA | MINNESOTA, MN | program funder | 4 |
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | program funder | 4 |
| POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| CHARLSON FOUNDATION | EDINA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| COMMUNITYGIVING | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 3 |
| ELIZABETH C QUINLAN FOUNDATION INC | WAYZATA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| FRED C AND KATHERINE B ANDERSEN FOUNDATION | BAYPORT, MN | program funder | 3 |
| HARLAN BOSS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MERSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| PROPEL NONPROFITS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | MN | 5 | 2024 | $85,000 |
| MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO | MN | 5 | 2024 | $70,000 |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA | MN | 5 | 2024 | $70,000 |
| UJAMAA PLACE | MN | 5 | 2024 | $67,500 |
| TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC | MN | 5 | 2024 | $65,000 |
| CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL | MN | 5 | 2024 | $55,000 |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | MN | 2 | 2024 | $45,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY | MN | 2 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| PEOPLE INCORPORATED | MN | 3 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA INC | MN | 3 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION | MN | 4 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| PENUMBRA THEATRE COMPANY INC | MN | 3 | 2023 | $15,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | MN | 3 | 2022 | $120,000 |
| PARK SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY | MN | 2 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| SAINT PAUL POLICE FOUNDATION | MN | 1 | 2021 | $30,000 |
| MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION | MN | 2 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | MN | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| CLARE HOUSING | MN | 1 | 2021 | $1,000 |