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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6857384

Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $396,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $396,500

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $4,877,210

  • Tax year 2023

    $357,500

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $5,110,023

  • Tax year 2022

    $346,756

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $5,402,096

  • Tax year 2021

    $303,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $5,385,738

  • Tax year 2020

    $284,500

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,053,025

  • Tax year 2019

    $199,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $3,044,671

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UNICEFNew York, NY

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $25,000
  2. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $24,000
  3. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun ViolenSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  4. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  5. Kenilworth Union ChurchKenilworth, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  6. Sarah's CircleChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  7. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Advancement OfficChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  8. WBEZ Chicago Public RadioChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  9. Women's Board of Northwestern Mem HospChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  10. WTTWChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $15,000
  11. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Women's Board Education Department

    $10,000
  12. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  13. Friends of Kafika HouseSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  14. Habitat for Humanity InternationalAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  15. MisericordiaChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  16. Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  17. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  18. The Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  19. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  20. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Alumni Fund

    $10,000
  21. Women's Board Art InstituteChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $10,000
  22. Mainstay Therapeutic FarmRichmond, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $7,500
  23. Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $6,000
  24. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  25. C J Jung CenterEvanston, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  26. Chicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  27. McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL

    The Bowen Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  28. Noble Network of Charter SchoolsChicago, IL

    Summer of a Lifetime

    $5,000
  29. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    The Women's Board Scholarship

    $5,000
  30. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Block Art Museum

    $5,000
  31. Planned Parenthood of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  32. Rogers Park Montessori SchoolChicago, IL

    Annual Fund

    $5,000
  33. The ALS AssociationBoone, IA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  34. The ALS AssociationBoone, IA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $5,000
  35. Angelic Organics Learning Center IncCaledonia, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  36. Bay City News FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  37. Bozeman Public School FoundationBozeman, MT

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  38. Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  39. Hatch IncBrattleboro, VT

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  40. Music Institute of ChicagoEvanston, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  41. Safer FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  42. Special Olympics IllinoisLombard, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  43. Writers TheaterGlencoe, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $3,000
  44. Michael J Fox Foundation for ParkinsonsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $2,000
  45. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  46. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  47. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  48. Eagle Mount- BozemanBozeman, MT

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  49. Evanston Art CenterEvanston, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  50. Family Institute at Northwestern UnivChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  51. Goodman TheatreChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  52. Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, WI

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  53. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  54. Meals on WheelsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  55. Merit School of MusicChicago, IL

    Music Education

    $1,500
  56. North Shore Senior CenterNorthfield, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,500
  57. Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,000
  58. Parenting for Non ViolenceChicago, IL

    Unrestricted Charitable Gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education8 grants $61,50028% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture3 grants $42,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture9 grants $27,50012% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $20,0009% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $11,5005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes11 grants $45,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois39 grants $265,000
  2. California4 grants $38,000
  3. New York4 grants $33,500
  4. Iowa3 grants $15,000
  5. Wisconsin2 grants $11,500
  6. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  8. Arkansas1 grant $6,000
  9. Montana2 grants $4,500
  10. Vermont1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Katherine L OlsonTRUSTEE- PART-TIME Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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