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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7674923

Donald and Maureen Olson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $75,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,517,611
  • Tax year 2024

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,551,208
  • Tax year 2023

    $81,789

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,145
  • Tax year 2022

    $92,026

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,674,505
  • Tax year 2021

    $81,263

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,800,912
  • Tax year 2020

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,716,367
  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,689,025

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grace Lutheran ChurchAndover, MN

    General support

    $18,750
  2. The Salvation ArmyHoffman Estates, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Animal Humane SocietyMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $15,000
  4. Golden Fleece LDG 89 Charitable FDNLitchfield, MN

    General support

    $11,250
  5. Twin Cities Public Television IncSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $7,500
  6. Meeker County Historical SocietyLitchfield, MN

    General support

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $15,00040% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $15,00040% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $7,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota5 grants $60,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $25,160

The return

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