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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-6776974

The Norman Olson Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $77,835 paid in grants.

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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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Norman Olson
237 South 18th Street, Apt 17 C
Phildelphia, PA 19103
(610) 975-0099
[email protected]
Form and materials
Request with irc 501c3 determination
Deadlines
November 30

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $77,835

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $225,272

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,670

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $231,540

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,625

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $236,486

  • Tax year 2022

    $67,525

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $274,850

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,756

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $323,396

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $361,126

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $420,042

  • Tax year 2018

    $69,130

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $448,901

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Family & ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA

    General public assitance

    $50,000
  2. Wesleyan UniversityMiddleton, CT

    General public assistance

    $9,000
  3. Congregation Rodeph ShalomPhiladelphia, PA

    General public assistance

    $7,835
  4. Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    Art

    $5,000
  5. Olana PartnershipHudson, NY

    Art

    $3,000
  6. School District of PhilaPhiladelphia, PA

    Education

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $65,835
  2. Connecticut1 grant $9,000
  3. New York1 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.

  • Norman OlsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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