Grants awarded
Who does Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation fund?
Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.7 million across 268 grants to 79 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,500 and $10,000.
Total awarded
$1.7M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
79
Grants
268
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Sarahs Circle INC
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| K Kenilworth Union Church | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wttw | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| G Greater Chicago Food Despository | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Women's Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Solihten Institute INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Misericordia | $40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PR | |
| W Women's Board Art Institute | $40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity International | $40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$39K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Northwestern University
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$26K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U UNICEF | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Noble Network of Charter Schools
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Red Cross | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of America | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$24K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
C J Jung Center
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$21K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Plaster House INC | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Als Association | $20K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Writers Theater | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violen | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Advancement Offic | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Main Stay Therapeutic Farm INC
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$15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| W Women's Board of Northwestern Mem Hosp | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bozeman Public School Foundation | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Special Olympics Illinois
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Safer Foundation
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Association of Anthroposophic Psychology | $13K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Heifer International | $11K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Foundation | $11K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Goodman Theatre | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Roger Park Montessori School | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Women's Board Art Institute | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
African Mission Healthcare Foundation
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$9K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Hatch INC | $9K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Eagle Mount - Bozeman
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MT | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lakeland University INC
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Merit School of Music
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Journey Care Foundation | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Family Institute at Northwestern University | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Cg Jung Center | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Bay City News Foundation
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$3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Parenting for Non Violence | $3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
North Shore Art League
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| F Field Museum | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Evanston Art Center | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Family Institute at Northwestern Univ | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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