Grants awarded
Who does Oleson Foundation fund?
Oleson Foundation has awarded $9.0 million across 495 grants to 213 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$9.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
213
Grants
495
Years
2020–2025
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 | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $352K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $352K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
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$331K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$232K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Women's Resource Center | $226K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Inland Seas Education Center | $195K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Child & Family Services Nw Mi | $190K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Directors Fund | $180K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Z Zonta Club of Traverse City | $169K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse INC
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$151K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $140K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cherry Festival Foundation | $137K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | $136K | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Traverse Bay Child Advocacy Center | $122K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Leelanau Conservancy
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| N Norte | $113K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Botanical Gardens of Northwest Michigan | $112K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City Opera House Heritage Association | $108K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
New Community Vision
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$100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| N Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity | $100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| F Friends of the Fife Lake Public Library | $100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| F Friends of Gt Conservation District | $100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Thompsonville Area Revitalization Project | $100K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors INC
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$95K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $95K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nw Mi Food Coalition | $95K | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Father Fred Foundation
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$94K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$90K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| S Seeds | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Traverse Symphony Orchestra D/B/A Traverse City Philharmonic
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$85K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| S Salvation Army Emmet County | $85K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $84K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mana Food Project | $81K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grace Episcopal Church | $80K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Groundworks Center | $80K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Conservation Resource Alliance
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$76K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region | $75K | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army - Traverse City | $75K | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation | $71K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Way Nw Michigan | $70K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$70K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
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$70K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Women's Resource Center of N Michigan | $69K | 5 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Good Samaritan Family Services
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$62K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C Conservation Resource Alliance | $62K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
North Central Michigan College Foundation
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$60K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| N Nw Michgian Rural Housing Partnership | $60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan | $58K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Grand Traverse | $55K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation | $55K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $54K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$54K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Rock of Kingsley INC | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| G Grand Traverse Conservation District | $50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Project Feed the Kids | $48K | 6 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$44K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$42K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Hospice of Michigan INC
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$40K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park | $40K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Festival Foundation | $36K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $36K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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Generations Ahead
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$36K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N North Central Michigan College | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Echo His Love INC
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$35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Charlevoix Area Community Pool
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$35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C Cherryland Humane Society | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Watershed Center | $34K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$32K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Sharecare of Leelanau INC
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$31K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Glen Arbor Art Association | $30K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| R Rotary Club of Charlevoix Charities INC | $30K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| S Step Up Northern Michigan INC | $30K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Friendship Community Center INC
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$30K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| T The Rock of Kingsley | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Old Town Playhouse INC
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
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$27K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| C Cognition Science and Discovery Center | $26K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Crooked Tree Arts Council INC
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$26K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| E Elk Rapids District Library | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools | $24K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $24K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$22K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| C City of Traverse City and Charter Township of Garfield | $20K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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