Dr David & Karen Olson Family Foundation
Private foundation · LA Crosse, WI · EIN 46-4203595 · reported 2023–2025
40grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$610Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in MN. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $60K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
230 Front St N
LA Crosse, WI 54601-3219
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 42 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the St Paul Chamber MUSIC AND EDUCATION | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Ujamaa Place HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| St Paul Chamber Orchestra MUSIC AND EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services HUMANITARIAN | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library EDUCATION AND LITERACY | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States MEDICAL | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland HUMANITARIAN | Brooklyn Park, MN | $20,000 |
| Concordia University EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library EDUCATION AND LITERACY | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood St Paul HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland HUMANITARIAN | Brooklyn Park, MN | $20,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Chamber MUSIC AND EDUCATION | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Concordia University EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library EDUCATION AND LITERACY | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood St Paul HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Concordia University EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestra MUSICAL EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| People Incorporated HUMANITARIAN | Eagan, MN | $10,000 |
| Ujamaa Place HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestra MUSICAL EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| People Incorporated HUMANITARIAN | Eagan, MN | $10,000 |
| Ujamaa Place HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestra MUSICAL EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| People Incorporated HUMANITARIAN | Eagan, MN | $10,000 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Guthrie Theater ARTS | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Penumbra Theatre HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Guthrie Theater ARTS | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Immigrant Law Center HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Penumbra Theatre HUMANITARIAN | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
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