Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation
Private foundation · West Point, VA · EIN 54-6062436 · reported 2023–2025
209grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 209 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K 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
PO Box 300
West Point, VA 23181-0300
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's School | Tappahannock, VA | $25,000 |
| Historical Society of West Point | West Point, VA | $25,000 |
| Arts Alive Inc | West Point, VA | $20,000 |
| Melvin Rosson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8356 | West Point, VA | $20,000 |
| Arts Alive Inc | West Point, VA | $20,000 |
| Arts Alive Inc | West Point, VA | $20,000 |
| The International Women's Fishing Association | Key Biscayne, FL | $20,000 |
| Cure Alzheimers Fund | Wellesley Hills, ME | $15,000 |
| Greater West Point Family YMCA | West Point, VA | $15,000 |
| The National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Thrive Virginia | Sandston, VA | $15,000 |
| West Point Volunter Fire Dept & Rescue Squad | West Point, VA | $15,000 |
| Bay Aging | Urbanna, VA | $15,000 |
| Cure Alzheimers Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $15,000 |
| The National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Ark, VA | $15,000 |
| Thrive Virginia | New Kent, VA | $15,000 |
| West Point Volunter Fire Dept & Rescue Squad | West Point, VA | $15,000 |
| The International Women's Fishing Association | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $15,000 |
| Greater West Point Family YMCA | West Point, VA | $15,000 |
| The National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Thrive Virginia | Sandston, VA | $15,000 |
| West Point Volunter Fire Dept & Rescue Squad | West Point, VA | $15,000 |
| Cure Alzheimers Fund | Wellesley Hills, ME | $15,000 |
| American Red Cross - Boone Office | Boone, NC | $14,000 |
| Greater West Point Family YMCA | West Point, VA | $13,000 |
| Melvin Rosson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8356 | West Point, VA | $13,000 |
| Melvin Rosson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8356 | West Point, VA | $13,000 |
| Parent-Child Development Corporation | West Point, VA | $13,000 |
| Jamestown Yorktown Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $11,000 |
| American Red Cross for California Wildfires | Boone, IA | $10,000 |
| Direct Relief for Hurricane Melissa | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 |
| Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic | Kilmarnock, VA | $10,000 |
| Science Museum of Virginia Foundation | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| St Andrews School | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc CRISIS IN UKRAINE | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 |
| Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic | Kilmarnock, VA | $10,000 |
| St Andrews School | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| St Margarets School 100 YR IN HONOR OF STURE & SHIRLEY OLSSON | Tappahannock, VA | $10,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 |
| Jamestown Yorktown Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $10,000 |
| Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic | Kilmarnock, VA | $10,000 |
| St Andrews School | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $8,000 |
| Walkerton Community Fire Association | Walkerton, VA | $7,500 |
| Walkerton Community Fire Association | Walkerton, VA | $7,500 |
| Jacob's Ladder Inc | Urbanna, VA | $7,000 |
| West Point Public Schools VARIOUS | West Point, VA | $6,310 |
| American Red Cross for Texas Floods TEXAS FLOODS | Boone, IA | $5,000 |
| Angels of Mercy Medical Clinic | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 |
| Beach Food Pantry Inc | Kitty Hawk, NC | $5,000 |
| Boykin Spaniel Foundation | Camden, SC | $5,000 |
| Bridges of Change | New Kent, VA | $5,000 |
| Childrens Hospital Foundation | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 |
| Christchurch School | Christchurch, VA | $5,000 |
| Community Care Clinic of Dare | Nags Head, NC | $5,000 |
| Feedmore | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| International Medical Corps FOR ISRAEL AND GAZA | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Jacob's Ladder Inc | Urbanna, VA | $5,000 |
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