Karen Alice Nilsen Olsen Charitable Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Parker, CO · EIN 46-3709161 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Karen Alice Nilsen Olsen
57grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$800smallest grant
$179Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
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 4803
Parker, CO 80134-1462
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Cancer United West SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILES | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society DEDICATED TO CURING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA,AND OTHER BLOOD CANCERS | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society DEDICATED TO CURING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA,AND OTHER BLOOD CANCERS | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES IN THEIR LIVES | Lakewood, CO | $6,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES IN THEIR LIVES | Lakewood, CO | $6,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Greater Colorado Council PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES IN THEIR LIVES | Lakewood, CO | $6,000 |
| Anderson Family Foundation PROVIDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN HIGH S | Wellington, FL | $5,000 |
| Maple Valley Youth Symphony ENLIGHTEN THE MINDS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS, EMBRACE CREATIVITY, ACHIEVEE EXCELLENCE, NURTURE TALENTS AND | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Vine Maple Place UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES. | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Black Diamond Community Center PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, BABY PRODUCT, PET FOOD AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE | Black Diamond, WA | $5,000 |
| Anderson Family Foundation PROVIDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN HIGH S | Wellington, FL | $5,000 |
| Maple Valley Youth Symphony ENLIGHTEN THE MINDS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS, EMBRACE CREATIVITY, ACHIEVEE EXCELLENCE, NURTURE TALENTS AND | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Northwest Center PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Vine Maple Place UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES. | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Anderson Family Foundation PROVIDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN HIGH S | Wellington, FL | $5,000 |
| Maple Valley Youth Symphony ENLIGHTEN THE MINDS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS, EMBRACE CREATIVITY, ACHIEVEE EXCELLENCE, NURTURE TALENTS AND | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Vine Maple Place UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES. | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 |
| Sundance Circle Hippotherapy PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES, INCLUDING OUTDOOR THERAPY AND HIPPOTHERAPY | Sumner, WA | $5,000 |
| Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans PROVIDES SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS | Cornelius, OR | $4,000 |
| Soroptimist International of Junction City SERVING WOMEN AND CHILDERN IN THE COMMUNITY | Junction City, OR | $4,000 |
| Oregon State University Foundation CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES | Corvallis, OR | $4,000 |
| Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans PROVIDES SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS | Cornelius, OR | $4,000 |
| Oregon State University Foundation CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES | Corvallis, OR | $4,000 |
| Pave-Paws Assisting Veterans PROVIDES SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS | Cornelius, OR | $4,000 |
| Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, RESCURES, AND MUTAL AID TO SURROUNDING | Rockaway Beach, OR | $3,000 |
| Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, RESCURES, AND MUTAL AID TO SURROUNDING | Rockaway Beach, OR | $3,000 |
| Rocaway Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, RESCURES, AND MUTAL AID TO SURROUNDING | Rockaway Beach, OR | $3,000 |
| Amateur Radio Relay PROVIDES COMMUNICATION REPEATERS, RADIOS AND SUPPORT AT NO COST TO THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Aloha, OR | $2,000 |
| Arrl Foundation SUPPORTS THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Newington, CT | $2,000 |
| Amateur Radio Relay PROVIDES COMMUNICATION REPEATERS, RADIOS AND SUPPORT AT NO COST TO THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Aloha, OR | $2,000 |
| Wildland Firefighter Foundation HELING FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. | Boise, ID | $2,000 |
| Arrl Foundation SUPPORTS THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Newington, CT | $2,000 |
| Amateur Radio Relay PROVIDES COMMUNICATION REPEATERS, RADIOS AND SUPPORT AT NO COST TO THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Aloha, OR | $2,000 |
| Arrl Foundation SUPPORTS THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY | Newington, CT | $2,000 |
| Wildland Firefighter Foundation HELING FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. | Boise, ID | $2,000 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation Inc PROVIDE HOMES AND CARE FOR ANIMALS | Denver, CO | $1,200 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation Inc PROVIDE HOMES AND CARE FOR ANIMALS | Denver, CO | $1,200 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation Inc PROVIDE HOMES AND CARE FOR ANIMALS | Denver, CO | $1,200 |
| Colorado Connection Repeaters Inc SUPPORTS THE COLORADO EMERGENCY REPORTING NETWORK | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors PROVIDING HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO WARRIORS | Ponte Vedra, FL | $1,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Radio League FINANCIAL BACKBONE TO KEEP CLUB GOINGPROVIDING EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT AND BSA RADIO PROGRAM | Centennial, CO | $1,000 |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary RESCUE ANIMALS FROM HORRIFIC CAPTIVE SITUATIONSSAVING VICTIMS OF CPTIVE EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED LARGE | Keenesburg, CO | $1,000 |
| Wildland Firefighter Foundation HELING FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. | Boise, ID | $1,000 |
| Ogden Valley Adaptive REMOVING BARRIERS TO OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | Ogden, UT | $1,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors PROVIDING HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO WARRIORS | Ponte Vedra, FL | $1,000 |
| Long Beach Volunteer Firefighter Foundation SUPPORT, TRAINING & EQUIPMENT FOR LB VOLUNTEERS | Long Beach, WA | $1,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Radio League FINANCIAL BACKBONE TO KEEP CLUB GOINGPROVIDING EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT AND BSA RADIO PROGRAM | Centennial, CO | $1,000 |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary RESCUE ANIMALS FROM HORRIFIC CAPTIVE SITUATIONSSAVING VICTIMS OF CPTIVE EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED LARGE | Keenesburg, CO | $1,000 |
| Colorado Connection Repeaters Inc SUPPORTS THE COLORADO EMERGENCY REPORTING NETWORK | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Colorado Connection Repeaters Inc SUPPORTS THE COLORADO EMERGENCY REPORTING NETWORK | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors PROVIDING HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO WARRIORS | Ponte Vedra, FL | $1,000 |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary RESCUE ANIMALS FROM HORRIFIC CAPTIVE SITUATIONSSAVING VICTIMS OF CPTIVE EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED LARGE | Keenesburg, CO | $1,000 |
| Operation Warm PROVIDES WARMTH, CONFIDENCE AND HOPE TO CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH GIFTS OF WINTER COATS, FLU SHOTS AN | Philadelphia, PA | $800 |
| Operation Warm PROVIDES WARMTH, CONFIDENCE AND HOPE TO CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH GIFTS OF WINTER COATS, FLU SHOTS AN | Philadelphia, PA | $800 |
| Operation Warm PROVIDES WARMTH, CONFIDENCE AND HOPE TO CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH GIFTS OF WINTER COATS, FLU SHOTS AN | Philadelphia, PA | $800 |
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