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Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation: 58 grants to organizations, $396,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 58 grants to organizations totaling $396,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 21, 2025. The largest was $25,000 to Unicef in New York, NY for unrestricted charitable gift.
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- EIN
- 366857384
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $9,708,732
- Grants paid
- $396,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 21, 2025, IRS object ID 202542029349100209. It reported $396,500 in grants paid; 58 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicef | New York, NY | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violen | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenilworth Union Church | Kenilworth, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah's Circle | Chciago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Advancement Offic | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Board of Northwestern Mem Hosp | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Women's Board Education Department | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Kafika House | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Anti-Cruelty Society | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Alumni Fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Board Art Institute | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mainstay Therapeutic Farm | Richmond, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| C J Jung Center | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago, IL | The Bowen Scholarship Fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noble Network of Charter Schools | Chicago, IL | Summer of a Lifetime | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | The Women's Board Scholarship | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Block Art Museum | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of America | New York, NY | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rogers Park Montessori School | Chicago, IL | Annual Fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Als Association | Boone, IA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Als Association | Boone, IA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc | Caledonia, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bay City News Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Public School Foundation | Bozeman, MT | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hatch Inc | Brattleboro, VT | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Crime and legal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics Illinois | Lombard, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Writers Theater | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons | New York, NY | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eagle Mount- Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Art Center | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Institute at Northwestern Univ | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth, WI | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Music Education | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Senior Center | Northfield, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parenting for Non Violence | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $51,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $42,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $23,500 |
| Religion-related | $15,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $265,000 |
| California | $38,000 |
| New York | $33,500 |
| Iowa | $15,000 |
| Wisconsin | $11,500 |
| Georgia | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts | $10,000 |
| Arkansas | $6,000 |
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Updated July 21, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.