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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366857384Est. 1987-06

KATHERINE L OLSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60601

Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$397K

FY 2024

Grants Made

58

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$225K

Total Expenses

$458K

Qualifying Distributions

$411K

Distributable Amount

$428K

Min. Investment Return

$430K

Undistributed Income

$302K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

58 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $397K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

268 grants

Sarah's Circle
$80K
5 grants
Kenilworth Union Church
$70K
5 grants
Williams College
$70K
5 grants
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
$60K
5 grants
WTTW
$60K
5 grants
Art Institute of Chicago
$50K
5 grants
Women's Board Art Institute
$50K
5 grants
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
$50K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

268 grants

<$10K
234
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Illinois
$1.1M
67% of total
California
$128K
8% of total
New York
$109K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$70K
4% of total
Wisconsin
$68K
4% of total
Colorado
$63K
4% of total
Georgia
$40K
2% of total
Montana
$22K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
1% of total
Iowa
$15K
1% of total

+3 more states

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