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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411875950Est. 1998-08

THE OLSETH FOUNDATION

MINNETONKA, MN 55305

Total Assets

$27.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$907K

FY 2023

Grants Made

45

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$92K

See statement

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $15K to maximum $100K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

209 grants

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC (WWF)
$400K
4 grants
ST OLAF COLLEGE
$240K
4 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTH CENTRAL STATES
$235K
4 grants
RECHARGE AMERICA INC
$180K
2 grants
RECHARGE AMERICA
$145K
2 grants
OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL FUND (OREGON WILD)
$140K
4 grants
GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY INC
$139K
4 grants
ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
$127K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

209 grants

<$10K
113
grants
$10–50K
82
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Minnesota
$2.0M
51% of total
Oregon
$1.1M
27% of total
District of Columbia
$408K
11% of total
California
$328K
9% of total
Wisconsin
$25K
1% of total
Colorado
$25K
1% of total
Montana
$13K
0% of total
Maryland
$10K
0% of total
New Mexico
$10K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total

+1 more states

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