Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable
Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0748772. Reported 393 grants totalling $37.0M to 192 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $400 and the largest $1,150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwood Camano Area Foundation | Stanwood, WA | $3,037,332 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,232,017 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Public Schools Foundation | Omaha, NE | $2,104,147 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $2,075,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance | Omaha, NE | $2,032,874 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $1,451,926 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $1,048,935 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Youth Justice Initiative | Omaha, NE | $1,035,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $725,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $660,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crcc Northwest | Omaha, NE | $614,435 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bike Works | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Emergency Services | Omaha, NE | $597,376 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Humane Society | Omaha, NE | $575,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanwood Camano Arts | Stanwood, WA | $571,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avenue Scholars | Omaha, NE | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $469,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westside Foundation | Omaha, NE | $462,851 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Siena Francis House | Omaha, NE | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Houseworks | Omaha, NE | $420,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue | Omaha, NE | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Center for Kids | Omaha, NE | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abide Omaha | Omaha, NE | $363,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Quality Living Inc | Omaha, NE | $359,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $358,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Center for Advancement | Omaha, NE | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicano Awareness Center | Omaha, NE | $335,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Resources Foundation | Stanwood, WA | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Banister's Leadership Academy | Omaha, NE | $313,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Micah House | Council Bluffs, IA | $293,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stephen Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha | Omaha, NE | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of King County | Seattle, WA | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sienna Francis House | Omaha, NE | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha | Omaha, WA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whispering Roots | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Can Community Center | Omaha, NE | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Door Mission | Omaha, NE | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carole's House of Hope | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Seattle | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teen Feed | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assitance League of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $148,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Omaha | Omaha, NE | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Harbor Free Clinic | Stanwood, WA | $113,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership 4 Kids | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Monica House | Omaha, NE | $103,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Douglas Rescue Squad of Douglas | Douglas, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Youth | Kirkland, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arrowhead Ranch Foundation | Camano, WA | $96,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omaha Parks Foundation Inc | Omaha, NE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanwood Camano Food Bank | Stanwood, WA | $84,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cocoon House | Everett, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Visions Homeless Services | Council Bluffs, IA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Quality USA Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Midlands | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| College Possible | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Sustainable Community | Snohomish, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy | Gretna, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heartland Family Service | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Intercultural Senior Center | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Council | Bellingham, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outdoors for All Foundation | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Kids in Transition | Lynnwood, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easter Seal Society of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish | Everett, WA | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oneworld Community Health Centers | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Take the Next Step | Monroe, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Companis Mission Workers Association | Seattle, WA | $59,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Family Services | Omaha, NE | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Healing Fund | Snohomish, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dibs for Kids | Omaha, NE | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dream | Omaha, NE | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding | Redmond, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Nebraska Inc | Omaha, NE | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 100 Black Men | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youthnet | Mount Vernon, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camano Senior Services Association | Camano Island, WA | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Educare of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Housing Hope | Everett, WA | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Outreach | Omaha, NE | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Red School House | Gretna, NE | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fontenelle Forest | Bellevue, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Rose Theatre | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Care & Beyond | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Midlands | Omaha, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burned Children Recovery Foundation | Everett, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees | Edmonds, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Seattle | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Gregory Home | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everett Recovery Cafe | Everett, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run of Snohomish County | Mountlake Terrace, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Omaha Attendance | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imagine Children's Museum | Everett, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kidsquest Children's Museum | Bellevue, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kindering Center | Bellevue, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington Inc | Annandale, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latino Educational Training Institute | Lynnwood, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latinx Run | Spanaway, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Changing Community Outreach Inc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marys Place Seattle | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Millennia Ministries | Mill Creek, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Diaper Bank | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Olive Crest United Methodist Church | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Girl Mentoring Program | Lynnwood, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seattle Cares Mentoring Movement | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Snohomish County Legal Services | Everett, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Caring Place | Stanwood, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Davis Place Teen Center | Stanwood, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington State Family and Community Engagement Trust | Edmonds, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington West African Center | Lynnwood, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington's National Park Fund | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youthcare | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | Omaha, NE | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sound Water Stewards of Island County | Freeland, WA | $32,780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanwood High School Aaaa Booster Club | Stanwood, WA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom Park Association | Camano Island, WA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camano Schoolhouse Foundation | Camano Island, WA | $31,695 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanwood High School Aaa Booster Club | Stanwood, WA | $31,442 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Applied Information Management | Omaha, NE | $30,739 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| D2 Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Darrington Food Bank Foundation | Darrington, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hand in Hand | Everett, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council | Snohomish, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outlook Nebraska Inc | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sawhorse Revolution | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smart Gen Society | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transitional Resources | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster Care Closet | Lincoln, NE | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amara | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angels Among US | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Continuum of Care | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Community College | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Children's Home Society | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solid Ground | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Year Up Puget Sound - Seattle Central College Campus | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Unlimited | Stanwood, WA | $24,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanwood Community Preschool | Stanwood, WA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arlington Kids' Kloset | Arlington, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crisis Connections | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eileen & Callie's Place | Kent, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | Renton, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Hill Retirement Community | Stanwood, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Big Garden Campus | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulalip Foundation | Marysville, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utsalady Booster Club | Camano Island, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casino Road Ministries | Everett, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Omaha Public Library | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Law CASA of King County | Tukwila, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glacier Peak Institute | Darrington, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Josephine Caring Coummunity | Stanwood, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Packs for Kids - Washington | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peer Washington | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanwood Area Historical Society | Stanwood, WA | $14,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Education Foundation | Arlington, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compass Housing Alliance | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highline College Foundation | Des Moines, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanwood Camano YMCA | Stanwood, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanwood Community & Senior Center | Stanwood, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanwood Lacrosse | Stanwood, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The First Tee of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skagit Adult Day Program | Burlington, WA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum | Ashland, NE | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Poc Collaborative Community Resource Center | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Branched Oak Observatory | Raymond, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
93 of 192 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Nebraska Youth Justice Initiative
AGREEMENT TO NEBRASKA YOUTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE FOR 2021 - Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation
NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY - MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE - Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS - Omaha Public Schools Foundation
GRANT AGREEMENT TO OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FOR 2021 - Heart Ministry Center
COMPLETE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND QUALIFY FOR MATCHING FUNDS - Abide Omaha
BUILDING SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS, STRONGER FAMILIES, & EMERGING LEADERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 281 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | $7,730,974 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 110 | $9,683,614 | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 92 | $10.2M | $35,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $9,455,922 | $46,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 74% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $35,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 542021, Omaha, NE, 68154. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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