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We Can Support

Project must be implemented in and serve residents of Omaha, NE and surrounding communities or Stanwood, WA and surrounding communities.

Education

Projects and initiatives essential to improving the educational process or improving access to education for children and/or adults.

Family

Projects and initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families.

Health

Projects and initiatives that are essential to strengthening and enhancing segments of the community with significant economic, educational, social, and physical needs.

Environment

Programs and initiatives essential to protecting, promoting, and educating our community about the environment and its preservation.  By conserving and celebrating the many facets of life, these programs promote positive change that encompasses and embraces all realms of life.

We Will Not Fund

Partisan, legislative, or political activities

Fraternal, sectarian, and religious organizations where the grant is intended for the principal benefit of the organization’s own members or adherents, or where the grant is intended for inherently religious activities

Private foundations

Pass thru foundations

FAQs

2025 Grant Program

The Grant Application will accept responses until March 7, 2025

The Olson Foundation has streamlined its 2025 grant process! We've eliminated the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) stage and now offer a single, simplified application with fewer questions. Our grant program offers grants in the amount of $10,000 up to $75,000.  
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Submission for grant applications will open on Friday, January 31, 2025, and applications will be due on Friday, March 7, 2025. Organizations will be notified by mid-June about their grant status.