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Olesen Private Foundation

Accepts applications San Jose, California · EIN 455461459

Olesen Private Foundation is a private foundation in San Jose, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $18,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $23,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0006$0
2024$23,0006$0
2025$18,0006$0

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactOlesen Private Foundation
950 George Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone or email(408) 590-4550, dshark101@aol.com
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsGrantee has to qualify as a result of athletic prowess and education .

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Olesen Private Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$18,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Education$4,000
Individual
CA
Educational$4,000
Individual
CA
Education$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational$3,000
Individual
CA
Education$2,000
Individual
CA
Educational$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Olesen Private Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Olesen Private Foundation give?

$18,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Olesen Private Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Daniel C Olesen (President).

What does Olesen Private Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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