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John R Oltman Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Avon, Colorado · EIN 364054942

John R Oltman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Avon, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,550 in 41 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $76,450 the year before.

32% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$76,45028$1.1 million
2024$65,55041$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactJanet Oltman
PO Box 8069, Avon, CO 81620
Phone or email(970) 748-8927
What to submitNo formal application exists. A letter requesting a contribution is sufficient.
RestrictionsContributions are made only to organizations qualifying under irc section 170(c).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John R Oltman Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois11$14,750
Colorado10$14,400
New York3$8,350
Georgia1$8,000
District of Columbia3$6,250
Virginia2$5,250
Arizona1$4,000
Florida2$1,250
Wisconsin1$1,000
California2$550

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 41 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimers Research Foundation
St Simmons Island, GA
General unrestricted$8,000
ASPCA
New York, NY
General unrestricted$7,000
Humane Society of the United States
Washington, DC
General unrestricted$5,000
Peta
Norfolk, VA
General unrestricted$5,000
Alzheimers Association
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$4,000
Hospice of the Valley
Phoenix, AZ
General unrestricted$4,000
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley
Avon, CO
General unrestricted$3,000
The Vail Church
Avon, CO
General unrestricted$3,000
University of Illinois I Fund
Urbana, IL
General unrestricted$2,500
Caregiver Connections
Avon, CO
General unrestricted$2,000
Mt Olive Academic Foundation
Mt Olive, IL
General unrestricted$2,000
Vail Health Foundation
Vail, CO
General unrestricted$2,000
University of Illinois Foundation
Urbana, IL
General unrestricted$1,500
Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$1,000
Augustana Care - Castle Peak
Eagle, CO
General unrestricted$1,000
Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Watertown, WI
General unrestricted$1,000
Dank Haus
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$1,000
Humane Society International
Washington, DC
General unrestricted$1,000
Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation
St Charles, IL
General unrestricted$1,000
Macular Degeneration Association
Sarasota, FL
General unrestricted$1,000
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
New York, NY
General unrestricted$1,000
Roundup River Ranch
Avon, CO
General unrestricted$1,000
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Vail, CO
General unrestricted$1,000
ALS Association Greater Chicago
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$500
Corazon de Esperanza
Gypsum, CO
General unrestricted$500
Dementia Society of America
Doylestown, PA
General unrestricted$500
Friends of Vail Mountain Rescue
Vail, CO
General unrestricted$500
Kellogg School of Management
Evanston, IL
General unrestricted$500
Shriners Hospital for Children
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$500
St Judes Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General unrestricted$500
Vail Veterans Program
Vail, CO
General unrestricted$400
SPCA International
New York, NY
General unrestricted$350
Last Chance for Animals
Los Angeles, CA
General unrestricted$300
Animal Recovery Mission
Miami Beach, FL
General unrestricted$250
Best Friends
Chicago, IL
General unrestricted$250
International Conservation Caucus Foundation
Wasington, DC
General unrestricted$250
Kindness Ranch
Hartville, WY
General unrestricted$250
Mara Elephant Project
Carmel, IN
General unrestricted$250
Red Rover
Sacramento, CA
General unrestricted$250
Smiling Dog Farms
Wharton, TX
General unrestricted$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John R Oltman Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John R Oltman Charitable Foundation give?

$65,550 in tax year 2024, across 41 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs John R Oltman Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Janet Oltman (Pres/Treas) and Don Goldacker (Director).

What does John R Oltman Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, animals and science and research.

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