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The Olian Foundation

Accepts applications Sarasota, Florida · EIN 136160914

The Olian Foundation is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2023 it gave $31,610 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $200 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $48,245 the year before.

40% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$48,24532$793,296
2023$31,61035$849,629

How to apply

ContactThe Olian Foundation
1299 N Tamiami Trail Apt - 123, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone or email(516) 883-8238

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Olian Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida13$24,975
New York14$5,235
Texas1$400
Alabama1$250
Pennsylvania1$250
District of Columbia2$200
Louisiana1$100
Maryland1$100
New Hampshire1$100

Grants paid in 2023

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ringling College Of Art And Design
Sarasota, FL
Donation$10,000
The John and Mable Ringling Museum
Sarasota, FL
Donation$5,000
Asolo theatre In
Sarasota, FL
Donation$5,000
MtSinai Health System
New York, NY
Donation$2,000
Friends Of Sarasota Ballet
Sarasota, FL
Donation$1,500
The Julliard School
New York, NY
Donation$1,000
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota, FL
Donation$1,000
Sarasota Opera House
Sarasota, FL
Donation$1,000
Wedu PBS
Tampa, FL
Donation$500
Sarasota Art Museum
Sarasota, FL
Donation$500
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
Donation$500
Susan G Komen Race for The Cure
Dallas, TX
Donation$400
Institue of Fine Arts - NYU
New York, NY
Donation$250
SPLC Southern Poverty Law
Montgomery, AL
Donation$250
Planned Parenthood of SW CEN
Allentown, PA
Donation$250
WJC World Jewish Congress
New York, NY
Donation$250
The Metropolitan Museum of Art-MET
New York, NY
Donation$210
American Society For Prevention of
New York, NY
Donation$200
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Doantion$200
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
Donation$180
122 East 66th Street Foundation
New York, NY
Doantion$100
SR Friendship CTR
Sarasota, FL
Donation$100
New York Landmarks Conservancy
New York, NY
Donation$100
Alliance Francaise
Sarasota, FL
Donation$100
WUSF 897 Public Media - Unversity o
Tampa, FL
Donation$100
World Monument Fund
New York, NY
Donation$100
Natl Trust for Historic
Washington, DC
Donation$100
Friends of Notre Dame De Paris
Etna, NH
Donation$100
NY restoration Project
NewYork, NY
Donation$100
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota, FL
Donation$100
Macular Degeneration
Clarksburg, MD
Donation$100
United States Holocaust Memorial Mu
Washington, DC
Donation$100
WW II Museum
New Orleans, LA
Donation$100
Selby Gardens
Sarasota, FL
Donation$75
Nassau County Museum Of Art
Roslyn, NY
Donation$45

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Olian Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Olian Foundation give?

$31,610 in tax year 2023, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $200.

Who runs The Olian Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Joanne Olian (Director) and Jane Olian (Director).

What does The Olian Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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