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Rachel Olson Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Mapleton, Iowa · EIN 426582650

Rachel Olson Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Mapleton, Iowa. In tax year 2023 it gave $11,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2023 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactTamara Flaningan
PO Box 227, Mapleton, IA 51034-0227
Phone or email(712) 882-1468
What to submitTwo page application to include information regarding financial need and/or exceptional scholarship.
DeadlinesApril 1
RestrictionsAwards limited to bona fide residents of the maple valley community school district who are pursuing a higher education beyond the high school level.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Rachel Olson Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa7$11,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rachel Olson Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1.

How much does Rachel Olson Charitable Trust give?

$11,000 in tax year 2023, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Rachel Olson Charitable Trust?

Its 2023 filing lists Thomas R Mohrhauser (Trustee & at), Angie Schrunk (Board Member), Jeff Thelander (Board Member) and Tamara Flanigan (Board Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Rachel Olson Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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