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Olga B Hart Education Foundation

Preselected recipients only Two Harbors, Minnesota · EIN 412015095

Olga B Hart Education Foundation is a private foundation in Two Harbors, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $220,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $220,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$230,00019$4.2 million
2024$220,00017$4.5 million
2025$220,00017$4.6 million

How to apply

Olga B Hart Education Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Olga B Hart Education Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota17$220,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MN
For educational purposes$25,000
SCSU Foundation
Saint Cloud, MN
For educational purposes$25,000
Individual
MN
For educational purspose$25,000
U of M Foundation Baseball
Minneapolis, MN
For educational purpose$25,000
So St Paul Ed Fd
St Paul, MN
For educational purposes$18,000
Dollars For Scholars
Madison, MN
For educational purposes$15,000
St Paul Public Schools
St Paul, MN
For educational purposes$14,000
Ebenezer Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
For educational purpose$12,000
Peace In Christ Lutheran Church
Hermantown, MN
For educational purpose$10,000
U of M Torske Klubben
Minneapolis, MN
For educational purposes$9,000
Ascension Catholic Academy
Minneapolis, MN
For educational purposes$9,000
Trinity Lone Oak School
Eagan, MN
For educational purposes$6,500
Camp Omega
Waterville, MN
For educational purposes$6,500
Individual
MN
For educational purposes$6,000
Individual
MN
For educational purposes$6,000
UDAC Inc
Duluth, MN
For educational purposes$6,000
Individual
MN
For educational purposes$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Olga B Hart Education Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Olga B Hart Education Foundation give?

$220,000 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Olga B Hart Education Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steven R Wasko (Trustee).

What does Olga B Hart Education Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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