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Edith L Olsen Music Foundation

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 271359876

Edith L Olsen Music Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $35,000 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$35,0004$154,560
2024$35,0004$131,376
2025$35,0004$106,006

How to apply

ContactEdith Olsen Music Foundation Inc
9400 W Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone or email(414) 559-3669
What to submitTo receive application instructions, send a hand-written letter with name, phone number and address.
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines
RestrictionsIndividuals or organizations with individuals interested in playing a violin or other string instrument; under 21 years old; attending school; live in a household with an income of less than $30,000 a year.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edith L Olsen Music Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin4$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bruce Guadalupe Community School Latino Arts Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable contribution$10,000
Greater Milwaukee El Sistema Co White House of Music
Waukesha, WI
Charitable contribution$10,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Madison, WI
Charitable contribution$10,000
Urban League of Greater Madison
Madison, WI
Charitable contribution$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edith L Olsen Music Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Edith L Olsen Music Foundation give?

$35,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Edith L Olsen Music Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert S Burns (President), Elaine MG Burns (Director) and Tim Dotson (Director).

What does Edith L Olsen Music Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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