Vivian & Paul Olum Charitable Foundation
EIN 222559174Total Given 2016–2023
$3.4M
378 grants · $430K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
60%
deep partner · 73/121 multi-year
repeat
$10.5M
Assets (2023)
121
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 627-2753
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $319K | $6.4M | $213K | 60 |
| 2017 | $362K | $7.6M | $221K | 64 |
| 2018 | $386K | $7.5M | $1.2M | 51 |
| 2019 | N/A | $9.5M | $321K | N/A |
| 2020 | $819K | $9.9M | $2.8M | 46 |
| 2021 | $541K | $11.2M | $307K | 46 |
| 2022 | $445K | $8.2M | $256K | 54 |
| 2023 | $572K | $10.5M | $68K | 57 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 378 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$200K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
AG
Aviva Galaski
Trustee
RO
Rebecca O'Murchadha
Trustee
DB
Deborah Barer
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
MZ
Michael Zuckerman
Trustee
JO
Joyce Olum-Galaski
Trustee
MZ
Michael Zuckerman
Trustee
KO
Kenneth Olum
Trustee
Grants Awarded (378 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | Washington Dc, DC | $170,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| T'Ruah | New York, NY | $61,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| T'Ruah | New York, NY | $43,000 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $42,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | Washington Dc, DC | $42,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| T'Ruah | New York, NY | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Jewish Voice for Peace | Newton, MA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Project Vote | Washington, DC | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| T'Ruah | New York, NY | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| T'Ruah | New York, NY | $40,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| All Out Adventures | Easthampton, MA | $32,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| All Out Adventures | Easthampton, MA | $32,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| All Out Adventures | Easthampton, MA | $32,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| All Out Adventures | Easthampton, MA | $32,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $31,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |