American Finnish Club Inc

501(c)(4) organization Lake Worth, FL EIN: 59-0713217

Showcase Finnish culture and preserve the heritage by providing activities and Dinners that featurectraditional Finnish foods and music.

American Finnish Club Inc at a glance

In short: American Finnish Club Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-99.8% vs 2024
Total assets
$566,173
-2.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,992
-89.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$17,823
-77.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$24,476
-97.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who American Finnish Club Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Lake Worth BeachBoca RatonLake WorthPasadenaLantanaNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 8 grants2023 5 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $1.0M (2024). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Finlandia Foundation National Pasadena, CA—$1,000,000
American Finnish Tourist Club Inc Lake Worth, FLhelp replace large Hot water Heater$5,000
Finnish American Rest Home Lake Worth Beach, FLto replace old and out dated equipment$2,692
Midnight Sun Festival Inc Boca Raton, FLTo promote annual Finnish gathering$2,500
St Andrews Luth Church of Lake Wort Lake Worth Beach, FLfor annv and day to day operations$1,596
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$566,173$7,992$24,476$2,500Total only$17,823
2024$577,869$78,950$1,016,410$1,011,7885$79,226
2023$1,685,669$6,154$148,376$136,1238$5,914
2022$1,667,135$1,604,182$69,108——$1,526,716
2021$175,708$80,049$64,406———
2020$158,733$27,933$46,031———
2019$186,048$70,801$63,502———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Finnish Club Inc

Based on IRS filings

American Finnish Club Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lake Worth, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $566K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Finnish Club Inc is led by Eva Repo, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eva Repo

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Aho

    Secretary

    Secretaryalternate → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Lindblad

    Alternate

    Board Member → Alternate, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Aho

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kari Repo

    Alternate

    Vice President → Alternate, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sal Perna

    Vice President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Casagrande

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terhi Tenlen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent Prescott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Barry Heiniluoma (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Tuula Rajasaari (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kaarlo Kalervo (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kaija Kalervo (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Glenn Beckman (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dennis Tero (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Pirjo Sillanpaa (2019–2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Finnish Club Inc

How much does American Finnish Club Inc give each year?

American Finnish Club Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 5 grants.

How large is American Finnish Club Inc?

American Finnish Club Inc reported $566K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8K.

What is American Finnish Club Inc?

American Finnish Club Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lake Worth, FL. It holds $566K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Finnish Club Inc operate?

American Finnish Club Inc has awarded grants in California, Florida, New York.

What is American Finnish Club Inc's EIN?

American Finnish Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0713217. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 20, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 23, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 14, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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