Bjorkman Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Lake Geneva, WI EIN: 36-6053641

Bjorkman Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Lake Geneva, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 13 grants totaling $80K.

Key facts about Bjorkman Foundation

EIN
36-6053641
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$80,000
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$6,154
Median grant
$2,500
New grantees (estimate)
9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025)
Primary geography
Illinois (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Bjorkman Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Bjorkman Foundation's 13 itemized 2025 grants were Illinois (53%) and Wisconsin (42%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (6 grants) and Lake Geneva, WI (2 grants). None of its 13 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (8 grants).

Is Bjorkman Foundation open to new grantees?

9%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Next steps with Bjorkman Foundation

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$80K

-20.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

-13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-7.7% YoY

About Bjorkman Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bjorkman Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Lake Geneva, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 13 grants totaling $80K.

Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Bjorkman Foundation?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 13 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

ChicagoLake GenevaIron RiverOak ForestWheatonBurlingtonDetroitPrincetonCoon RapidsElkhornElburn

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets———
Revenue———
Expenses———
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K17 grants202017 grants202117 grants202217 grants202315 grants202413 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Covenant Harbor Bible Camp: $30KCovenant Harbor Bible Camp$30KNorth Park University: $28K across 3 grantsNorth Park University$28K · 3 grantsGreater Chicago Food Depository: $9KGreater Chicago FoodDepository$9KFeed My Starving Children: $3KFeed My Starving Children$3KSeno KRLT: $3KSeno KRLT$3KCornerstone Community Outreach: $2KCornerstone Community Outreach$2KCovenant Ability Network: $2KCovenant Ability Network$2KCovenant Point Bible Camp: $2KCovenant Point Bible Camp$2KCovenant Children's Ministries: $1KCovenant Children's Ministries$1KDupage Habitat Humanity: $1KDupage Habitat Humanity$1K

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Covenant Harbor Bible Camp ($30,000), North Park University ($27,500 across 3 grants), Greater Chicago Food Depository ($9,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
COVENANT HARBOR BIBLE CAMP Lake Geneva, WIDINING COMMONS PROJECT$30,000
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY Chicago, ILUNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS$10,000
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY Chicago, ILAR & AE BJORKMAN SCHOLARSHIP$10,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY Chicago, ILCONTRIBUTION$9,000
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY Chicago, ILSEMINARY SCHOLARSHIPS$7,500
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN Coon Rapids, MNCONTRIBUTION$3,000
SENO KRLT Burlington, WICONTRIBUTION$2,500
CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY OUTREACH Chicago, ILCONTRIBUTION$2,000
COVENANT ABILITY NETWORK Oak Forest, ILCONTRIBUTION$1,500
COVENANT POINT BIBLE CAMP Iron River, MICONTRIBUTION$1,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Glenn a BjorkmanDirector——
Mary Ellen BjorkmanDirector/Pre——
Alan W BjorkmanDirector——

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Bjorkman Foundation operate?

Bjorkman Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin.

What size grants does Bjorkman Foundation award?

In 2025, Bjorkman Foundation awarded 13 grants totaling $80K — an average of about $6K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Bjorkman Foundation's EIN?

Bjorkman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6053641. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Bjorkman Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

More Funders in Wisconsin

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Your AI grants department

Here's the math on researching Bjorkman Foundation by hand.