Danish American Language Foundation
Danish American Language Foundation is a private foundation, based in Libertyville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $348K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $12K.
Danish American Language Foundation at a glance
In short: Danish American Language Foundation gave $9K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,400
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,044
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $348,186
- +62.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Danish American Language Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Danish Home Foundation ($3K). Together the top 2 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($5,400), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Danish American Language Foundation gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Danish Home Foundation Chicago, IL | Charitable | $3,000 |
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $5,400 |
| Steffen Borg Niemann Lombard, IL | Education | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $348,186 | $82,365 | $15,505 | $9,400 | 9 | $13,348 | $11,548 | $14,128 |
| 2024 | $214,487 | $21,229 | $14,360 | $9,500 | 13 | $11,715 | $10,931 | $10,330 |
| 2023 | $206,249 | $13,217 | $14,470 | $8,000 | 8 | $10,881 | $10,448 | $9,835 |
| 2022 | $199,026 | $22,497 | $19,072 | $6,750 | 7 | $17,881 | $10,119 | $11,494 |
| 2021 | $273,459 | $150,315 | $10,102 | $5,000 | 7 | $8,048 | $52,029 | $10,472 |
| 2020 | $181,144 | $15,857 | $5,620 | $2,250 | 3 | — | $7,672 | $8,511 |
| 2019 | $168,823 | $19,875 | $11,319 | $7,350 | 10 | — | $7,663 | $7,413 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Danish American Language Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Danish American Language Foundation is led by Paul Pedersen, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Pedersen
President
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janek Pedersen
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lea Abarientos-Oleson
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Lea Olesen (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Peter Orum (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Dan Kjeldbjerg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Leif Nielsen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jette K. Nielsen (2019) — Sec'y & Treasurer
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 Danish American Language Foundation
How much does Danish American Language Foundation give each year?
Danish American Language Foundation gave $9K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 13 grants.
What is Danish American Language Foundation's typical grant size?
Danish American Language Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,044, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Danish American Language Foundation give grants?
Danish American Language Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Wisconsin (11%) and Missouri (5%).
Does Danish American Language Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Danish American Language Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).
How large is Danish American Language Foundation?
Danish American Language Foundation reported $348K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Danish American Language Foundation's EIN?
Danish American Language Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2845671. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Danish American Language Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/danish-american-language-foundation-morg_ef8f8c6b6ad44ea184453a660d889997
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