Danish American Society Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6167958

Danish American Society Inc is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K.

Danish American Society Inc at a glance

In short: Danish American Society Inc gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,000
+26.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,000
+26.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$59,383
-31.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Danish American Society Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

School of American Ballet: $11KSchool of American Ballet$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was School of American Ballet ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

New York

How Danish American Society Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 307% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2024) to $21K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

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
School of American Ballet New York, NYTo Support the Organization's Mission$11,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$59,383—$26,750$11,0001$11,000—$3,583
2024$86,133—$26,259$8,7001$8,700—$4,889
2023$112,392$3,665$21,551$17,300Total only$17,300$5,727—
2022$131,811$17,485$42,627$20,950Total only$20,950$6,710—
2021$157,052$29,689$3,551———$7,131—
2020$130,914$5,352$2,928———$4,952—

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

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Danish American Society Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Danish American Society Inc is led by Anina Rossen, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anina Rossen

    President

    Board Member → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Krarup

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Andersen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Connie Holst Morgan (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Eva Christine Jensen (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Robinson (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mette Dyhrberg (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sandra Septimius (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sanne Ytting (2020–2022) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Society Inc

How much does Danish American Society Inc give each year?

Danish American Society Inc gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 1 grant.

How large is Danish American Society Inc?

Danish American Society Inc reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Danish American Society Inc?

Danish American Society Inc is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $59K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Danish American Society Inc operate?

Danish American Society Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Danish American Society Inc's EIN?

Danish American Society Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6167958. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 4, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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