The American-Scandinavian Foundation
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is a New York-based public charity that promotes educational, cultural, and professional exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It supports fellowships, grants, internships and training, publications, and cultural programs.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation at a glance
In short: The American-Scandinavian Foundation gave $286K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), top state New York. 62% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $286,039
- -44.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -18.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,003
- -31.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,000
- Total assets
- $54,991,768
- +4.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 62% first-time grantees (8 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The American-Scandinavian Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
-
ASF accepts unsolicited requests for public project funding. Applicants should submit the public project grant application and the requested project, budget, organizational, team, audience, and publicity information. The guidelines allow one application per organization per competition cycle and one award per organization per fiscal year in any one grant category.
- Contact
Mailing address: 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 779-3587
Website: https://amscan.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The American-Scandinavian Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Nations International School ($100K). Together the top 10 received $271K.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 44 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ASF’s stated exchange mission covers the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. In filing year 2025, the largest shares of its grant dollars went to recipients in New York (42%), Michigan (18%), Minnesota (14%), Wisconsin (7%), and Iowa (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The American-Scandinavian Foundation open to new grantees?
62%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 13 grantees (62%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $18K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2021) to $514K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $286K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations International School New York, NY | Opera Competition | $100,289 |
| Great River School Foundation St. Paul, MN | Public Project | $39,400 |
| Gogebic Range Health Foundation Ironwood, MI | Public Project | $33,425 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | Public Project | $20,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera New York, NY | Public Project | $20,000 |
| Ironwood Theatre Ironwood, MI | Public Project | $17,925 |
| Museum of Danish America Elk Horn, IA | Public Project | $16,000 |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, ME | Public Project | $14,000 |
| American Literary Translators Association Tucson, AZ | Public Project | $5,000 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket, MA | Public Project | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are in U.S. dollars.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $54,991,768 | $6,039,745 | $6,941,422 | $286,039 | 13 | $1,487,209 |
| 2024 | $52,870,458 | $5,827,744 | $5,631,011 | $514,385 | 16 | $1,553,407 |
| 2023 | $49,962,523 | $4,249,826 | $4,690,011 | $296,105 | 5 | $1,081,952 |
| 2022 | $48,756,359 | $6,805,044 | $4,586,777 | $231,408 | 6 | $4,296,872 |
| 2021 | $56,118,805 | $3,574,288 | $3,791,698 | $60,750 | 4 | $1,782,024 |
| 2020 | $49,067,222 | $5,730,751 | $4,984,115 | $190,460 | 8 | $1,312,436 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
ASF’s mission is to promote educational, cultural, and professional exchange between the United States and the five Nordic countries. Its programs include fellowships and grants for study, research, and creative projects; internships and training; public project grants; publications; exhibitions; and other cultural programs. ASF reports that its fellowships and grants program supports individuals from the United States or Scandinavia undertaking projects abroad. Its public project grants support programs that bring American and Scandinavian culture, art, and thought to public audiences.
ASF’s 2025 grants included support for a range of organizations. The United Nations International School describes its mission as providing an inclusive, diverse learning environment and fostering academic excellence and cross-cultural communication. Great River School Foundation says it supports Great River Schools’ Montessori program. The American Literary Translators Association says it supports literary translators and advances literary translation. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not ASF’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, ASF reported 13 grants totaling $286,039. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $100,289, with a median of $16,000. The largest grants listed were $100,289 to United Nations International School for an Opera Competition, $39,400 to Great River School Foundation for a Public Project, and $33,425 to Gogebic Range Health Foundation for a Public Project. Other listed awards included $20,000 each to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Metropolitan Opera, both for Public Projects.
ASF’s public project guidelines say that funding is for nonprofit organizations and that proposals should describe the project, its budget, the presenting organization and project team, the intended audience, and the publicity strategy. The guidelines also request an application and require proof of nonprofit status. ASF says it favors projects with lasting benefits and those for which its grant complements support from other sources. Public project awards may not exceed $5,000 under those guidelines, and ASF says average awards in this category range from $1,000 to $2,000. Restrictions include capital expenses, institutional overhead and administrative fees, and certain publication and conference costs. These public project terms are distinct from the broader range of grants reported in ASF’s 2025 filing.
ASF requires award recipients to submit mid-program and final reports. Its 2024 filing states that it sends grants to individuals directly and follows up with recipient organizations about use of funds and program accomplishments.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Terje Lande as chairman of the board; Anders Iversen as deputy chairman; Bente Svensen Frantz, Monika Heimbold, Sigridur Benediktsdottir, and Steven B. Peri as vice chairmen for Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and the United States, respectively; Henrik Steffensen as treasurer; and Agnes Ahlander Turner and Anders Brag as executive trustees.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation is led by Edward P. Gallagher, President on every filing since 2020; 4 of 65 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward P. Gallagher
President
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$247K (2020) → $273K (2025)
Terje Lande
Chairman of the Board
Treasurer → Deputy Chairman of the Board, 2023
Deputy Chairman of the Board → Chairman of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen P. McGrath
Director of Finance & Administrator
Dr of Finance & Administration → Dr of Finance & Administrati, 2021
Dr of Finance & Administrati → Director of Finance & Administrator, 2022
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$105K (2020) → $123K (2025)
Sally Yerkovich
Director of Educational Exchan
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$105K (2022) → $133K (2025)
Agnes Ahlander Turner
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anders Brag
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arther Zeckendorf
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbro Osher
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bard E. Bunaes
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Kelly
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daphne L. Davidson
Executive Trustee
Co-Chairman of the Board → Executive Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Er Dangoor
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward E. Elson
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emma Aer
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erkko Etula
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eugene V. Kokot
Executive Trustee
Co-Chairman of the Board → Executive Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henrik Roos
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Inger M. Tallaksen
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James M. Stewart
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Kittilsen
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristjan T. Ragnarsson
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lena Biorck Kaplan
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lennard K. Rambusch
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Nordberg
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lise Stolt-Nielsen
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liv Ullmann
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyndon L. Olson Jr.
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Siezing
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Ederer
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Feirstein
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ragner Meyer-Knutsen
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rutger Von Post
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Siggi Hilmarsson
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sven Anders Ekernas
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thor Thors Jr.
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trond S. Jensen
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor B. Borge
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bjorg Bergsveinsdottir
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Kann
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lizanne Kindler
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morten Degnemark
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol E. Domina
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jarno Vanto
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bjorn Bjerke
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Kunzer
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Port
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karini Gustafson-Teixeira
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bettina Schriver Gochman
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sebastian Alsheimer
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sebastian Nordgren
Executive Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Jensen Chapur
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catharina Wrede Braden
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gonzalve Bich
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Fenlon
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia G. Berman
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Siri Willoch Traasdahl
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thorsten Wagner
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Jacob Stolt-Nielsen Holten
Executive Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Carter
Secretary
On filings since 2020
16 hrs/week
$29K (2020) → $26K (2025)
Anders Iversen
Deputy Chairman
Vice Chairman for Denmark → Deputy Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bente Svensen Frantz
Vice Chairman for Norway
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henrik Steffensen
Treasurer
Deputy Chairman → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monika Heimbold
Vice Chairman for Sweden
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Vice Chairman for Iceland
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven B. Peri
Vice Chairman for the U.s.
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Aili Flint (2020–2024) — Vice Chairman for Finland
- Former: Charles K. Barbo (2020–2024) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Charles B Anderson (2020–2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Erna Milunka Kojic (2020–2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Helen W Marx (2020–2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Asbjorn Skretting (2021–2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Agnes Ahlander (2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Bjorg Bergsveins Dottir (2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Kirstjan T Ragnarsson (2023) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Inger Gundersen Ginsberg (2020–2022) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Mats Wermelin (2020–2022) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Stephen B. Peri (2020–2022) — Vice Chairmain for the U.s.
- Former: Tomas Mar Sigurdsson (2021–2022) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Christina Lang Assael (2020–2021) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Inger McCabe Elliott (2020–2021) — Executive Trustee
- Former: John L. Loeb Jr. (2020–2021) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Michael S. Mathews (2020–2021) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Bente Strong (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Bernt Reitan (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Carl Gustaf Ehrnrooth (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Gudrun Aspelund (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Magnus Gustafsson (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Olafur J. Olafsson (2020) — Executive Trustee
- Former: Siggi Olafsson (2020) — Executive Trustees
- Former: W. Grant Callow (2020) — Executive Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $273K, to Edward P Gallagher (President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The American-Scandinavian Foundation
How much does The American-Scandinavian Foundation give each year?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation gave $286K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $514K across 16 grants.
What is The American-Scandinavian Foundation's typical grant size?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $16,000, and its average grant was $22,003, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The American-Scandinavian Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does The American-Scandinavian Foundation give grants?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's top state is New York, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Michigan (18%) and Minnesota (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and Ironwood, MI (2 grants).
Does The American-Scandinavian Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on The American-Scandinavian Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Public Project" (12 grants).
Who are The American-Scandinavian Foundation's largest grantees?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Nations International School ($100,289), Great River School Foundation ($39,400) and Gogebic Range Health Foundation ($33,425), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The American-Scandinavian Foundation?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation reported $55.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.0M.
What does The American-Scandinavian Foundation fund?
ASF’s mission is to promote educational, cultural, and professional exchange between the United States and the five Nordic countries. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The American-Scandinavian Foundation?
ASF accepts unsolicited requests for public project funding. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The American-Scandinavian Foundation's EIN?
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1623897. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The American-Scandinavian Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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