Nonprofit · EIN 13-1623897
AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,039,745 | $6,941,422 | -$901,677 | $54,991,768 | $1,931,259 | $53,060,509 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,570,810
- of which government grants
- $48,742
- Membership dues
- $137,595
- Program service revenue
- $291,942
- Investment income
- $1,487,209
- Net rental income
- $347,306
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $678,771
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$79,975
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $421,759
- Other revenue
- $689,784
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,693,294
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $346,619
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,459,215
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,330,289
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $79,803
- Occupancy
- $562,129
- Travel
- $99,845
- Depreciation
- $891,986
- Program services (functional)
- $5,795,337
- Management and general (functional)
- $889,153
- Fundraising (functional)
- $256,932
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $52,870,458
- Total assets, end of year
- $54,991,768
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,931,259
- Net assets, end of year
- $53,060,509
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,199,979
- Publicly traded securities
- $34,877,515
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,292,916
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $32,767,593
- Gross unrelated business income
- $694
- Gross receipts
- $9,064,056
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 61
- Year formed
- 1910
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD P GALLAGHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $273,192 | $47,615 |
| SALLY YERKOVICH | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL EXCHAN Highest-paid employee | 35 | $133,370 | $7,000 |
| STEPHEN P MCGRATH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 35 | $123,430 | $5,750 |
| LYNN CARTER | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $25,812 | $0 |
| ANDERS IVERSEN | DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENTE SVENSEN FRANTZ | VICE CHAIRMAN FOR NORWAY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRIK STEFFENSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIKA HEIMBOLD | VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SWEDEN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIGRIDUR BENEDIKTSDOTTIR | VICE CHAIRMAN FOR ICELAND Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN B PERI | VICE CHAIRMAN FOR THE U.S. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERJE LANDE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AGNES AHLANDER TURNER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERS BRAG | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE JENSEN CHAPUR | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHER ZECKENDORF | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
50 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBRO OSHER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARD E BUNAES | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTINA SCHRIVER GOCHMAN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJORG BERGSVEINSDOTTIR | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJORN BJERKE | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL DOMINA | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHARINA WREDE BRADEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE KUNZER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KANN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KELLY | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAPHNE DAVIDSON | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ER DANGOOR | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD E ELSON | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN PORT | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMMA AER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERKKO ETULA | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EUGENE V KOKOT | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GONZALVE BICH | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRIK ROOS | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INGER TALLAKSEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES M STEWART | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARNO VANTO | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARINI GUSTAFSON-TEIXEIRA | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINA KITTILSEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTJAN T RAGNARSSON | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENA BIORCK KAPLAN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENNARD K RAMBUSCH | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA NORDBERG | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISE STOLT-NIELSEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIV ULLMANN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZANNE KINDLER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNDON L OLSON JR | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS SIEZING | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA EDERER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A FEIRSTEIN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J FENLON | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORTEN DEGNEMARK | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA G BERMAN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAGNER MEYER-KNUTSEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTGER VON POST | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN ALSHEIMER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN NORDGREN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIGGI HILMARSSON | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIRI WILLOCH TRAASDAHL | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SVEN ANDERS EKERNAS | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOR THORS JR | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THORSTEN WAGNER | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROND S JENSEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR B BORGE | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR JACOB STOLT-NIELSEN HOLTEN | EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 58 PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-3007
- In care of
- % STEPHEN MCGRATH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EDWARD P GALLAGHER, 58 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10016
- Signed the 990
- EDWARD P GALLAGHER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 779-3587
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION IS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN). ASF OFFERS FELLOWSHIPS, CULTURAL GRANTS, TRAINING/INTERNSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS REINFORCING THE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE TWO REGIONS, AND HONORING THEIR SHARED VALUES AS WELL AS APPRECIATING THEIR DIFFERENCES.
Program accomplishments
- TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP - FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS FROM THE AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION WERE AWARDED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO AMERICANS FOR STUDY OR RESEARCH IN DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN AND TO SCANDINAVIANS IN THE U.S. AND RECOMMENDED BY ASF'S COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES THE RECIPIENTS REPRESENTED A VERY BROAD RANGE OF FIELDS AND UNIVERSITIES AND WERE AT THE GRADUATE, POST-GRADUATE, OR PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THE ASF MADE PUBLIC PROJECT GRANT TO EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO BRING SCANDINAVIAN CULTURE AND IDEAS TO VENUES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. OVER THE YEAR, THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED NORDIC PROJECTS IN VARIOUS STATES. THE TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG SCANDINAVIANS AND AMERICANS RECEIVE PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.Expenses $3,488,466 · revenue $214,492
- PUBLIC PROGRAMS - SCANDINAVIA HOUSE CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL CENTER FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE FIVE NORDIC COUNTRIES. MORE THAN 100 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR. PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDED WEEKLY SCREENINGS OF SCANDINAVIAN FILMS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, LANGUAGE CLASSES, EXHIBITIONS AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAM.Expenses $2,035,598 · grants $1,693,294 · revenue $77,450
- PUBLICATIONS - THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION PUBLISHES VARIOUS CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT.Expenses $118,549
- Membership.Expenses $152,724
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1623897
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1920
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $54,991,768
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,064,056
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,249,826 | $4,690,011 | $49,962,523 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,805,044 | $4,586,777 | $48,756,359 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION is 13-1623897.
- Is AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1920.
- Are donations to AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EDWARD P GALLAGHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 65 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $273,192 (EDWARD P GALLAGHER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,039,745, expenses of $6,941,422 and total assets of $54,991,768 at year end.
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