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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0266874

Dorothea Berggren Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,353,377

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,638,333

  • Tax year 2024

    $332,198

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,835,420

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,809,692

  • Tax year 2022

    $624,440

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,980,101

  • Tax year 2021

    $394,840

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,356,047

  • Tax year 2020

    $437,240

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,795,399

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,525,340

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,061,379

  • Tax year 2018

    $181,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,795,828

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Quantum center

    $4,250,250
  2. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Medical scholarship

    $96,960
  3. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    Medical scholarship

    $3,667
  4. Tapestry 360 HealthChicago, IL

    General operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $4,250,25098% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $96,9602% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $4,252,750
  2. Minnesota1 grant $96,960
  3. Arizona1 grant $3,667

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dorothea L BerggrenPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tony PortoDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rick C SteinerSECRETARY, TREASURER,DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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