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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-2845671

Danish American Language Foundation

A private foundation in Libertyville, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $9,400 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Paul Pedersen
7N206 Hickory Lane
St Charles, IL 60175
(847) 514-0776
[email protected]
Form and materials
By written request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Contributions, grants, gifts, loans, scholarships, etc. Are intended ultimately for individuals or organizations that demonstrate a significant interest in promoting danish culture and language in the united states.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $348,186

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $214,487

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $206,249

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $199,026

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $273,459

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $181,144

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $168,823

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $138,427

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Danish Home FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $3,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul PedersenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Janek PedersenTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lea Abarientos-OlesonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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