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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-2116698

The Berghorst Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $416,230 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

    $416,230

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,412,249

  • Tax year 2024

    $378,600

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $2,579,581

  • Tax year 2023

    $378,100

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,637,335

  • Tax year 2022

    $393,500

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $2,817,343

  • Tax year 2021

    $300,835

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,056,762

  • Tax year 2020

    $347,183

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,395,338

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,660

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,702,195

  • Tax year 2018

    $239,225

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,821,539

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vero Beach Museum of Art IncVero Beach, FL

    Capital Campaign

    $125,000
  2. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  3. Near North Montessori SchoolChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $51,800
  4. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Ga ChapterAtlanta, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  5. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoCarol Stream, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  6. Riverside Theatre IncVero Beach, FL

    Luncheon Children's Program

    $15,000
  7. Vero Beach Museum of Art IncVero Beach, FL

    Athena Society and Directors Platinum Society fund

    $15,000
  8. Riverside Theatre IncVero Beach, FL

    Patron Producer fund

    $10,000
  9. Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County IncVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Braven IncorporatedChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for AdolescentWinnetka, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Johns Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Childcare Resources of Indian River IncVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  16. Vero Classical SchoolVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  17. Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. Alzheimer-Parkinson Association of Irc IncVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  19. Vero Beach Museum of Art IncVero Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,030
  20. North Shore Senior CenterNorthfield, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. The Club FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Cara ProgramChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Christ Episcopal Church of WinnetkaWinnetka, IL

    Hymnathon fund

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $55,80054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $27,50027% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $10,00010% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $4,0004% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida10 grants $184,030
  2. Minnesota1 grant $100,000
  3. Illinois9 grants $86,200
  4. Georgia1 grant $40,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Alexander BerghorstVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • D Theodore BerghorstPres, Dir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah H BerghorstDir, VP, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa BerghorstVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah H BerghorstVP, Dir Hours 6Pay $0

The return

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