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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-1048702

Bertelsmann Foundation (NA) Inc

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $136,500 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.

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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

    $136,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,641,398

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,532,748

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,265,782

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,126,289

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,529

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,874,709

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,933,711

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,117,793

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,676,973

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aspen Ministers ForumWashington, DC

    Support the aspen ministers forum berlin conference

    $100,000
  2. German American Partnership ProgramNew York, NY

    Support the german american partnership program school exchange program

    $15,000
  3. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Support harvard's 2025 german-american conference

    $10,000
  4. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Support harvard's european conference

    $7,500
  5. World Affairs CouncilDallas, TX

    Support in person speaking event

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $17,500
  3. New York1 grant $15,000
  4. Texas1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Liz MohnPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jozefina Irene BraamDIRECTOR & FIRST VP Hours 35Pay $345,096
  • Markus DohleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen SzaboDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wilfried UhrDIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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