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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2171925

Bergstrom Foundation Inc

A private foundation in McLean, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $290,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,661,313

  • Tax year 2024

    $231,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,171,133

  • Tax year 2023

    $312,055

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,128,709

  • Tax year 2022

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,469,122

  • Tax year 2021

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,718,541

  • Tax year 2020

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,364,303

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Langley SchoolMcLean, VA

    General use

    $70,000
  2. Inova Health FoundationFairfax, VA

    General use

    $25,000
  3. Rose Run Presbyterian ChurchNew Albany, OH

    General use

    $25,000
  4. School Nutrition Association of MassachusettsFarmington, CT

    General use

    $25,000
  5. Clothesline for Arlington KidsArlington, VA

    General use

    $20,000
  6. Arlington Free Clinic IncArlington, VA

    General use

    $20,000
  7. Arlington Neighborhood VillageArlington, VA

    General use

    $20,000
  8. Offender Aid and Restorations of Arlington County IncArlington, VA

    General use

    $20,000
  9. Doorways for Women and FamiliesArlington, VA

    General use

    $20,000
  10. Bridges to IndependenceArlington, VA

    General use

    $15,000
  11. McLean Project for the ArtsMcLean, VA

    General use

    $15,000
  12. DC Arts & Humanities Education CollaborativeWashington, DC

    General use

    $10,000
  13. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General use

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $95,00070% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $25,00019% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia9 grants $225,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $25,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $25,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Henry A Bergstrom JrVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ashley F BergstromCHAIRWOMAN Hours 2Pay $8,000
  • David GuardPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $10,000

The return

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