Kierkegaard House Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-1887647)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$24K
FY2021	−$54K
FY2022	$69K
FY2023	$26K
FY2024	$191K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$81K
FY2021	$45K
FY2022	$54K
FY2023	$75K
FY2024	$89K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$948K
FY2021	$946K
FY2022	$960K
FY2023	$953K
FY2024	$1.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $85K Management & general 5% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Edward Langerak

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erik Hong

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Burgess

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Almut Furchert

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Thomforde

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chuck Richardson

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Wiederspahn

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds the Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College.

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1 program · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Provided grants and housing for scholars studying at the kierkegaard library of ST. Olaf college. Two fellows received support in 2024.

$85Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 9 grants · $121K · 2020–2024

St Olaf CollegeMN · FY2024$30,367

Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,000

St Olaf CollegeMN · FY2023$22,992

Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,421

Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,500

St Olaf CollegeMN · FY2022$9,892

St Olaf CollegeMN · FY2021$6,261

Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$191K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$190K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K

Money outPt IX

$89K

Ln 25

Programscol B$85K

Managementcol C$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$190K

Gains on assetsLn 7$189K

Total revenueLn 12$191K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$100K

SavingsLn 2$306K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$406K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$375K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$216K	$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$443K	$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$169K	$161K
Total assetsLn 16	$953K	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$953K	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$30K	$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$12K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$8K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$24K	$24K
TravelLn 17	$13	$13
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$8K	$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$618	$404	$214
Total functional expensesLn 25	$89K	$85K	$4K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$191K	$89K	$102K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$26K	$75K	−$49K	$953K	990 PDF
FY2022	$69K	$54K	$15K	$960K	990 PDF
FY2021	−$54K	$45K	−$100K	$946K	990 PDF
FY2020	$24K	$81K	−$58K	$948K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $191,495 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$1,800

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,456$189,695

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,456$191,495

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,413$42,367

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,074$47,019

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $75,487$89,386

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,031$102,109

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $191,495 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,800

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,800

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $662$662

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $189,033$189,033

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $189,033 · Excluded from tax $662$191,495

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,386 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,367$30,367

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,000$12,000

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,677$7,677

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,035$4,035

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,877$23,877

IX-17 TravelPrograms $13$13

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,294$8,294

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,505$2,505

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $404 · Management $214$618

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,137 · Management $4,249 · Fundraising $0$89,386

Part X · Balance sheet $1,060,413 assets, 9 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $119,064; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,852$100,109

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,223$305,700

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $169,133$160,839

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $443,460$374,701

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $952,532$1,060,413

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $952,532$1,060,413

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $952,532$1,060,413

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $952,532$1,060,413

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,060,413 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$191,495

XI-2 Total expenses$89,386

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,109

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$952,532

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,772

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,060,413

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Kierkegaard House Foundation

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Kierkegaard House Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV