Danish Home Foundation

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2011HousingEIN 45-4353453Revenue $2.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdanishhomeofchicago.org5656 N Newcastle Ave, 60631-3108 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2014Supporting org, Type I — 509(a)(3)

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The Danish Home Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to honoring and supporting communities centered in Danish and scandinavian customs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $677K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.5M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$649K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$649K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$649K
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $450K Management & general 29% · $185K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports communities celebrating Danish and Scandinavian customs.

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To conduct fundraising efforts and distribute funds to support the ministries and operations of the society for the danish old people's home. The society for the danish old people's home maintains and operates, on a charitable basis, a senior living community.

$450Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $3.0M · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Money outPt IX
$649K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$23K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Management feesLn 11a$300K$150K$150K
Accounting feesLn 11c$300$300
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$5K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$649K$450K$185K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$649K$1.8M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.2M$873K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.1M$395K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.0M$1.1M$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $755K$931K−$176K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $496K$395K$100K$8.5M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,463,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,681,437$2,296,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $329,996$118,225
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,797$48,210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,061,230$2,463,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $775,000$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $413,124$349,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,188,124$649,044
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $873,106$1,814,071
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,463,115 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,296,680
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,296,680
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $118,225$118,225
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $48,210$48,210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $166,435$2,463,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $649,044 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $150,000 · Management $150,000$300,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $300$300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,514$14,514
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,550$15,550
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,823 · Fundraising $13,857$18,680
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,000 · Management $185,187 · Fundraising $13,857$649,044
Part X · Balance sheet $4,855,260 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $570,298$35,944
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,498,000$2,498,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,434,831$2,318,014
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,705$3,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,580,110$4,855,260
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,192$22,916
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,226,447$22,916
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$271,565−$4,089,563
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,625,228$8,921,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,353,663$4,832,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,580,110$4,855,260
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,832,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,463,115
XI-2 Total expenses$649,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,814,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,353,663
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,498,904
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,832,344

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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