Private Foundation

German American Society

German American Society is a private foundation categorized as Private Foundation based in Portland, OR. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $502K, expenses of $654K, total assets of $9.9M. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $69K.

EIN: 930386838 Portland, OR Arts, Culture & Humanities NTEE: A Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$502K
Total Expenses$654K
Total Assets$9.9M
Grants Given15
Grant Total$69K
Filing Years2019–2024

Where $100 goes at German American Society

How German American Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$64 Programs the work itself
$36 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $64 for programs

$39
Society sponsors and hosts cultural events to share the german culture with the greater Portland community
60% of program spending
$25
The society sponsors german language classes for children ages 5-18 and adults
40% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to German American Society

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2024 Form 990-PF.

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Sample Grants Given

CHEMETKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SALEM, OR · 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS
$10,000
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
PULLMAN, WA · 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS
$5,000
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
SCHOLARSHIP
$2,000
WHITMAN COLLEGE
WALLA WALLA, WA · 2023
SCHOLARSHIPS
$6,000
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
CORVALLIS, OR · 2023
SCHOLARSHIP
$2,667

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Annette Kienberger
Director Christian Stehr
Director Dirk Pollworth
Director Doris Oldenburg
Director Gerhard Letzing
Director Hans Boehm

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$35,000 8 grants
General Support
$27,136 6 grants
Arts & Culture
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $502K $654K $9.9M
2023 $387K $657K $9.8M
2022 $476K $657K $9.8M
2020 $325K $581K $11.1M
2019 $1.6M $600K $11.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.6M to $502K (-69%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, NJ, OR, WA.

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