Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing states that the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold application; any approach should go through an existing connection.
- Its recorded grants support international reproductive-health and family-planning work in named countries across Latin America and Africa, so the work needs to fit that field.
- About 8 in 10 of its 96 grants fall between $15,000 and $835,000, and the median was about $125,000, so a request near that size sits within its typical range, though its largest grant of about $2,750,000 shows that band is not a ceiling.
- Its filing states no geographic focus, and most grants go to organisations it had funded before, with 60% of grant dollars to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships appear to matter a great deal.
Overview
Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants chiefly support international reproductive-health and family-planning organisations undertaking work in named countries across Latin America and Africa. Most stated purposes identify where the work takes place rather than a specific activity; a smaller number name educational services. The recipient mix also includes charitable foundations and US-based colleges, museums, historical societies and conservation organisations. Some grants are described as general support, while many grants are tied to work in particular countries. The filing states that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, District of Columbia, California and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 60% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 96 grants to organisations were about $125,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 60% of grant dollars went to organisations Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Guatemala).
- 74% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 50 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $141k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Womens International Network For Guatemalan Soluti · To support work in Guatemala and Uganda$936,8762024 tax year
- Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Erik E. & Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation Fund$902,5982024 tax year
- Ippf - Fos Feminista · To support work in Venezuela$660,0002024 tax year
- Ippf - Fos Feminista · To support work in Bolivia$591,8552024 tax year
- Msi Us · To support work in Kenya$589,7282024 tax year
- Msi Us · To support work in Uganda$579,9102024 tax year
- One World Childrens Fund · To support work in Uganda$565,3152024 tax year
- Ipas · To support work in Mexico, Mozambique, Latin America, and the Carribean$534,4062024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ann R Shulman — Executive Director
- Ndola Prata — Trustee
- Janet W Greig — Board Chair, Trustee
- Charles Cullom Davis — Trustee
- Jennifer Benz — Trustee
- Rodrigo Barillas — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $15,916,682 | $10,049,932 | $203,401,314 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $14,386,091 | $9,606,583 | $256,021,047 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,768,932 | $11,068,912 | $266,054,410 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Wilmington, DE