The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Historical FunderSan Francisco, California · EIN 94-3241225 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$2.3M
Organizations funded125
Typical grant$12,000
Total assets$2.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $9,000 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | VESNA LJUNGGREN |
|---|---|
| Address | ONE MARKET PLAZA STEUART TOWER, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 |
| Phone | 4156775886 |
| N/A | |
| Form and materials | THERE IS NO REQUIRED FORMAT, HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT MUST SHOW FINANCIAL NEED AND SUBSTANTIATE THAT THEY ARE A QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | NO RESTRICTIONS, HOWEVER, THE FOUNDATION'S INTENT IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF SWEDISH CULTURE AND TRADITION. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
60% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiftelsen Drottningholms Slottsteater | SW | For support of drottningholms slottsteater 2025 performances and concerts | $100,000 |
| Paideia the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden | SW | To co-found a chair in jewish thought at paideia for five years, 2026-2030 | $100,000 |
| Stiftelsen Kulturcentrum Ljusnarsberg | SW | 2025 season at opera pa skaret | $90,000 |
| American Scandinavian Foundation | New York, NY | For renewed support of the american scandinavian foundation 2025 | $75,000 |
| Cal Performances | Berkeley, CA | Swedish presentations at cal performances for the 2025-26 season | $75,000 |
| Stiftelsen Ulriksdals Slottsteater Confidence | SW | 2025 programs and concerts | $60,000 |
| Romeo & Julia Koren | SW | Romeo & julia koren's2025 productions and performances | $50,000 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Company | San Francisco, CA | Project legacy in motion | $50,000 |
| Biologiska Museets Vanner | SW | 2025 large diorama in the biological museum | $50,000 |
| American Swedish Historical Museum | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 exhibitions, programming, and operations | $40,000 |
| Moderna Museet | SW | 2025 britta marakatt-labba exhibition at moderna museet in stockholm | $40,000 |
| Stiftelsen Lilla Akademien | SW | Purchasing a new grand concert piano | $40,000 |
| Swedish American Museum | Chicago, IL | 2025 support for swedish american museum | $40,000 |
| Vadstena-Akademien | SW | Scholarships for singers and musicians in andefabriken at vadstena-akademien 2025 | $40,000 |
| The American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis, MN | 2026 exhibitions in osher gallery | $40,000 |
| Stiftelsen Bergman Center Pa Faro | SW | Bergman week 2025 | $35,000 |
| The Wanas Foundation | SW | 2025 art programming, exhibitions, and festival at wanas | $30,000 |
| The Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation | Lindsborg, KS | Museum expansion | $25,000 |
| Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern | SW | 2025 ingmar bergman international theatre festival at the royal dramatic theatre (dramaten) | $25,000 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | 2025 swenson swedish immigration research center | $25,000 |
| Centrum for Svensk Knyppling I Vadstena | SW | 2025 bobbin lace exhibition | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | Final three concerts that music director esa-pekka salonen will conduct in june 2025 | $25,000 |
| Foreningen for Judisk Kultur I Sverige | SW | 2025 jewish book festival | $25,000 |
| Millesgarden | SW | Aalto exhibition and children's advent calendar. | $25,000 |
| Stiftelsen Nobel Center | SW | Nobel week lights 2025 | $25,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestral Association | Minneapolis, MN | 2026 nordic soundscapes festival | $25,000 |
| Stiftelsen Omodernt | SW | O modernt 2025 projects | $24,000 |
| Church of Sweden in San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 2025 church of sweden in san francisco | $20,000 |
| Foreningen Svenskar I Varlden Sviv | SW | Sviv2025 | $20,000 |
| Stockholm Early Music Festival | SW | 2025 stockholm early music festival | $20,000 |
| Kammarmusikens Vanner | SW | 2025 concerts and festivals | $20,000 |
| Raoul Wallenberg Academy | SW | 2025 operational support | $20,000 |
| Skaj (Stockholms Kultursallskap for Anga Och Jarnvag) | SW | General support of skaj2025 | $20,000 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | San Francisco, CA | Northern lights concert on april 12, 2025 | $20,000 |
| Ukrainska Institutet I Sverige | SW | 2025 european festival: ukrainian spring | $19,000 |
| Vanforeningen Shakespeare Fabriken | SW | 2025 production all's well that ends well | $18,000 |
| San Francisco Performances | San Francisco, CA | 2025-26 scandinavian programming at san francisco performances. | $18,000 |
| Concordia Language Villages | Moorhead, MN | 2025 scholarships for students and travel stipends for staff at sjolunden | $17,000 |
| Stiftelsen Carl Och Elise Eldhs Atelje | SW | Carl eldh studio museum and its temporary exhibition 2025 | $17,000 |
| Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum | Lindsborg, KS | To execute grant conditions letter for general support | $15,000 |
| Gotlands Kulturforening Petrus de Dacia | SW | Gotland chamber music festival 2025 | $15,000 |
| Stiftelsen Festspelen I Pitea | SW | For support of2025 festspelen in pitea | $15,000 |
| Stiftelsen Vattnas Konsertlada | SW | 2025 productions the coronation of poppea and die fledermaus | $15,000 |
| Teater Sagohuset | SW | 2025 production " vems lilla mossa flyger" | $15,000 |
| Bastads Kammarmusikforening | SW | 2025 bastad chamber music festival | $15,000 |
| Teater Playhouse | SW | 2025 "eureka day" | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Hall Corporation | New York, NY | Recital by nina stemme and roland pontinen at carnegie hall in may 2025 | $15,000 |
| Stiftelsen Orionteatern | SW | Production women in the dark andrei's search | $15,000 |
| Buffalo Fine Arts Academy Buffalo Akg Art Museum | Buffalo, NY | 2025 northern lights international exhibition, co-produced by the foundation beyeler and the buffalo akg art museum | $15,000 |
| Sven Och Ann Margret Ljungbergs Stiftelse | SW | Installation of a climate control system at the ljungbergmuseum | $15,000 |
| Frontside Kammarmusikforening | SW | 2026 frontside gothenburg international chamber music festival | $15,000 |
| Judisk Kronika | SW | Judisk kronika in 2025 | $15,000 |
| Eric Ericsons Kammarkor | SW | 2025-2026 concerts and recordings. | $15,000 |
| Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus | Berkeley, CA | Sacred & profane's 2025-2026 swedish programming | $15,000 |
| San Francisco Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | 2026 collaborative project between chanticleer and the swedish ensemble zero8 | $15,000 |
| Stiftung Kunsthalle Mainz | GM | 2026 britta marakatt-labba exhibition at the kunsthalle mainz | $15,000 |
| Portland State University Foundation | Portland, OR | 2025-26 swedish language programs at portland state university | $14,000 |
| Littfest | SW | Littfest 2025 | $13,000 |
| New York Scandia Symphony | San Francisco, CA | 2025 concert series and scandinavian music festival | $12,000 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign | Urbana, IL | Scandinavian program for th E2025-26 academic year, at university of illinois at urbana-champaign,ung & lovande | $12,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 125 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany College | Lindsborg, KS | April 2026 performance of handel's messiah at bethany college | $25,000 |
| Saami Circle North America | Duluth, MN | 2025-26 projects and exhibitions | $20,000 |
| Stockholms Konserthusstiftelse | 2026 photo documentation and book about konserthuset stockholm - the red | $12,500 | |
| Svenska Institutet (Si) | 2026 olle baertling exhibition at the swedish institute in paris | $12,000 | |
| Stiftelsen Schymbergsgarden | Hjordis schymberg award 2026 | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,252,500 | 130 |
| 2024 | $2,780,500 | 144 |
| 2023 | $2,737,850 | 151 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641319349102644
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3241225
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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