The N Eric & Olga N Jorgensen Family Foundation makes a small number of targeted, unrestricted grants, primarily supporting performing-arts organizations focused on dance as well as channeling a large portion of assets through a donor-advised/ community giving vehicle. Most grants are general operating support, suggesting a preference for flexible funding rather than project-specific gifts. The portfolio is compact and arts-heavy, with dance institutions and youth-focused ballet programs prominent among recipients.
Concentrated and small-scale: very few grants per year, one large allocation to a donor-advised/community fund plus modest, unrestricted gifts to performing-arts (dance) organizations rather than many dispersed or project-specific awards.
A $52,135 general grant to The Bessemer Giving Fund stands out in the N Eric & Olga N Jorgensen Family Foundation’s recent record and shows how much of its giving moves through flexible, unrestricted support. The foundation’s portfolio is compact, with repeated support for performing arts organizations and youth ballet programs across several years. Dance-related grantees appear often, including Boca Ballet Theatre Company and Youth America Grand Prix Inc, both of which received multiple general grants. That pattern suggests an emphasis on core operating needs rather than tightly specified projects. The foundation also appears comfortable funding a mix of direct nonprofit recipients and giving vehicles: The Bessemer Giving Fund appears in two separate grants, once as a large general and unrestricted award and once as a smaller grant labeled The Jorgensen Family Fund. Alongside the arts, the recent record includes support for organizations tied to opera, ballet training, and related community or event-based activity. The overall picture is of a family foundation making targeted, recurring grants to a small set of organizations, with most awards structured to give recipients broad discretion over use of funds.
Performing arts is the clearest through line in the foundation’s recent grants. Boca Ballet Theatre Company received $15,000 in 2025 for general support, after earlier grants of $10,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023, plus a $5,000 charitable event grant in 2023. Youth America Grand Prix Inc also received repeated general support, with awards of $15,000 in 2025, $10,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2023. The foundation also backed Miami City Ballet Inc with three $5,000 grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Beyond dance, it supported Palm Beach Opera Inc with $5,000 in 2023 and $2,500 in 2025. Smaller grants reached Russian Childrens Welfare Society Inc, Russian Saint Matrona Foundation Corporation, and Grandview Preparatory School Inc, showing some breadth beyond the arts.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record also includes a very large outlier to The Bessemer Giving Fund at $52,135. The foundation gives recurrently rather than as a one-off: multiple recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including several repeat awards to the same organizations. Most grants are listed as general and unrestricted, with a smaller number tagged as charitable event support. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$108K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: The Bessemer Giving Fund, Youth America Grand Prix, Inc., Boca Ballet Theatre Company
Grant recipients are all in the United States. The heaviest concentration is in Connecticut by grant count, driven in part by repeated support for Stamford-based Friends of Felines Inc. New York City recipients include Youth America Grand Prix Inc and Russian Childrens Welfare Society Inc. Florida is also prominent, with grants to Boca Raton, Miami Beach, West Palm Beach, and Dania. New Jersey appears through The Bessemer Giving Fund in Woodbridge.
Its recent grants lean heavily toward performing arts organizations, especially dance and ballet groups. Boca Ballet Theatre Company, Youth America Grand Prix Inc, Miami City Ballet Inc, and Palm Beach Opera Inc all appear in the recent grant list, along with smaller awards to related community organizations.
Most recent awards are general and unrestricted. Examples include multiple grants to Boca Ballet Theatre Company, Youth America Grand Prix Inc, Miami City Ballet Inc, and Palm Beach Opera Inc, each labeled general or unrestricted support. A smaller share is tied to charitable event support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Boca Ballet Theatre Company received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Youth America Grand Prix Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Miami City Ballet Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record also includes a much larger $52,135 grant, which sits above that typical range.
By recipient location, Connecticut has the highest grant count in the recent data. Other recipient locations include New York, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington, DC, but all recent grants in the dataset are to US organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $52,135 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY | BOCA RATON, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PALM BEACH OPERA INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| OPERATION MOBILIZATION | TYRONE, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $969 | 2025 | The Jorgensen Family Fund |
| FRIENDS OF FELINES INC | STAMFORD, CT | $500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| RUSSIAN SAINT MATRONA FOUNDATION CORPORATION | DANIA, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRANDVIEW PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF FELINES INC | STAMFORD, CT | $500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| RUSSIAN CHILDRENS WELFARE SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| RUSSIAN SAINT MATRONA FOUNDATION CORPORATION | DANIA, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PALM BEACH OPERA INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF FELINES INC | STAMFORD, CT | $500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND
$52,135General & Unrestricted
BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
$15,000General & Unrestricted
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
MIAMI CITY BALLET INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
PALM BEACH OPERA INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
OPERATION MOBILIZATION
$1,000Charitable Event
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND
$969The Jorgensen Family Fund
FRIENDS OF FELINES INC
$500General & Unrestricted
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MIAMI CITY BALLET INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
RUSSIAN SAINT MATRONA FOUNDATION CORPORATION
$2,000General & Unrestricted
GRANDVIEW PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF FELINES INC
$500General & Unrestricted
RUSSIAN CHILDRENS WELFARE SOCIETY INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
RUSSIAN SAINT MATRONA FOUNDATION CORPORATION
$10,000General & Unrestricted
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
PALM BEACH OPERA INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
MIAMI CITY BALLET INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
$5,000Charitable Event
BOCA BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
$5,000General & Unrestricted
ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF FELINES INC
$500General & Unrestricted