EIN 11-2547289

The Solo Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1980
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
The Solo Foundation's mission is to encourage and promote public interest in the visual and performing arts. The foundation helped to found and fiscally sponsored FIRST TECH FUND, raising contributions to provide internet access and computer equipment to underprivileged high school students in New York City. Additionally, the foundation continues its ongoing work as a fiscal sponsor and incubator of start-up not-for-profit organizations. Its work includes assisting individual artists, supporting other art programs, managing its endowment, and art collection.
Total revenues
$155,400
2023
Total expenses
$160,020
2023
Total assets
$153,913
2023
Num. employees
0
2020

Program areas at The Solo Foundation

We administer funds directly to programs that we help to manage. We helped to found the OUR STEPS DANCE FOUNDATION and paid them out all of the funds that we had received directly for their activites
We helped to found and we fiscally sponored, FIRST TECH FUND, raising contributions to provide internet access and computer equipment to underpriveleged high school students in New York City. The organization received its own tax exemption during the year and is now independent.
Responding to the Covid Crisis, We Founded and fiscally sponsored NYC NIGHTLIFE UNITED paying out grants to individuals and venue owners of Music Venues in Brooklyn, NY that suffered directly from the Quarantine.
Daniel Pinchbeck was paid writing fees of 8750 Helen Molesworth was paid writing fees of 5000 The Ferro Grumley Literary Awards received 1800

Who funds The Solo Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$105,250
PayPal Giving Fund$10,232
Mission Hillfenway Neighborhood TrustProgram Support$3,025

Personnel at The Solo Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Howard SeligmanPresident$0
Joseph H LillySecretary$0
Dmitriy GoykhmanTreasurer$0

Financials for The Solo Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$139,696
Program services$15,704
Membership dues$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$155,400

Form 990s for The Solo Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-04990EZView PDF
2022-122023-11-06990EZView PDF
2021-122022-05-15990EZView PDF
2020-122021-12-18990View PDF
2019-122020-12-03990EZView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $3,025 from Mission Hillfenway Neighborhood Trust
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 10, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $9,817 from Mission Hillfenway Neighborhood Trust
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCorporate foundationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
Address
221 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
thesolofoundation.org 
Phone
(212) 643-2036
IRS details
EIN
11-2547289
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-EZ
Year formed
1980
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A20: Arts, Cultural Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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