Alexander Soros Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 45-3133937

Alexander Soros Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $212K in total assets. In 2025, it made $220 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $786.

Key facts about Alexander Soros Foundation

EIN
45-3133937
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$212,257

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$212K

+8.4% YoY

Revenue

$786

-19.5% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$220

+0.0% YoY

Expenses

$261

+18.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alexander Soros Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Alexander Soros Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2021) to $87K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $80K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$212,257$195,834$181,357
Revenue$786$976$277
Expenses$261$220$220
Qualifying Distributions$220$220$220
Net Investment Income$786$976$277
Distributable Amount$9,905$9,232$8,613

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alexander Soros Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexander Soros

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Vachon

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Alexander Soros Foundation

How large is Alexander Soros Foundation?

Alexander Soros Foundation reported $212K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $220 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Alexander Soros Foundation operate?

Alexander Soros Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Alexander Soros Foundation's EIN?

Alexander Soros Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3133937. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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