Sol Messinger Giving Foundation
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation is a private foundation, based in East Amherst, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $473K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $10K.
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation at a glance
In short: Sol Messinger Giving Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -85.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $473,226
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Sol Messinger Giving Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Museum of Jewish Heritage ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sol Messinger Giving Foundation gives
- Giving fell 57% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 59% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $360 (2023) to $69K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY | Charity | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $473,226 | $30,478 | $30,460 | $10,000 | 1 | $14,974 | $10,018 | $25,568 |
| 2024 | $459,956 | $32,819 | $80,977 | $68,760 | 6 | $73,686 | $20,776 | $25,908 |
| 2023 | $521,305 | $70,179 | $10,803 | $360 | 1 | $4,628 | $6,224 | $23,594 |
| 2022 | $462,038 | $507,482 | $45,414 | $23,000 | 3 | $40,671 | $5,025 | $19,493 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sol Messinger Giving Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ameriprise Bank FSB
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$3K (2022) → $5K (2025)
Lawrence B. Cohen
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Ameriprise Bank FSB (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sol Messinger Giving Foundation
How much does Sol Messinger Giving Foundation give each year?
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 6 grants.
How large is Sol Messinger Giving Foundation?
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation reported $473K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (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 Sol Messinger Giving Foundation operate?
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Sol Messinger Giving Foundation's EIN?
Sol Messinger Giving Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-6133491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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