Solaris Foundation

MCALLEN, TX EIN: 85-0654527

Solaris Foundation is a private foundation, based in MCALLEN, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $235K. Net investment income was $72K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.3M

+10.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$235K

+27.1% YoY

Grant Count

9

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$26K

-15.3% YoY

About Solaris Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Solaris Foundation is a private foundation, based in MCALLEN, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $235K. Net investment income was $72K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BuffaloCambridgeChicagoCorpus ChristiEdinburgHoustonJollaLubbockMcallenNashvilleSan AntonioStudio City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$696K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,293,736$5,674,847$5,051,075
Revenue$902,068$837,694$636,086
Expenses$283,179$213,922$164,359
Qualifying Distributions$243,057$184,991$140,000
Net Investment Income$71,960$51,239$36,033
Distributable Amount$334,053$242,860$188,287

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$59K$118K$176K$235K0 grants20201 grants20217 grants20226 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$65KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO …$50KJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$50KCANDACE CHAPA$16KSAMANTHA ALMARAZ$15KEMMA MONTEZ$15KIL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$12KJESSICA VALDEZ$7KLELA OLIVEIRA$5K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
YIXIANG LIUTRUSTEE
SHAN JIAGTRUSTEE
NING MATRUSTEE

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

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