Solent Road Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bedford, NY EIN: 27-0427339

Solent Road Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bedford, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9K in total assets.

Solent Road Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$8,699
-24.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$654
+103.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,828
-3.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Solent Road Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HudsonNew York

How Solent Road Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 333% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $4K (2022). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kite's Nest Hudson, NYUnrestricted$1,000
NYC Salt New York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$8,699$654$2,828———$498
2024$11,575$321$2,924———$574
2023$13,476$5,289$4,890$2,0002$2,000$601
2022$13,077$264$6,538$4,0002$4,000$773
2021$19,351$343$6,229$4,0002$4,000$1,117
2020$25,237$17,216$6,288$4,0002—$963

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Solent Road Foundation reported a distributable amount of $498 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Solent Road Foundation is led by William R. Ziegler, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William R. Ziegler

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Z. Nayar

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan M. Ziegler

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 Solent Road Foundation

How large is Solent Road Foundation?

Solent Road Foundation reported $9K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $654.

Where does Solent Road Foundation operate?

Solent Road Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

How much is Solent Road Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Solent Road Foundation reported a distributable amount of $498 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Solent Road Foundation's EIN?

Solent Road Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0427339. 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.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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