Solso Family Foundation Inc
Solso Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Albany, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $522K. Net investment income was $426K.
Solso Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Solso Family Foundation Inc gave $522K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $522K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $522,000
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $522,000
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $522,000
- Total assets
- $8,152,673
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Solso Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
How Solso Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 64% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $290K (2020) to $522K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $522K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List Various, MT | General Purpose | $522,000 |
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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 | $8,152,673 | $477,501 | $599,807 | $522,000 | 1 | $528,376 | $426,070 | $571,103 |
| 2024 | $8,274,979 | $3,440,042 | $532,146 | $462,000 | 1 | $467,953 | $1,397,943 | $504,280 |
| 2023 | $6,440,750 | $546,778 | $372,970 | $326,000 | 1 | $336,225 | $515,033 | $387,534 |
| 2022 | $6,266,942 | $1,005,128 | $360,243 | $317,500 | 1 | $322,250 | $475,163 | $421,304 |
| 2021 | $5,795,134 | $1,620,279 | $365,791 | $314,550 | 1 | — | $587,801 | $416,618 |
| 2020 | $5,126,184 | $430,582 | $325,833 | $290,000 | 1 | — | $409,720 | $311,114 |
| 2019 | $5,021,435 | $1,480,936 | $401,632 | $374,500 | 1 | — | $160,033 | $273,853 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Solso Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $571K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Solso Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jason Barreto
Director
Director - As Needed → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Shepherd
Director
Director - As Needed → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mathew Solso
Director
Director - As Needed → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theodore M. Solso
Director
Director - As Needed → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Helms
Director
Director - As Needed → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Solso Family Foundation Inc
How much does Solso Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Solso Family Foundation Inc gave $522K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $462K across 1 grant.
How large is Solso Family Foundation Inc?
Solso Family Foundation Inc reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $528K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $571K (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 Solso Family Foundation Inc operate?
Solso Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Solso Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Solso Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3941572. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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