Solstice Foundation
Solstice Foundation is a private foundation, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $208K in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions.
Solstice Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $208,428
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $61,806
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $6,207
- -11.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,207
- -35.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Solstice Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Solstice Foundation gives
- 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 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $7K (2024). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnels to Towers Staten Island, NY | Providing Aide to Disabled Veterans | $1,000 |
| Whale Dolphin Conservation Plymouth, MA | Conservation & Protection of Mammals | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | Feeding the Neededy | $1,000 |
| Foundation for Preservation Mahayan Portland, OR | Preserving and Furthering Religous Traditions | $1,000 |
| Heffter Research Institute Greenwich, CT | Neuroscience Research | $1,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | Public Policy Think Tank | $1,000 |
| Freedom Service Dogs Englewood, CO | Providing Dogs to Disabled Veterans | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $208,428 | $61,806 | $6,207 | — | — | $6,207 | $6,649 |
| 2024 | $152,829 | $57,178 | $9,636 | $7,000 | 7 | $7,000 | $4,925 |
| 2023 | $105,351 | $49,913 | $8,813 | $7,000 | 7 | $7,000 | $3,940 |
| 2022 | $64,329 | $45,000 | $18,036 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $2,955 |
| 2021 | $46,000 | $46,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Solstice Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Solstice Foundation is led by Christopher Norrie, Director on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Norrie
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Solstice Foundation
How large is Solstice Foundation?
Solstice Foundation reported $208K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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 Solstice Foundation operate?
Solstice Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Washington.
What is Solstice Foundation's EIN?
Solstice Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1796951. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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