Nonprofit · EIN 30-0004328
SOLTI FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · EVANSTON, IL 60201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $194,121 | $234,109 | -$39,988 | $804,915 | $0 | $804,915 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $268,811 | $257,687 | $11,124 | $794,477 | $4,611 | $789,866 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $288,305 | $261,633 | $26,672 | $817,475 | $12,637 | $804,838 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $148,177
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $45,944
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $26,241
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $120,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $40,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $43,060
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,997
- Program services (functional)
- $160,826
- Management and general (functional)
- $73,283
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $794,477
- Total assets, end of year
- $804,915
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $804,915
- Publicly traded securities
- $804,915
- Gross receipts
- $364,966
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| See attached list | Directors Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| See attached list | Officers Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| See attached list | Directors Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| See attached list | Officers Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| See attached list | Directors Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| See attached list | Officers Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1555 SHERMAN AVENUE 310, EVANSTON, IL 60201-4421
- In care of
- % FIONA QUEEN MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CH
- Signed the 990
- GRETCHEN ZOOK, TREASURER/Dir
- Phone
- (847) 448-8329
- Return prepared by
- Van Acker & Associates Ltd
Mission
The Solti Foundation U.S. was established after the 1997 death of Sir Georg Solti. Its mission is to assist talented young American musicians at the start of their professional careers. It has made annual grants to awardees since 2003. Solti also provides Opera residencies and development projects to musicians
Program accomplishments
- Congratulations to all 18 recipients of the 2025 Career Assistance Awards! The Solti Foundation U.S. Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth Buccheri today announced the young conductors who will receive a 2025 Career Assistance Award (CAA) in this, the Foundations 25th anniversary year. Among the 18 American conductors, all 36 years of age or younger, are a music director designate of an American orchestra, a founder and Music Director of an American chamber orchestra, a chief conductor of an Austrian orchestra, two Assistant Conductors at German opera companies, multiple Assistant Conductorships, and more. The conductors hold positions throughout the United States, in Austria, France, and Germany, as well as enjoying guest engagements around the globe. Of the 18 awardees, six of the young conductors are receiving recognition by the Foundation for the first time, while others are being acknowledged once again.Ms. Van Horn stated, The recipients of the 2025 Career Assistance Awards are a truly motivated group! From opera companies to orchestras, chamber orchestras and posts with universities and other educational organizations, to fellowships and serving as cover conductors for major American orchestras, this years applicants truly demonstrate the passion for classical music that our Foundations namesake embodied.On behalf of The Solti Foundation U.S., I am pleased to congratulate Harris Andersen, Austin Chanu, Michelle Di Russo, Stefano Flavoni, Kyrian Friedenberg, Alden Gatt, Yoona Jeong, Robert Kahn, Gerald Karni, Andrew J. Kim, Donald Lee, William Long, Ian Niederhoffer, Jacob Niemann, Luke Poeppel, Euan Shields, Matthew Straw, and William Garfield Walker. Congratulations!Expenses $160,826
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0004328
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $804,915
- Income (IRS master file)
- $364,966
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $194,121 | $234,109 | $804,915 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $268,811 | $257,687 | $794,477 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $288,305 | $261,633 | $817,475 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $31,915 | $241,266 | $834,814 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 30-0004328).
Questions about SOLTI FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SOLTI FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOLTI FOUNDATION is 30-0004328.
- Is SOLTI FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to SOLTI FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOLTI FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOLTI FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOLTI FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOLTI FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 2 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOLTI FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $194,121, expenses of $234,109 and total assets of $804,915 at year end.
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