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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3388177

Soros Fund Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 215 grants and $3.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $3,568,478

    Grants listed
    215
    Assets, end of year
    $70,054,909
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,873,998

    Grants listed
    363
    Assets, end of year
    $68,249,292
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,320,583

    Grants listed
    243
    Assets, end of year
    $66,509,142
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,045,960

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $64,745,404
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,602,080

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $70,551,803
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,668,267

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $62,270,271

Grants paid in 2025

215 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General Support

    $566,124
  2. Eule Charitable FoundationPRT Washingtn, NY

    Capital Endowment

    $300,000
  3. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300,000
  4. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $149,745
  5. Delbarton SchoolMorristown, NJ

    General Support

    $90,000
  6. Oak Knoll School of the Holy ChildSummit, NJ

    General Support

    $90,000
  7. Save Venice IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $79,500
  8. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General Support

    $75,000
  9. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General Support

    $75,000
  10. School of American Ballet IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $75,000
  11. UP2US IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $75,000
  12. Community Rowing IncBrighton, MA

    General Support

    $60,000
  13. C3 Brooklyn IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $45,000
  14. Hope East ChurchMineola, NY

    General Support

    $45,000
  15. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $45,000
  16. Oak Knoll School of the Holy ChildSummit, NJ

    General Support

    $45,000
  17. Olana PartnershipHudson, NY

    General Support

    $45,000
  18. The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens RightsChicago, IL

    General Support

    $45,000
  19. Friends of the Cancer Centre Northern Ireland CancBelfast, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $38,768
  20. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $38,001
  21. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General Support

    $37,500
  22. The Royal Marsden Cancer CharityLondon, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $37,213
  23. Community Synagogue of Tenafly & EnglewoodEnglewood, NJ

    General Support

    $36,000
  24. Choral Chameleon IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $34,800
  25. Roosevelt Island Day Nursery IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,993
  26. Spark InsideLondon, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $30,708
  27. Brearley SchoolNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  28. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  29. Food Education FundNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  30. Friends of Bocconi University IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  31. Givedirectly Inc aka Give Direct IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  32. Spikes K9 FundVirginia BCH, VA

    General Support

    $30,000
  33. Streetwise Partners IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  34. The Clear FundOakland, CA

    General Support

    $30,000
  35. Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MA

    General Support

    $29,599
  36. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General Support

    $24,000
  37. Big Apple Performing Arts IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $22,500
  38. Trinity Episcopal Schools CorporationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $22,500
  39. Cahn Fellows Programs CorporationAlexandria, VA

    General Support

    $18,750
  40. Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $18,750
  41. School of American Ballet IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $18,300
  42. Spokane Parks FoundationSpokane, WA

    General Support

    $18,000
  43. Union for Reform Judaism - Temple Beth AbrahamTarrytown, NY

    General Support

    $17,700
  44. River Forest Country Club Educational FundElmhurst, IL

    General Support

    $15,525
  45. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,498
  46. Blessed SacramentSpringfield, IL

    General Support

    $15,000
  47. Brownstone School and Daycare Center IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  48. Chinese American Planning Council IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  49. Gunn Memorial Library IncWashington, CT

    General Support

    $15,000
  50. Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $15,000
  51. Komera IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  52. Live Oak Engine Company 1Rockville Center, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  53. Market Street Mission IncMorristown, NJ

    General Support

    $15,000
  54. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  55. Sacred Heart Griffin High SchoolSpringfield, IL

    General Support

    $15,000
  56. Voices of September 11 IncNew Canaan, CT

    General Support

    $14,400
  57. Studio Samuel Foundation IncApex, NC

    General Support

    $12,000
  58. Studio Samuel Foundation IncApex, NC

    General Support

    $12,000
  59. Hebrew Free Loan Society IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $10,800
  60. St Peter's PrepJersey City, NJ

    General Support

    $10,500
  61. Apex for Youth Inc aka Apex for Youth IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $9,000
  62. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $9,000
  63. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    General Support

    $9,000
  64. Proprietors of the Boston AthenaeumBoston, MA

    General Support

    $9,000
  65. Puppies Behind Bars IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $9,000
  66. St Johns UniversityQueens, NY

    General Support

    $9,000
  67. Parent Teacher Association of P S 59 IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $8,250
  68. Haymakers for Hope IncWellesley, MA

    General Support

    $8,100
  69. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  70. Bonac Booster Club IncEast Hampton, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  71. Centre for Wildlife Studies IncBethesda, MD

    General Support

    $7,500
  72. Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolNew York, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  73. Immanuel Lutheran ChurchValparaiso, IN

    General Support

    $7,500
  74. Nightingale Bamford-SchoolNew York, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  75. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General Support

    $7,500
  76. Our Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolGlenview, IL

    General Support

    $7,500
  77. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBoston, MA

    General Support

    $7,500
  78. Rye Country Day SchoolRye, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  79. Springs School PTAEast Hampton, NY

    General Support

    $7,500
  80. Yavneh Academy & Talmud Torah of PatersonParamus, NJ

    General Support

    $7,500
  81. Regis High School aka Regis High School FoundatiNew York, NY

    General Support

    $6,201
  82. Fundacion de Apoyo Reconstruccion Y OrientacionSanta Cruz, Bolivia

    General Support

    $6,030
  83. Community Help in Park Slope IncBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $6,000
  84. HX Chinese SchoolTinton Falls, NJ

    General Support

    $6,000
  85. N Y A C Athletes Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $6,000
  86. School of American Ballet IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $6,000
  87. Trans LifelineSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  88. The Lower Lab School Parent Teachers Association INew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,865
  89. Frisch SchoolParamus, NJ

    General Support

    $5,400
  90. Orchard Home & School Association IncRidgewood, NJ

    General Support

    $5,400
  91. Ridgewood Baseball AssociationRidgewood, NJ

    General Support

    $5,250
  92. The Milken InstituteSanta Monica, CA

    General Support

    $5,250
  93. The Rhythm Studio FoundationLondon, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $4,631
  94. Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CT

    General Support

    $4,500
  95. Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MA

    General Support

    $4,500
  96. Hoboken Public Education Foundation CorporationHoboken, NJ

    General Support

    $3,750
  97. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $3,750
  98. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    General Support

    $3,750
  99. Doe Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,102
  100. Main Street Theatre Dance AllianceNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,102
  101. Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Nepomucene SaiNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,102
  102. Community Baptist Church of EnglewoodEnglewood, NJ

    General Support

    $3,000
  103. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  104. Fellowship of Christians in Universities and SchooNew Canaan, CT

    General Support

    $3,000
  105. Full Circle Community Closet IncNew Holstein, WI

    General Support

    $3,000
  106. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  107. Her Justice IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  108. Hour Children IncLong Island City, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  109. Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  110. Livingston Huaxia Chinese SchoolLivingston, NJ

    General Support

    $3,000
  111. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  112. Peaceplayers InternationalWashington, DC

    General Support

    $3,000
  113. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBoston, MA

    General Support

    $3,000
  114. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  115. Rochester Food PantryAccord, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  116. The Carter Center IncAtlanta, GA

    General Support

    $3,000
  117. The Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  118. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)Washington, DC

    General Support

    $3,000
  119. The Livingston Chinese AssociationLivingston, NJ

    General Support

    $3,000
  120. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General Support

    $3,000
  121. William Penn Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $3,000
  122. Xaverian High School IncBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  123. Macmillan Cancer SupportLondon, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $2,577
  124. CPC Integrated Health IncEatontown, NJ

    General Support

    $2,250
  125. Dalton Schools IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,250
  126. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General Support

    $2,250
  127. Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VA

    General Support

    $2,160
  128. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,160
  129. Chabad of Port Washington IncPort Washington, NY

    General Support

    $2,100
  130. George Washington Middleschool Hsa IncRidgewood, NJ

    General Support

    $2,100
  131. Just One Chesed IncChicago, IL

    General Support

    $2,000
  132. Vista Life Innovations IncMadison, CT

    General Support

    $2,000
  133. Maccabi GBHarrow, United Kingdom

    General Support

    $1,888
  134. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,875
  135. Love From Lauren Foundation IncSyosset, NY

    General Support

    $1,800
  136. Love From Lauren Foundation IncSyosset, NY

    General Support

    $1,800
  137. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General Support

    $1,800
  138. The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and TildenNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,551
  139. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $1,551
  140. Woodlands Foundation IncWexford, PA

    General Support

    $1,530
  141. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $1,500
  142. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  143. Greenwich Emergency Medical Service IncorporatedRiverside, CT

    General Support

    $1,500
  144. JCK Foundation IncDobbs Ferry, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  145. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  146. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  147. Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau CountyWilliston PK, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  148. Sparks of Daas IncAlpharetta, GA

    General Support

    $1,500
  149. The Leffell SchoolHartsdale, NY

    General Support

    $1,500
  150. Anna C Scott Home and School AssociationLeonia, NJ

    General Support

    $1,170
  151. Project Ezrah Needs IncEnglewood, NJ

    General Support

    $1,107
  152. Ukraine House DC Foundation IncWashington, DC

    General Support

    $829
  153. Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NY

    General Support

    $800
  154. America Gives IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  155. Archdiocese of NewarkNewark, NJ

    General Support

    $750
  156. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    General Support

    $750
  157. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  158. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  159. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  160. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  161. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  162. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $750
  163. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  164. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  165. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  166. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  167. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  168. The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and TildenNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  169. The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew AssociationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  170. Ulster Immigrant Defense Network IncKingston, NY

    General Support

    $750
  171. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General Support

    $750
  172. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General Support

    $675
  173. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $636
  174. Autism Speaks IncWashington, DC

    General Support

    $600
  175. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $600
  176. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $600
  177. Success Academy Charter Schools IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $600
  178. Trustees of Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

    General Support

    $540
  179. Nantucket Preservation Trust IncNantucket, MA

    General Support

    $450
  180. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)Washington, DC

    General Support

    $450
  181. Just One Chesed IncChicago, IL

    General Support

    $406
  182. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $375
  183. Reach the World CompanyWashington, DC

    General Support

    $375
  184. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Support

    $375
  185. Connecticut Childrens Foundation IncHartford, CT

    General Support

    $316
  186. Hoboken Public Education Foundation CorporationHoboken, NJ

    General Support

    $311
  187. Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders AssociatiChicago, IL

    General Support

    $300
  188. Boston College Trustees Cadigan Alumni CenterChestnut Hill, MA

    General Support

    $300
  189. Concord Antiquarian SocietyConcord, MA

    General Support

    $300
  190. Concord Land Conservation TrustConcord, MA

    General Support

    $300
  191. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $300
  192. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $300
  193. Dolphins Cycling Challenge IncMiami Gardens, FL

    General Support

    $300
  194. Experience CampsWestport, CT

    General Support

    $300
  195. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  196. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  197. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  198. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  199. Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc - AIDS Walk New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  200. In My Fathers KitchenSyracuse, NY

    General Support

    $300
  201. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  202. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  203. Sconset Trust IncSiasconset, MA

    General Support

    $300
  204. Somerville Home & School Association A NJ Non-ProfRidgewood, NJ

    General Support

    $300
  205. Soutoura FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $300
  206. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General Support

    $300
  207. Whale and Dolphin Conservation IncPlymouth, MA

    General Support

    $243
  208. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General Support

    $240
  209. Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $225
  210. Make-A-Wish Foundation of MaineScarborough, ME

    General Support

    $200
  211. Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, PA

    General Support

    $154
  212. Concord Antiquarian SocietyConcord, MA

    General Support

    $150
  213. Fox Chapel Hockey ClubGlenshaw, PA

    General Support

    $150
  214. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation HeadquartersBethesda, MD

    General Support

    $77
  215. The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and TildenNew York, NY

    General Support

    $75

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking12 grants $923,98535% of the total
  2. Arts and culture15 grants $636,54124% of the total
  3. Education38 grants $444,09017% of the total
  4. Human services15 grants $109,3804% of the total
  5. Religion6 grants $109,0504% of the total
  6. International aid5 grants $108,6604% of the total
  7. 13 other causes37 grants $324,08612% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York105 grants $1,882,910
  2. Virginia3 grants $598,284
  3. New Jersey22 grants $336,788
  4. Massachusetts17 grants $172,492
  5. District of Columbia9 grants $117,955
  6. Illinois9 grants $108,231
  7. North Carolina3 grants $48,000
  8. Pennsylvania7 grants $47,335
  9. Connecticut9 grants $41,766
  10. California3 grants $41,250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Andrew HollenbeckDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tom RichardsonDIRECTOR/TREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Georgia Levenson KeohaneDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John DesistoVICE PRESIDENT AS OF 7/22/2025 Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher I NauntonVICE PRESIDENT (UNTIL 7/22/25) Hours 0Pay $0

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