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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6977690

Iris Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,041,545

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $102,408,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,693,927

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $89,905,904

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,808,317

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $89,025,142

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,063,088

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $81,534,921

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,000,541

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $81,558,647

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bard College EIN 14-17130334Annandale, NY

    Ongoing activities

    $8,893,360
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art EIN 13-1624086New York, NY

    Unrestricted gift for donee's exempt purpose

    $140,185
  3. Royal Oak Foundation Inc EIN 23-7349380New York, NY

    Unrestricted gift for donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  4. Frick Collection EIN 13-1624012New York, NY

    Unrestricted gift for donee's exempt purpose

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $8,893,360100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $9,041,545

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Susan WeberTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George Soros Co-ChairTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William D ZabelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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