Funding search · EIN 262263178 · New York, NY
The Howard and Sarah D Solomon
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 185
- grants reported
- $4.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- The Santa Fe Opera4 grants · $509,750
- American Friends of the Paris Opera Ballet3 grants · $506,500
- Metropolitan Opera2 grants · $375,000
- The Julliard School3 grants · $295,000
- Columbia University3 grants · $280,000
- Chapel & York US Foundation1 grant · $250,000
- The Juilliard School1 grant · $170,000
- Carnegie Hall - Songstudioensemble3 grants · $150,000
- American Modern Opera Company4 grants · $65,000
- New York Public Radio1 grant · $62,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 185 grants.
- $254,000
American Friends of the Paris Opera Ballet · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $250,000
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $250,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $250,000
American Friends of the Paris Opera Ballet · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $250,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $175,000
The Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General support
- $175,000
The Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Charitable
- $170,000
The Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $155,000
The Julliard School · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $135,000
The Julliard School · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $125,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $84,750
The Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General support
- $75,000
The Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General support
- $62,500
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $60,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Chairman'S Council · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $57,579
Metropolitan Mueseum of Art · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $55,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Met Live Arts · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $53,500
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
Met live arts
- $50,000
Carnegie Hall - Songstudioensemble · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Carnegie Hall - Songstudioensemble · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Carnegie Hall - Songstudioensemble · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $32,440
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
New York Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $26,500
Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $25,025
Kronos Performing Arts Association · San Fransico, CA · 2025
General support
- $25,025
Beth Morrison Projects - 5k for Prototype · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts · Katonah, NY · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Gotham Early Music Scene Inc - Ruckus · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Bedford Playhouse · Bedford, NY · 2024
2023 gala
- $25,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The English Concert in America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Young Concert Artists · New York, NY · 2024
2023 gala
- $25,000
Glimmerglass Opera · Cooperstown, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
The English Concert in America - Historical Perfomance · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $24,575
Caramoor · Katonah, NY · 2024
General support
- $24,280
Orchestra of St Luke · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $22,095
The English Concert in America · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $20,000
American Modern Opera Company · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $20,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Mid-Pacific Institute · Honolulu, HI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $20,000
The Cathedral School · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $15,000
American Modern Opera Company · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
American Modern Opera Company · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Coronoor Center for Musical Arts · Katonah, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,000
American Modern Opera Company · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Caramoor · Katonah, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Heartbeat Opera Ltd · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Beth Morrison Projects · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Mid-Pacific Institute · Honolulu, HI · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $10,000
The Cathedral School · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Beth Morrison Projects · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
5k for prototype
- $10,000
Opera America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
United Charitable - Global Legacy · Ashburn, VA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
King Baudouin Foundation United States (Kbfus) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Ny Festival of Song · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Opera America · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
St Ann'S Warehouse · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Cathedral School - Solomon Culley Lee · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The English Concert in America - Studio Recording of Serse · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Opera - at Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $8,320
Auxiliary of Nyc Health Hospitalsgoveumeur · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $8,000
Original Music Workshop Inc (National Sawdust) · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General support
- $7,500
Gotham Early Music Scene Inc - Ruckus · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $7,500
On Site Opera · Cortlandt Manor, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,500
Chamber Music Society of Lc - Evnin · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Baxter St Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Bedford 2030 · Katonah, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Boston Modern Orchestra Project · Malden, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Friends of Anim · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Human Rights Campaign Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Hydrocephalus Association · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Institute for Young Dramatic Voices · Reno, NV · 2025
General support
- $5,000
International Friends of the Int'L Lyrics Arts Festival · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Miller Theater · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
National Children Chorus · Glendale, CA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Ny Festival of Song · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Orchestra of St Luke · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Outer Coast · Sitka, AK · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Sag Harbor Song Festival · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Sing for Hope · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
St Ann'S Warehouse · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
The Freya Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
United Charitable - Global Legacy · Ashburn, VA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Vocal Arts Dc · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Fransico, CA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Baxter St Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Bedford 2030 · Katonah, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Bedford Playhouse · Bedford, NY · 2024
2024 gala
- $5,000
Friends of Anim · New York, NY · 2024
General support
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