Solley Foundation

EIN 26-3659563 Private foundation / grantmaker Decatur, AL

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Size

<$100K

What they do

A private foundation based in Decatur, AL. It reported about $81K in revenue for 2025.

Leadership

Ronnie B Solley · President

Money in and out

$81K revenue, $148K expenses

Bottom line

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A private foundation based in Decatur, AL. It reported about $81K in revenue for 2025. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $81K in revenue, $148K in expenses, and $413K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2025

Total revenue

$81K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$148K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$413K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$67K

Total assets

413K

deployed as grants and operations

Grants paid

136K

in FY2025

Grants made

8grants

total in period

Payout rate

33%

of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 8 grants · $136K · 2025–2025

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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving

Average grantPart XV$17K

Median grantPart XV$10K

Largest grantPart XV$50K

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF

Revenue

$81K

FY2025▲ +1%

Expenses

$148K

FY2025▲ +1%

Total assets

$413K

FY2025▼ -14%

Total liabilities

FY2025

Total revenue

$81K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$148K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$413K

Pt X · Ln 32

Total assetsPt II$413K

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CSolley Foundation

EINHdr · item D26-3659563

Principal addressHdr · item CDecatur, AL

WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported

State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T22)

Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ronnie B Solley

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin S Barker

Secretary-Tr

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ray R Solley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda L Solley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bobbie a Solley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna B D'Herde

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carson R Solley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bo M Solley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Investment income100%$81K

Other revenue$3

Total revenueLn 12$81K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

91%

Grants & contributions paid $0.91 Operating & administrative $0.09

Grants & contributions paid91%$136K

Operating & administrative9%$13K

Total functional expensesLn 25$148K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$23K

Total assetsLn 16$413K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$413K

Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Payout rate

Grants paid $0 · Total assets $413K

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $81K

—

Government reliance

not reported

Earned-income share

not reported

Investment reliance

Investment income $0 · Total revenue $81K

Program self-sufficiency

not reported

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $81K · Prior year $80K

+1%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $413K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $81K · Expenses $148K

-82%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $413K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $413K · Total assets $413K

100%

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Ronnie B Solley · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $148K

Personnel share

not reported

Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Revenue growth	1%	—	—

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

FY2025 (Latest)$81K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2024$80K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$33K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$14K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$103K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$18K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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