The Soloviev Foundation

What The Soloviev Foundation does

The Soloviev Foundation is a private charitable foundation and the philanthropic arm of the Soloviev Group, a diversified conglomerate led by Stefan Soloviev with operations spanning Agriculture & Ranching, Transportation & Railroad, Energy, Hospitality & Retail, and Real Estate & Development. The Foundation operates two interconnected programs: (1) a philanthropic grantmaking function distributing gifts to nonprofit organizations across humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes, with a particular focus on at-risk children, and (2) a public art gallery at 9 West 57th Street in New York that presents rotating exhibitions drawn from the Foundation's privately held collection of artworks spanning ancient artifacts (including a Sumerian cylinder seal ca. 3100–2750 BCE) through modern and contemporary pieces by artists such as Giacometti, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, and Cézanne.

The Foundation does not generate commercial revenue; it is funded entirely by its parent organization. Its go-to-market model is event-driven: it engages the public through gallery exhibitions and public programs (guided tours and viewing hours by appointment, booked via Calendly), supplemented by a mailing list and press coverage, while distributing philanthropic capital through grants to a curated portfolio of approximately 20+ nonprofit partners including Henry Street Settlement, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The Foundation also lends artworks from its collection to museums worldwide to promote cross-cultural engagement. Its sole disclosed technology integration is Calendly for gallery scheduling; there is no proprietary technology platform.

Governance is provided by an Advisory Board comprising family members including Stefan Soloviev (Principal), Nikolai Solow (EVP), Hayden Soloviev (Vice Chairman), Quintin Soloviev (EVC), and Michael Hershman (CEO of Soloviev Group). The Foundation opened its gallery to the public for the first time in over 20 years in May 2023 and has maintained an annual exhibition cadence since, with the current "Made in Tension" textile/fiber art exhibition running through December 2026.

Name

The Soloviev Foundation

Legal name

The Soloviev Foundation

Website

https://solovievfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Soloviev Foundation is a private charitable foundation and philanthropic arm of the Soloviev Group, distributing grants to nonprofit organizations across humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes while operating a public art gallery at 9 West 57th Street in New York showcasing its private collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation and Art Gallery

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation
• Philanthropic grants
• Art gallery exhibitions
• Humanitarian giving
• Cultural philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Foundation Model: The Soloviev Foundation operates as the charitable giving arm of the Soloviev Group. It does not generate revenue through commercial activities; rather, it distributes gifts and grants to nonprofit organizations addressing humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes. The Foundation's resources come from its parent organization, Soloviev Group, which has diverse business interests including Agriculture & Ranching, Transportation & Railroad, Energy, Hospitality & Retail, and Real Estate & Development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Soloviev Foundation is a private charitable foundation that distributes philanthropic grants to nonprofit organizations working in humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes. It also operates a public art gallery at 9 West 57th Street in New York that presents rotating exhibitions drawn from its collection of significant artworks, along with associated public programs and institutional art loans to museums worldwide.

Product overview

The Soloviev Foundation is a charitable foundation serving as the philanthropic arm of the Soloviev Group. It operates as a unified organization with two main pillars: (1) The Soloviev Foundation Gallery presenting rotating exhibitions from its art collection at 9 West 57th Street in New York, featuring works by artists such as Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, and Henry Moore; and (2) a Philanthropic Initiatives program supporting nonprofits in humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes. The gallery offers related public programs, educational outreach, and institutional lending services. Current exhibition 'Made in Tension' runs through December 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Soloviev Foundation Gallery A public art gallery located on the ground floor of Soloviev Group's tower at 9 West 57th Street, New York, presenting rotating exhibitions drawn from the Foundation's collection and contemporary works. Open to visitors by appointment with guided tours available via Calendly.
• The Soloviev Foundation Collection An expansive collection of artworks spanning from ancient pieces (such as a Sumerian cylinder seal ca. 3100-2750 BCE) to modern and contemporary works by Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cézanne, and Morris Louis. Works are lent to art institutions worldwide and displayed at the Foundation's gallery.
• Philanthropic Initiatives Charitable grant program providing financial support to nonprofit organizations addressing humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes. Recipients include Henry Street Settlement, Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation, The Hope Program, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Citymeals-on-Wheels, and many other global and hyperlocal organizations.
• Made in Tension Exhibition The current exhibition at the Soloviev Foundation Gallery, exploring textiles and fiber art through historical and contemporary works from the Foundation's collection and beyond. Open to visitors by appointment through December 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 65 million meals served to aging New Yorkers through Citymeals-on-Wheels
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Henry Street SettlementcoreOthersThe Soloviev Foundation supports Henry Street Settlement in helping to provide opportunities for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services, arts, and healthcare programs.
• Hospital for Special Surgery FoundationcoreOthersThe Foundation supports this organization in enhancing patient care, advancing medical research, and improving community health outcomes.
• The Hope ProgramcoreOthersThe Foundation supports The Hope Program which empowers New Yorkers to build sustainable futures through comprehensive training, jobs, advancement, and lifelong career support.
• The Metropolitan Museum of ArtcoreOthersThe Foundation supports the Met in preserving cultural heritage for future generations.
• Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood SettlementcoreOthersThe Foundation supports this organization working with underserved communities in Western Queens to assist those in need and catalyze positive change.
• Citymeals-on-WheelscoreOthersThe Foundation contributes to the mission to serve over 65 million meals to aging New Yorkers and address the nutritional needs of New York's elderly population.
• New York City Police FoundationminorOthersThe Foundation supports strengthening public safety and fostering positive relationships between law enforcement and the community.
• Family Community Life CenterminorOthersThe Foundation supports promoting quality family life and a stronger sense of community in Riverhead, New York, through social, educational, recreational, and cultural programs.
• Southampton Animal ShelterminorOthersThe Foundation supports enhancing the efforts of a local animal welfare organization on Long Island's South Fork.
• Troopers Memorial Fund IncminorOthersThe Foundation supports honoring New York State Troopers from Troop L who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the community.
• The Orphaned Starfish FoundationcoreOthersThe Foundation helps provide orphans, abuse victims, trafficking survivors, indigenous children, and refugees in breaking the cycles of abuse and poverty through technology-based education, job training, and job placement assistance.
• Marymount UniversitycoreOthersA donation from The Soloviev Foundation helped the university establish a Center for Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility.
• Housing Partnership Development CorporationcoreOthersThe Foundation empowers developers to access various affordable housing initiatives, government subsidies, and provides pre-development loans to support the creation of affordable homes.
• Wounded Warrior ProjectcoreOthersThe Foundation supports this organization's dedication to serving America's wounded veterans and their families.
• Sport at the Service of HumanityminorOthersThe Foundation supports a Vatican-led initiative teaching values to underprivileged children through sports.
• St. Jude's Children's Research HospitalcoreOthersThe Foundation contributes to the hospital's efforts in assisting children and families facing childhood cancers and other pediatric diseases.
• AmericarescoreOthersThe Foundation assists Ukrainian refugees in Poland in obtaining medical assistance.
• Roots and WingsminorOthersThe Foundation supports literacy programs for disadvantaged public-school children in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)coreOthersThe Foundation helps create a pioneering international platform to combat child exploitation by sharing data-driven advocacy and global legislative updates.
• Blue Ridge Parkway FoundationminorOthersThe Foundation aids the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation in uniting stakeholders and developing creative solutions to protect and preserve the ecoregion.
• Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreation CenterminorOthersThe Foundation empowers and educates marginalized children and their families on Long Island's East End.
• Goran Dragić FoundationminorOthersThe Foundation supports underprivileged youth and para-athletes by providing sports access, renovating basketball courts and creating inclusive programs.
• Lutheran Social Services of New YorkminorOthersThe Foundation supports transforming communities by collaborating with individuals, families and leaders to dismantle the causes and effects of persistent poverty and social injustice.
• Soloviev Group (Parent Organization)coreOthersThe Soloviev Foundation is the charitable giving arm of the Soloviev Group, dedicated to supporting the efforts of those working across humanitarian, environmental, and educational causes. The Foundation's gifts are funded by the resources of its parent organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Broad Foundation / The Broad Museum: Family-founded private foundation operating a free public contemporary art museum in Los Angeles. Directly comparable as a billionaire-backed foundation that built a public gallery to showcase a blue-chip private collection.
• Rubell Museum: Family-funded private museum in Miami founded by the Rubell family, housing one of the largest privately owned contemporary art collections. Directly comparable as a family foundation museum with institutional lending and rotating exhibitions.
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Walmart/Walton-family-founded museum of American art with free admission and a broad philanthropic mission. Comparable as a family-foundation art institution with public programming and educational outreach.
• The Frick Collection: NYC-based art museum and reference library founded on the private collection of Henry Clay Frick. Comparable as a permanent collection housed in a mansion-like setting with rotating exhibitions and educational programs.
• Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM): Jorge M. Pérez-family-supported modern and contemporary art museum. Comparable as a private donor-backed institution with public gallery operations and cross-cultural programming focus.
• The Howard Gilman Foundation: Private NYC-based family foundation supporting arts, performing arts, environment, and health causes. Comparable as a family-controlled grantmaking foundation with arts programming and NYC presence.

Broad incumbents

• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation: Major NYC museum and international foundation with a flagship art collection and global lending program. Comparable in collection scope, institutional lending, and NYC gallery footprint, but at a vastly larger scale.
• Bloomberg Philanthropies: Billionaire-founded private philanthropy with broad cause coverage including arts, environment, public health, and education. Comparable as a high-net-worth individual family foundation operating from NYC with diversified grantmaking.
• Ford Foundation: One of the largest U.S. private foundations with a global grantmaking portfolio and NYC headquarters. Comparable as a major private foundation with diversified giving themes and art/cultural programming.
• Whitney Museum of American Art: Major NYC contemporary art museum with mixed government, corporate, and private foundation support. Comparable as a NYC-based art institution with rotating exhibitions and a collection spanning modern and contemporary works.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments1 record

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