Foundation to Promote Open Society
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 26-3753801 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$481.5M
Organizations funded738
Typical grant$254,428
Total assets$10.8B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $140,000 and $500,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
62% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Society Foundation London | London, UK | To support non-lobbying activities and programs promoting open, democratic societies around the world | $44,927,239 |
| Soros Economic Development Fund | New York, NY | To support grantee's program related investment activities | $25,000,000 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | To support the fokal designated fund | $20,000,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To provide general support | $20,000,000 |
| Roma Foundation for Europe | Brussels, BE | To provide general support | $15,602,337 |
| Central European University | New York, NY | To support research, outreach activities and operating costs of the budapest-based units of central european university in the 2024/25… | $15,000,000 |
| Open Society Foundation London | London, UK | To support non-lobbying activities and programs promoting open, democratic societies around the world | $8,072,761 |
| Amnesty International Limited | London, UK | To provide general support | $5,200,000 |
| Institute for Human Sciences | Vienna, AU | To provide general support | $3,810,000 |
| Open Society Foundation for Albania | Tirana, AL | To provide general support | $3,347,000 |
| Civil Society Foundation | Tbilisi, GG | To provide general support | $3,209,940 |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Cha | Bonn, GM | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| Fondation Connaissance Et Liberte | Portauprince, HA | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| Ideas Innovacion Infraestructuras E Industrializ | Ciudad de Mexico, MX | To support research and analysis of sustainable industrial development, regional integration, and green infrastructure projects in latin… | $2,998,800 |
| Stefan Batory Foundation | Warsaw, PL | To support democracy and open society efforts in central and eastern europe | $2,900,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | To support the learning & action hub for democracy (d-hub), a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to advance democratic renewal… | $2,800,000 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, BR | To provide general support | $2,700,000 |
| United Nations Economic Commission for Latin Ameri | Vitacura Santiago, CI | To support state capacities in latin american and caribbean countries to drive productive development and regional integration, fostering a… | $2,700,000 |
| Open Society Foundation for Albania | Tirana, AL | To provide general support | $2,560,000 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | London, UK | To support the establishment of a new multidisciplinary program on the political economy of cohesive capitalism at the london school of… | $2,500,000 |
| Araminta Gug | Potsdam, GM | To provide general support | $2,500,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | To support global fund for a new economy to build new institutional infrastructure of the new economy field, including civil society,… | $2,500,000 |
| Ethiopia Education Initiatives Inc | New York City, NY | To provide general support | $2,500,000 |
| Oxfam Mexico Ac | Ciudad de Mexico, MX | To provide general support | $2,424,880 |
| Global Witness | London, UK | To provide general support | $2,400,000 |
| Caps Unlock | Almaty, KZ | To provide general support | $2,375,000 |
| Central European University | New York, NY | To support the establishment of the osun forum on democracy & development, a collaborative research platform structured around five… | $2,102,620 |
| Sustainable Solutions for Africa (Ssa) | Lome, TO | To conduct research and prepare and disseminate educational information on climate adaptation | $2,000,000 |
| Instituto Cultura Comunicacao E Incidencia | Rio de Janeiro, BR | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Yayasan Celios Pencerah Bangsa | Kabupaten Bantul, ID | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Institute for Economic Justice | Johannesburg, SF | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Center for Civilians in Conflict | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Corporacion de Desarrollo Productivo Cdp | Cali, CO | To provide general support | $1,950,000 |
| Soros Foundation - Moldova | Chisinau, MD | To provide general support | $1,932,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | To support the black feminist fund, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee | $1,768,781 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | To support individuals and organizations pursuing critical work to advance democracy, civil society, inclusion, and human rights | $1,662,100 |
| Democracy Development Foundation | Yerevan, AM | To provide general support | $1,566,000 |
| Soros Foundation - Moldova | Chisinau, MD | To provide general support | $1,500,000 |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the Universit | Oxford, UK | To support an endowment fund for the eleanor rathbone chair in contemporary european history | $1,500,000 |
| International Trade Union Confederation | Brussels, BE | To support the grantees work in research and training on developing green industrial policy that creates jobs and reduces inequalities | $1,500,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $1,500,000 |
| United Nations Office for Project Services | New York, NY | To support the global center for climate mobility in their efforts to empower vulnerable populations in the pacific to manage the effects… | $1,500,000 |
| The Asia Society | New York, NY | To continue support of a bi-coastal fellowship program | $1,500,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To support a one-year extension of the open society university network (osun) hubs for connected learning initiatives | $1,447,846 |
| The Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $1,385,000 |
| Kosovo Foundation for Open Society | Pristina, OC | To provide general support | $1,373,000 |
| Fundacion Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Ciudad de Mexico, MX | To support scientific research and training to inform policymakers on effective national climate action | $1,350,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | To support research and analysis to building state capacity for accountable green industrial policy planning and implementation in the… | $1,320,000 |
| Globsec | Banska Bystrica, LO | To provide general support | $1,300,000 |
| American University of Central Asia Foundation | Bloomington, IN | To support students from central asian countries with scholarships and provide support to educational programs | $1,250,000 |
| Way to Rise | Washington, DC | To support way to rise's valiente fund in order to build latinx civic, economic, and cultural power | $1,250,000 |
| Foundation Open Society - Macedonia | Skopje, MK | To provide general support | $1,217,000 |
| Organizacao de Estados Ibero-Americanos Para a Edu | Brasilia, BR | To conduct research and analysis on the possible territorialization of the brazilian ecological transformation plan of brazil's northeast… | $1,200,000 |
| Brazil Human Rights Fund Foundation | Sao Paulo, BR | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| The American Austrian Foundation | New York, NY | To build capacity of health care professionals in countries of eastern and central europe, eurasia, southeast asia and africa through… | $1,150,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To provide support to the osun center for human arts and the arts | $1,142,900 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | To support puentes, a fiscally-sponsored project, to foster new narratives on democracy and address gaps in digital rights and access for… | $1,125,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 738 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesty International Limited | London, | To provide general support | $7,800,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the obama foundation's leaders, scholars, voyagers and leadership network programs, to build a pipeline and network of… | $7,000,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | To support global fund for a new economy to build new institutional infrastructure of the new economy field, including civil society,… | $5,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | To support the learning & action hub for democracy (d-hub), a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to advance democratic renewal… | $4,500,000 |
| Open Society Foundation London | London, | To support non-lobbying activities and programs promoting open, democratic societies around the world | $4,069,978 |
| Front Line the International Foundation for the P | Dublin, | To provide general support | $4,000,000 |
| West Africa Democracy Radio | Dakar, | To provide general support | $3,500,000 |
| Trust Africa | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $3,500,000 |
| The Project Syndicate Ops | Prague, | To provide general support | $3,200,000 |
| West Africa Civil Society Institute | Accra, | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| Afrobarometer | Accra, | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| University of Pretoria | Pretoria, | To support the centre for human rights work on advancing human rights through education, research, and advocacy | $3,000,000 |
| Pan African Lawyers Union | Arusha, | To provide general support | $2,800,000 |
| Brazil Human Rights Fund Foundation | Sao Paulo, | To provide general support | $2,300,000 |
| Soros Foundation - Moldova | Chisinau, | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| The Apoliticalag Foundation Ggmbh | Berlin, | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| African Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders | Paulshof, | To provide general support | $1,666,667 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, | To provide general support | $1,400,000 |
| Conexiones Climaticas | Guadalajara, | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| American University of Central Asia Foundation | Bloomington, IN | To support students from central asian countries with scholarships and provide support to educational programs | $1,200,000 |
| Open Society Foundation Ggmbh | Berlin, | To support non-lobbying activities and programs promoting open, democratic societies around the world | $1,060,000 |
| Dezernat Zukunft Ev | Berlin, | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| Institute for Human Rights and Development in Afri | Banjul, | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| African Futures Lab | Brussels, | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | To support the grantees center for business and human rights in advancing corporate respect for human rights through research, advocacy,… | $1,000,000 |
| West Africa Think Tank | Dakar, | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| International Peace Institute Internationales Fr | New York, NY | To provide general support | $800,000 |
| Bandung Publishing | London, | To provide general support | $750,000 |
| Instituto E Transicao Energetica | Rio de Janeiro, | To support E+ strategies to educate the public and create awareness and reflections around economic development and decarbonization in… | $700,000 |
| Stanislaw Brzozowski Association | Warsaw, | To provide general support | $600,000 |
| Fundar Centro de Analisis E Investigacion Ac | Mexico City, | To provide general support | $600,000 |
| International Network of Civil Liberties Organizat | Geneva, | To provide general support | $552,000 |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | To support research and analysis to enhance democratic resilience in africa | $500,000 |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute | New York, NY | To provide general support | $500,000 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of | New York, NY | To support the knight first amendment institute, which defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age | $500,000 |
| Hay Festival Foundation Ltd | Hayonwye, | To support a series of international conversations to benefit the general public by promoting non-western solutions to global issues | $410,000 |
| Friedrich Ebert Foundation | Bonn, | To support educational programs for trade unions and youth and to strengthen the mexican network for feminist foreign policy | $390,000 |
| Pathways International US | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $360,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | To support the nyu reiss center on law and securitys online media platform, just security, in promoting policy debate on security, rule of… | $350,000 |
| Africa Philanthropy Network | Kinondoni, | To provide general support | $350,000 |
| N1 Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | To provide general support | $350,000 |
| Bibliotheques Sans Frontieres | Paris, | To provide general support | $325,000 |
| Katiba Institute | Nairobi, | To establish a pioneering, multidisciplinary house of fiscal wisdom, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to foster independent… | $300,000 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of | New York, NY | To support an oral history of the open society foundations and their founder to educate the public on his impact and philanthropy | $300,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | To advance principled policies on the middle east | $300,000 |
| The Psychosocial Foundation | Oakland, CA | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York City, NY | To provide general support | $250,000 |
| East Africa Philanthropy Network (Eapn) | Nairobi, | To provide general support | $250,000 |
| Fundacion Vist | Envigado Antioquia, | To provide general support | $230,000 |
| Ppf Education Limited | St Ives, | To support grantee's work in providing accessible and informative material for the understanding of the ideas and philosophies behind… | $222,500 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of | New York, NY | To support columbia global reports in fostering understanding of underreported global topics to benefit the general public through… | $200,000 |
| Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense | Novato, CA | To protect the human and civil rights of climate activists and environmental defenders | $200,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | Washington, DC | To support the grantee's project. | $200,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio | Redwood City, CA | To support the grantee's ability to provide a platform for informed, inclusive discussions that can address the complexities of the crisis… | $151,000 |
| South Asia Speaks Foundation | Dover, DE | To support south asian writers with training and tools to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in south asian journalism and writing | $125,000 |
| European Public Law Organization | Athens, | To reshape the european union-level discussion on asylum and migration through research, convening, collective deliberation, and the… | $125,000 |
| Arteeast Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To educate the general public on diverse arab-related topics through specialized courses, podcast interviews, and fellowships programs | $107,000 |
| The New School | New York, NY | To help catalyze transformative change in the global response to forced migration, fostering a more equitable, inclusive, and adequate… | $100,000 |
| Refugees International | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $100,000 |
| Organization for Justice and Accountability on the | Washington, DC | To support the grantee's project to deter war crimes, crimes against humanity, and severe human rights abuses through investigations,… | $100,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $481,525,362 | 802 |
| 2023 | $759,038,806 | 1,569 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 16, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533199349101193
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-3753801
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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