Open Society Institute
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-7029285 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$146.9M
Organizations funded354
Typical grant$3,000
Total assets$5.4B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $597 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE GRANTS DEPT |
|---|---|
| Address | 224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019 |
| Phone | 2125480600 |
| Form and materials | REFER TO WEBSITE AT WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG |
| Deadlines | REFER TO WEBSITE AT WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG |
| Restrictions | REFER TO WEBSITE AT WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
48% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central European University | New York, NY | To provide general support | $38,025,318 |
| Central European University | New York, NY | To provide general support | $31,983,066 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To provide general support | $12,500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | To advance open societies and inclusive democracies in politics and governance by hosting and supporting the establishment of the women's… | $5,000,000 |
| Media Development Investment Fund | New York, NY | To provide general support | $5,000,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the foundations efforts to scale up their international programs and in particular, obama foundation leaders, scholars and… | $3,000,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To support bard college's center for civic engagement as the new administrative hub for the open society university network's operations | $2,825,471 |
| Reset Tech | Washington DC, DC | To support the grantees work in protecting public safety, fundamental rights and election integrity by encouraging effective enforcement of… | $2,000,000 |
| Aspiration | San Francisco, CA | To ensure effective enforcement of social media accountability rules during the 2024 eu elections in order to reduce and mitigate the… | $2,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | To support the international fund for public interest media to seed new revenue streams for public interest media in the global south | $1,500,000 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | To allow the grantee to manage a travel and learning fund for individuals and organizations to participate in convenings, exchanges,… | $1,500,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support the asia empowerment fund for civil society groups advancing democratic governance | $1,350,000 |
| International Development Economics Associates | Oxford, UK | To provide general support | $1,250,000 |
| Access Now | New York City, NY | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| Dignity Alliance International | London, UK | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| Climate Vulnerable Forum | Accra, GH | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| Brac USA Inc | New York, NY | To support brac usa's ultra poor graduation initiative, which aims to mobilize governments globally to scale graduation and economic… | $1,000,000 |
| Transparentem | New York, NY | To provide general support | $1,000,000 |
| Global Citizen | New York, NY | To support global citizens programmatic work to increase development finance and improve global governance for the global south | $1,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | To support the climate emergency collaboration group, a project of the grantee, and its work on global financial architecture reform… | $999,500 |
| Freedom Voices Network | Paris, FR | To provide general support | $930,000 |
| Black Equity Organisation | London, UK | To provide general support | $750,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | To provide funding for training osun faculty in best practices for liberal arts & sciences instruction | $737,059 |
| We Are Purposeful Ltd | London, UK | To set up a fund that resources and amplifies the critical contributions of girls and gender expansive young people working to reclaim… | $691,250 |
| International Partnership for Human Rights (Iphr) | Brussels, BE | To provide general support | $690,000 |
| Chatham House | London, UK | To support two think tank convenings on reimagining global governance and to provide programmatic support to advance the grantees work on… | $600,000 |
| The Institute for Public Policy Research | London, UK | To provide general support | $590,000 |
| Uplift Afghanistan Fund | Westlake Village, CA | To provide general support | $572,987 |
| Lapis Middle East and Africa Fz LLC | Dubai, DX | To improve access to basic education for unserved/underserved children in afghanistan, amid discriminatory education and other policies… | $557,535 |
| Balanced Economy Project | Chesham, UK | To provide general support | $500,000 |
| Frida the Young Feminist Fund | Toronto, CA | To provide general support | $500,000 |
| The One Campaign | Washington, DC | To support the grantee's programmatic work on development policy and financing for the global south | $500,000 |
| Earthrights International Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $500,000 |
| Slycan Trust Ev | Sinzig, GM | To provide general support | $450,000 |
| Escr-Net (International Network for Economic Soci | New York, NY | To provide general support | $450,000 |
| Global Solutions Initiative Foundation Ggmbh | Berlin, GM | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| Joffe Charitable Trust Cio | London, UK | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| Asia Democracy Network | Seoul, KS | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| European Network Against Racism (Enar) Aisbl | Brussels, BE | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| Odi | London, UK | To support the grantees work on multilateral development bank funding for developing countries | $350,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | To support the future of rights and governance program to curate a collaborative action-research process that addresses the current… | $350,000 |
| United Nations Development Programme | New York, NY | To support brazils effort to fight hunger, poverty, and inequality through an alignment of financial systems with the sustainable… | $350,000 |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the Universit | Oxford, UK | To support a program of scholarly inquiry into economics and social sciences at university of oxford's blavatnik school of government | $343,725 |
| Open Society Foundation for Albania | Tirana, AL | To support humanitarian relief efforts for displaced afghans evacuated to albania | $319,299 |
| Tax Justice Network | Bristol, UK | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Foru | Bangkok, TH | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| Stichting Nlnet | Amsterdam, NL | To support the open social media fund to contribute to an open information society, and a healthier and more responsible technology space… | $300,000 |
| Alliance Publishing Trust | London, UK | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| Stichting Victim Advocates International | Amsterdam, NL | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| The Rights Practice | London, UK | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| International Center for Not-For-Profit Law Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | Matching gift program | $300,000 |
| International Civil Society Action Network Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $282,465 |
| Peri Support Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | To support research on progressive reforms of the international financial architecture | $280,000 |
| United Nations Development Programme | New York, NY | To support the grantee's work on advancing sustainable financing through the G20 | $280,000 |
| British Future | London, UK | To provide general support | $260,000 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | To support a travel and learning fund for individuals and organization within media, technology and civil society to increase the… | $258,709 |
| International Economic Association | Lons, FR | To create more equitable representation of women in economics | $250,000 |
| National Conference on Citizenship | Washington, DC | To support the design of healthy digital public spaces which are key to open societies, that foster cohesion and connection within and… | $250,000 |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd | New York, NY | To provide general support. | $250,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 354 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 205 grants to individuals ($7,062,481). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | To advance open societies and inclusive democracies in politics and governance by hosting and supporting the establishment of the women's… | $17,500,000 |
| Access Now | New York City, NY | To provide general support | $4,800,000 |
| Dignity Alliance International | London, | To provide general support | $4,000,000 |
| Climate Vulnerable Forum | Accra, | To provide general support | $4,000,000 |
| Frida the Young Feminist Fund | Toronto, | To provide general support | $3,000,000 |
| Earthrights International Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $2,000,000 |
| Asia Democracy Network | Seoul, | To provide general support | $1,600,000 |
| European Network Against Racism (Enar) Aisbl | Brussels, | To provide general support | $1,600,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | To support the international fund for public interest media to seed new revenue streams for public interest media in the global south | $1,500,000 |
| International Center for Not-For-Profit Law Inc | Washington, DC | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| Stichting Victim Advocates International | Amsterdam, | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| The Rights Practice | London, | To provide general support | $1,200,000 |
| The Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | To support the nurturing of intergenerational leadership to shape and advance the decolonial and transformative future of human rights | $960,000 |
| Universidad Nacional de San Martn | San Martin, | To support science and research to advance sectoral implications of green taxonomies in developing countries | $956,400 |
| Fundacao Coordenacao de Projetos Pesquisas E Estu | Rio de Janeiro, | To develop, analyze, and enhance macroeconomic models and tools to inform policy on the transition to low-carbon economy | $600,000 |
| International Institute for Environment and Develo | London, | To support the provision of technical assistance, research, and convenings for stakeholders from least developed and developing countries… | $500,000 |
| Taiwan Association for Human Rights | Taipei City, | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| Collective Campaign for Peace (Cocap) | Kathmandu, | To provide general support | $400,000 |
| Astraea Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To support grantmaking that facilitates leadership capacity strengthening opportunities for lgbtqi+ communities in order to ensure… | $350,000 |
| Superrr Lab Sl Ggmbh | Berlin, | To provide general support | $300,000 |
| British Future | London, | To provide general support | $260,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | To support the feminist foreign policy collaborative, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to raise awareness and unlock lessons… | $100,000 |
| Refugee Legal Support | London, | To expand and improve safe and legal pathways for refugees to reach the uk through strategic legal work, research, and documentation | $98,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $146,889,147 | 609 |
| 2023 | $269,257,188 | 769 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 16, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543199349101234
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-7029285
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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