Soros Economic Development Fund
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-3965896 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$6.5M
Organizations funded16
Typical grant$195,000
Total assets$174.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $150,000 and $250,000.
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
41% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acumen Fund | New York, NY | To support clean, renewable energy access to communities in 16 least developed african countries. | $3,000,000 |
| Abortion Coalition of Telemedicine | New York, NY | To provide malpractice insurance for shield providers enabling telehealth abortion access. | $1,000,000 |
| Scroll Media Inc | Action, MA | The primary goals are to diversify and deepen three existing revenue streams: membership; ground events and advertising. | $270,000 |
| Indiegraf Media Inc | Vancouver, CA | To support an innovative saas platform that supports independent media outlets in north america. | $250,000 |
| Free Democracy Foundation | Washington, DC | Project support to help lay the groundwork for commercial actors to scale the mobile voting and broader voter access landscape, leveraging… | $250,000 |
| Reproductive Health Investors Alliance Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support for rhia ventures and targeted support for rhia's corporate engagement strategy. | $250,000 |
| The Reimagination Lab | Brooklyn, NY | General support (2024-26) for the reimagination lab to develop consumer-facing digital products to expand access to reproductive healthcare. | $250,000 |
| The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment | London, UK | To provide general support | $200,000 |
| National Women's Health Network | Washington, DC | To examine the feasibility of creating a new kind of medical malpractice insurance product/pool/company modeled on planned parenthoods own… | $195,000 |
| The International Center for Tropical Agriculture | Valle Del Cauca, CO | To supplement the amazon biodiversity funds (abf) impact data. | $150,000 |
| Mayday Health | New York, NY | To support and advance reproductive rights in the u.s. | $150,000 |
| Global Impact Investing Network | New York, NY | To support three main activities: develop framework for solutions; align investors through the climate solutions investing forum; initiate… | $150,000 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | Organizational support to asec to improve access to emergency contraception in the united states. | $150,000 |
| Symplifica | Cundinamarca, CO | To further the charitable purpose of providing relief to the poor and distressed. | $100,000 |
| Gender Ideal Dba Reproductive & Maternal Health | New York, NY | To support a project to rate companies performance, benefits, and equity on reproductive care. | $100,000 |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | To improve climate justice by raising awareness of the importance of indigenous peoples and local communities in climate finance and nature… | $25,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | This grant provides support to the u.s. impact investing alliance for a period of 13 months. the alliance works to:1) advocate for a… | $125,000 |
| Asia Venture Philanthropy Network | Anywhere, NY | To provide general support | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,490,000 | 18 |
| 2023 | $1,911,895 | 9 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349103257
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3965896
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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