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Open Society Foundations

International grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros

Established in 2008 in DE and NY - Founded by George Soros, an investor and philanthropist. Mr. Soros is the founder and Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC and the co-founder of the Quantum Fund, one of the first hedge funds. He also founded and is Chairman of The Open Society Foundations, an umbrella name for a family of offices and foundations located throughout the world, of which The Open Society Institute is a part. Among the many books he authored or co-authored are "The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means," "The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power" and "The Soros Lectures at the Central European University."

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Christopher Stone President of the Open Society Foundations

• President ('12→?)

Vanessa Rios

• Learning and Evaluation Officer

Sarah Margon Biden Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State

• US Foreign Policy Director

James A. Goldston Executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative

• Executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative

Ann Beeson

• Executive Director of US Program

Dana Geraghty

• Russia Project Intern (Jun '12→Apr '13)

Yochai Benkler Harvard law professor; director of Berkman Center

• US Programs Board Member

Ethan Zuckerman UMass associate professor, former Director of MIT Center for Civic Media

• US Programs Board Member

Mark Malloch-Brown President, Soros Foundation

• President (Dec 5 '20→?)

Stephen Gutmann Open Society Institute

• Assistant treasurer

Board Members

Jonathan Soros Son of billionaire philanthropist and businessman George Soros, Democratic Party-oriented contributor

• Board Member

Donors

Workers Defense Action Fund

• Donation/Grant · 550,000 USD ('21)

Marc Schindler

• Donation/Grant

Lynda Garcia Lawyer, Soros Justice Fellow

• Donation/Grant

Donations

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Goesor Corporation Wealth management

• Donation · 250,000,000 USD (Jan 1 '08→Dec 31 '08)

Beto O'Rourke 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate, former US Representative from Texas

• Donation/Grant · 100,000,000 USD (past)

Open Society University Network (OSUN) Joint Online Degree Programs

• Grant · 100,000,000 USD

Institute for New Economic Thinking New York-based economic think tank

• Donation · 50,000,000 USD ('12)

America Votes

• Donation/Grant · 16,900,000 USD ('21)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Elite foreign policy research and discussion organization

• Donation/Grant · 4,000,000 USD ('22)

P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds Support for Israeli causes

• Donation/Grant · 2,700,000 USD ('22)

Wikimedia Foundation the non-profit behind Wikipedia

• Donation/Grant · 2,000,000 USD ('18)

Europe Without Borders An organization in Ukraine

• Grant · 1,915,000 UAH ('19)

State Innovation Exchange

• Donation/Grant · 1,525,000 USD ('17→'22)

Holdings

Quantum Endowment Fund Ireland PLC

• Institutional investor (Jan 1 '90→Jul 31 '13)*

Child Organizations

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Communities Transforming Policing Fund

• Child Org

Open Society Initiative for West Africa

• Foundation

Open Society Initiative for East Africa

• Foundation

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

• Foundation

Open Society Foundation for South Africa

• Foundation

Open Society Institute

• Foundation

Fund for Policy Reform, Inc. A George Soros 501(c) 4 organization

• Child Org

Open Society Action Fund Formerly Open Society Policy Center

• Child Org

Campaign for Black Male Achievement

• Child Org*

Open Society Justice Initiative Uses law to protect and empower people around the world

• Child Org*

Memberships

Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy

• Member

Funders for Reproductive Equity

• Member

Peace and Security Funders Group Fund for Constitutional Government subgroup

• Member

Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation

• Member

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Philanthropic Network

• Member

Neighborhood Funders Group

• Member

Transatlantic Forum On Inclusive Early Years Program of King Baudouin Foundation 2013

• Member*

Media Impact Funders Social Impact Investment in Media

• Member

Civic Justice Corps Judicially Involved Youth

• Partner ('11→?)*

US Impact Investing Alliance Industry Led Organization to Catalyze Development of this Market

• Member President's Council ('17→?)*

Services & Transactions

Accenture LLP

• contractor · 4,590,274 USD (Jan 1 '13→Dec 31 '13)

Justice Policy Institute A research institute with aims to reduce incarceration through fair policies.

• Service/Transaction

Emma Ketteringham

• Service/Transaction

The Bronx Defenders Public defender non-profit in the Bronx, New York.

• Service/Transaction

Innocence Project

• Service/Transaction

Greg Casar US House of Representatives for TX District 35; former Austin city councilperson

• Service/Transaction

Nydia Margarita Velázquez US Representative from New York (1993-present)

• Service/Transaction

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez US Representative from New York (2019-present)

• Service/Transaction

Global Disinformation Index

• Service/Transaction

Miscellaneous Relationships

Soros Fund Management LLC Privately owned family office, former hedge fund, started by George Soros

• Affiliation

Philanthropy: Confluence, Career, Community Conference NYU Wagner May 17, 2013

• Even ('13→?)*

NetGain Partnership

• Affiliation

Organized Communities Against Deportation

• Affiliation

True North Fund: Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Capital Aggregation Vehicle for Youth Impact Investing - SIF Partner

• Investment ('11→?)*

Capetown Open Education Declaration Catalyst for Peer to Peer University

• Co-Convener ('07→?)*