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Open Society Institute is a private trust based in NEW YORK, NY. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1994. The principal officer is % Maija Arbolino. It holds total assets of $5.4B. Annual income is reported at $411.1M. OPEN SOCIETY-U.S. SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO BUILDING VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND MORE JUST SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES. According to available records, Open Society Institute has made 4,313 grants totaling $882.6M, with a median grant of $12K. Annual giving has grown from $128M in 2020 to $443.8M in 2022. Individual grants have ranged from $12 to $41.5M, with an average award of $205K. The foundation has supported 1,908 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in New York, District of Columbia, California, which account for 46% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 49 states. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
STRATEGIC LITIGATION PROGRAM REPRESENTS INDIVIDUALS BEFORE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS. IT DOCUMENTS VIOLATIONS, PROPOSE SOLUTIONS AND ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS.
Expenses: $5.2M
GLOBAL PROGRAM WORKS IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH REGIONAL AND OTHER OPEN SOCIETY UNITS TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT.
Expenses: $8.7M
OPEN SOCIETY-ASIA PACIFIC WORKS ON ISSUES OF RULE OF LAW AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE, RIGHTS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC SPACE.
Expenses: $19.4M
OPEN SOCIETY-U.S. SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO BUILDING VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND MORE JUST SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES.
Expenses: $12.5M
OPEN SOCIETY-U.S. SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO BUILDING VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND MORE JUST SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 4,313 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in NY, DC, CA.
Open Society Institute has distributed a total of $882.6M across 4,313 grants. The median grant size is $12K, with an average of $205K. Individual grants have ranged from $12 to $41.5M.
The application deadline is REFER TO WEBSITE AT WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG. REFER TO WEBSITE AT WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG.
Open Society Institute is headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. While based in NY, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 49 states.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Benardo | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $773K | $163K | $936K |
| Catherine Livingston | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY | $637K | $143K | $780K |
| Samantha Stokes-Baydur | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER | $631K | $99K | $730K |
| Mark Malloch-Brown | TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT | $596K | $0 | $596K |
| Laura Silber | VP, EXT AFFRAIRS & OFFICE OF THE CHAIR | $592K | $136K |
Total Giving
$390.5M
Total Assets
$5.3B
Fair Market Value
$5.3B
Net Worth
$4.5B
Grants Paid
$210.3M
Contributions
$74.8M
Net Investment Income
$449.9M
Distribution Amount
$241.4M
Total: $0
Total Grants
4,313
Total Giving
$882.6M
Average Grant
$205K
Median Grant
$12K
Unique Recipients
1,908
of 2022 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global CitizenTO EDUCATE GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE BROADER PUBLIC ABOUT FOOD, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC CRISES, AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY | New York, NY | $500K | 2022 |
| Bard CollegeTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $37.5M | 2022 |
| Central European UniversityTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $37M | 2022 |
| Media Development Investment FundTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $4.7M | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama FoundationTO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS TO SCALE UP THEIR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IN PARTICULAR, OBAMA FOUNDATION LEADERS, SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS PROGRAMS |
Other foundations that have funded Open Society Institute.
| Funder | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | $5M | 2022 | UKRAINE FUND - SUPPORT FOR THE CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | $5M | 2022 | UKRAINE FUND - SUPPORT FOR THE CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | $1.8M | 2022 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | $1.8M | 2022 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
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NEW YORK, NY
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| $728K |
| Binaifer Nowrojee | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS | $585K | $120K | $705K |
| Maija Arbolino | TREASURER/CFO | $436K | $113K | $549K |
| Nicole Wilett | CHIEF OF STAFF | $393K | $101K | $494K |
| Deborah Fine | DEP GEN COUNSEL, SEC (FORMER) | $366K | $87K | $453K |
| Greg Taylor | GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF OPS (FORMER) | $261K | $8K | $269K |
| Gail Scovell | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (FORMER) | $240K | $23K | $263K |
| Smita Singh | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (TERM 3/6/23) | $127K | $25K | $153K |
| Sandra Breka | VP AND COO | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Soros | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pedro Abramovay | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS (APP 6/30/23) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Salil Shetty | VP, GLOBAL PROGRAMS (TERM 8/31/23) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | 990PF | View |
| 2017 | 990PF | View |
| 2016 | 990PF | View |
| 2015 | 990PF | View |
| Chicago, IL |
| $3M |
| 2022 |
| Natural Resource Governance InstituteTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $3M | 2022 |
| European Council On Foreign RelationsTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | London | $2.5M | 2022 |
| Swiss Philanthropy FoundationTO SUPPORT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD REGIONAL NETWORKS FUND IN SUSTAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD'S CIVIL SOCIETY ARCHITECTURE AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH PROVISION OF MULTI-YEAR CORE FUNDING TO FOUR REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORKS. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD REGIONAL NETWORKS FUND IS A POOLED PHILANTHROPIC FUND HOSTED BY SWISS PHILANTHROPY FOUNDATION | Geneva | $2.5M | 2022 |
| Asia Democracy NetworkTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Seoul | $2.1M | 2022 |
| Human Rights Watch IncTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1.5M | 2022 |
| The Fund For Global Human RightsTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $1.3M | 2022 |
| Tides FoundationTO SUPPORT THE ASIA ADVANCEMENT FUND TO ENHANCE PARTICIPATORY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH ASIA | San Francisco, CA | $1.1M | 2022 |
| Committee To Protect JournalistsTO SUPPORT COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS' CAMPAIGN FOR ITS PRESS FREEDOM CENTER | New York, NY | $1M | 2022 |
| Brac Usa IncTO SUPPORT BRAC USA'S ULTRA POOR GRADUATION INITIATIVE, WHICH AIMS TO MOBILIZE GOVERNMENTS GLOBALLY TO SCALE GRADUATION AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS THROUGH GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS | New York, NY | $1M | 2022 |
| Center For Civilians In ConflictTO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S CHARITABLE OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $1M | 2022 |
| Geneva Science And Diplomacy AnticipatorTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Geneva | $1M | 2022 |
| IfexTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Toronto | $1M | 2022 |
| Kurawal FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | South Jakarta | $945K | 2022 |
| Open Society Foundation For AlbaniaTO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR DISPLACED AFGHANS EVACUATED TO ALBANIA | Tirana | $880K | 2022 |
| Black Equity OrganisationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | London | $750K | 2022 |
| Institute For Strategic InitiativesTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Chisinau | $750K | 2022 |
| Uplift Afghanistan FundTO PILOT ELECTRONIC DIRECT AID MECHANISMS IN SUPPORT OF AFGHAN WOMEN | Westlake Village, CA | $750K | 2022 |
| IprobonoTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | London | $730K | 2022 |
| Clean Clothes CampaignTO LAUNCH A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF WORKERS' RIGHTS IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY AND TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL PROTECTIONS FOR MARGINALIZED WORKERS IN THE SECTOR | Amsterdam | $725K | 2022 |
| Scholars At Risk IncTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $700K | 2022 |
| International Consortium Of Investigative JournaliTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $680K | 2022 |
| European Roma Rights Center AisblTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Brussels | $680K | 2022 |
| Institute For Strategic DialogueTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington Dc, DC | $650K | 2022 |
| New York UniversityTO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE TO CARRY OUT A GLOBAL PROJECT ON PREVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS | New York, NY | $620K | 2022 |
| Foxglove Legal Community Interest CompanyTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | London | $600K | 2022 |
| Media Legal Defence InitiativeTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | London | $600K | 2022 |
| Arizona State University Foundation For A New AmerTO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES AND GENERAL EDUCATION AND FIELD SPECIFIC CONTENT CLASSES IN ENGLISH AT OSUN INSTITUTIONS | Tempe, AZ | $587K | 2022 |
| Stichting Digital Freedom FundTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Amsterdam | $550K | 2022 |
| Earthrights International IncTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $550K | 2022 |
| Hope International Development AgencyTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $542K | 2022 |
| The Trustees Of Princeton UniversityTO OFFER A BLENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN GLOBAL HISTORY TO STUDENTS STUDYING AT OSUN PARTNER INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD | Princeton, NJ | $529K | 2022 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund IncTO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT (ICPAD) AS A PLATFORM FOR PARTICIPATION OF AFRO-DESCENDANT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE UN DECADE FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, WITH THE AIM TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION FACED BY PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES, LATIN AMERICA AND AROUND THE GLOBE | Washington, DC | $500K | 2022 |
| African UnionTO BUILD A CRITICAL MASS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONTINENT'S DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE "1 MILLION BY 2021" INITIATIVE THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND PEER LEARNING | Addis Ababa | $500K | 2022 |
| Europaisches Forum Alpbach Gemeinntziger VereinTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Vienna | $500K | 2022 |
| Alternativ Kozossegek EgyesuleteTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Debrecen | $500K | 2022 |
| Code For Science And Society IncTO SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THEIR WORK ON THE DISCRIMINATORY IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW TO MITIGATE HARM, TO BENEFIT BOTH THE GLOBAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY BY CREATING TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS A TRULY POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY, AS WELL AS MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY HARMED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES | Portland, OR | $500K | 2022 |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Us LtdTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $500K | 2022 |
| The International Federation For Human RightsTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Paris | $500K | 2022 |
| Richardson Center For Global EngagementTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Santa Fe, NM | $500K | 2022 |
| Res Publica IncTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $500K | 2022 |
| Human Rights Campaign FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $500K | 2022 |
| Financial Investigations For Non-Profit Design LtdTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Crawley | $492K | 2022 |
| Nadace Open Society Fund PrahaTO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL BASE BUILDING OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION THROUGH FINANCIAL AND EXPERT SUPPORT | Prague | $480K | 2022 |
| Minority Rights Group InternationalTO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RULE OF LAW IN SOUTH ASIA | London | $469K | 2022 |
| Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York FunTO SUPPORT THE CYRUS R. VANCE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE IN THEIR WORK ON GLOBAL JUSTICE BY ENGAGING LAWYERS ACROSS BORDERS TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY AND AN ETHICALLY ACTIVE LEGAL PROFESSION | New York, NY | $450K | 2022 |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society |
| $997K |
| 2022 |
| TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | $997K | 2022 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | $100K | 2022 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | $100K | 2022 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| T Rowe Price Foundation | $50K | 2022 | FINANCIAL WELL-BEING |
| Mary Catherine Bunting Fundation | $50K | 2022 | CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT CAN INFORM TRANSFORMATION IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| T Rowe Price Foundation | $50K | 2022 | FINANCIAL WELL-BEING |
| Mary Catherine Bunting Fundation | $50K | 2022 | CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT CAN INFORM TRANSFORMATION IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| Bunting Family Foundation Inc. | $30K | 2022 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| Bunting Family Foundation Inc. | $30K | 2022 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| Aber D Unger Foundation Inc. | $25K | 2022 | FOR USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| Crankstart Foundation | $700K | 2021 | FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN |
| Open Society Institute | $85K | 2021 | to provide general support |
| The Morton K And Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc. | $50K | 2021 | support for the Lois Blum Feinblatt Community Fellow for Mental Health |
| T Rowe Price Foundation | $50K | 2021 | FINANCIAL WELL-BEING |
| Bunting Family Foundation Inc. | $40K | 2021 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| Bunting Family Foundation Inc. | $30K | 2021 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| Blum Family Foundation Inc. | $10K | 2021 | CHARITABLE |
| Himmelrich Fund Inc. | $1K | 2021 | DONATION |
| Bunting Family Foundation Inc. | $69K | 2020 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| T Rowe Price Foundation | $50K | 2020 | FINANCIAL WELL-BEING |
| Lois & Irving Blum Foundation Inc. | $20K | 2020 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Jean And Sidney Silber Foundation Inc. | $10K | 2019 | TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
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