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THE OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS WORK TO BUILD VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACIES
WHOSE GOVERNMENTS ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR PEOPLE.

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HOW WE WORK

Every year, the Open Society Foundations give grants to a diverse array of
groups and individuals who promote our values—through a unique network that is
guided by local voices and global expertise.

$19.1B Total expenditures

Over the past three decades, our giving has focused on supporting people who are
trying to make their communities fairer, freer, and more harmonious.

$1.5B 2021 expenditures

Our decentralized and bottom-up approach allows us to focus on long-term
strategies while also remaining nimble and flexible enough to respond to sudden
crises.

50,000+ Total Grants Awarded

Our grants—ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars—are
awarded to organizations and activists in over 120 countries.

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WHAT WE DO

The Open Society Foundations are active in more than 120 countries around the
world, using grant-giving, research, advocacy, impact investment, and strategic
litigation to support the growth of inclusive and vibrant democracies.

 * Climate Justice
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WHERE WE WORK

 1. Africa
 2. Asia Pacific
 3. Europe and Central Asia
 4. Latin America and the Caribbean
 5. Middle East and North Africa
 6. United States

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AFRICA

George Soros began his philanthropic work in Africa in 1979. Today, Open
Society–Africa works on democratic governance, economic advancement, and a host
of other issues across the continent.

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$112.5M 2022 expenditures for Africa
8.5% Percentage of global expenditures


ASIA PACIFIC

The Open Society Foundations have been expanding and deepening work in Asia
since the 1990s—engaging in a region of great political diversity where
democratic governance remains strongly contested.

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$81.0M 2022 expenditures for Asia Pacific
6.1% Percentage of global expenditures


EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

Against the background of the regional upheaval caused by Russia’s war of
aggression against Ukraine, Open Society continues to support open and inclusive
societies and to invest in those who seek to reinvent and revitalize democracy.

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$154.3M 2022 expenditures for Europe and Central Asia
11.7% Percentage of global expenditures


LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Open Society Foundations seek to bolster
democratic change by transforming growing public concern about inequality,
corruption, violence, and the climate crisis into powerful initiatives and
alliances to build an open and safe society.

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$94.4M 2022 EXPENDITURES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
7.1% PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL EXPENDITURES


MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

The Open Society Foundations’ work in the Middle East and North Africa seeks to
promote democratic governance and to protect human rights amid entrenched
regional conflicts and political restrictions.

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$37.7M 2022 expenditures for Middle East and North Africa
2.9% Percentage of global expenditures


UNITED STATES

In the United States, the Open Society Foundations work with organizations and
individuals who seek to address profound racial, economic, and political
inequalities, while funding efforts to prepare for the policy challenges of the
future.

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$302.7M 2022 expenditures for the United States
23.0% Percentage of global expenditures
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GEORGE SOROS

George Soros is the founder of the Open Society Foundations. He has given away
more than $32 billion of his personal fortune to fund the Open Society
Foundations’ work around the world.

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VOICES

Read the latest from our staff, grantees, and partners about how we’re working
around the world to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments
are accountable and open to the participation of all people.

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OPEN SOCIETY BAROMETER

The Open Society Barometer is one of the largest ever studies of global public
opinion on human rights and democracy across 30 countries—representing almost
5.5 billion people worldwide.

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