Think tank

Open Society Foundations

OSF

New York City, NY, United States

This organisation may not be a traditional think tank. We have included it in this list as we deem it to be a 'boundary' organisation – in other words, it might have some qualities or characterstics of a think tank.

The Open Society Foundations is private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights in more than 120 countries, providing thousands of grants every year through a network of national and regional foundations and offices. They support a diverse array of independent voices and independent organizations around the world—the civil society that provides a creative and dynamic link between the governing and the governed. They specially focus on supporting those who face discrimination for who they are, such as Europe’s Roma people, and for those who find themselves pushed to the margins of mainstream society—such as drug users, prisoners, or sex workers.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/

Address:
224 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 U.S.A.

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Education Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Health Law/Justice/Human rights Social policy
Geographics of focus
120 countries around the world
Operating languages
English , French , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1993
Age (years)
Open Society Foundations
 29
United States average
 39
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: George Soros
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Greg Taylor
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Patrick Gaspard
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2019): Patrick Gaspard
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2019
Open Society Foundations
 800
United States average
 67
Global average
 122

Organisational performance

Publications
2018
Open Society Foundations
 25
United States average
 265
Global average
 6,494
Financials
2020
Open Society Foundations
 $1,209
United States average
 $39,852,682
Global average
 $199,879,694
2019
Open Society Foundations
 $1,084
2018
Open Society Foundations
 $1,200,000

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Open Society Foundations
1,734,459 
United States average
 89,086
Global average
 32,721
Likes (2021)
Open Society Foundations
1,766,535 
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Open Society Foundations
 593,060
United States average
 49,136
Global average
 19,281
Followers (2021)
Open Society Foundations
 592,365
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
Open Society Foundations
 172,276
United States average
 28,767
Global average
 16,399

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Boundary organization (find out more): Yes
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Imported
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Suggested by Multilateral Organisation experts
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