Open Society Foundations Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States501-1000 Employees
Open Society Foundations is a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City at 224 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. The foundation employs between 501 and 1,000 people. It provides thousands of grants to groups and individuals in more than 120 countries to promote tolerance, transparency, and open debate and to advance accountable governance. Beyond grants, it pursues strategic human rights litigation, impact investing, idea incubation, and advocacy to influence public policy and safeguard fundamental rights. Founded by George Soros, who has provided substantial philanthropic support since 1984, the organization also works to build cross-border alliances on issues such as corruption and freedom of information and to improve the lives of people in marginalized communities.