The Open Society Foundations was established in 1979 by George Soros to help countries make the transition from communism.
The mission of the foundation is to work to build vibrant and tolerant society whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of the people. They seek to strengthen the rule of law, to shape public policies, to implement innitiatives, and to build alliances across borders and continents.
Working in various parts of the worl, the foundation places high priority on protecting and improving lives of people in marginalized communities.
... donations from foreign governments and philanthropic organizations would be a top priority. ... “There is no other source of money,” said Felipe Estefan, the Latin America director for...more
Instead, since 2016, The Guardian has operated a U.S.-based philanthropy arm specifically to find financial support for its journalism. It's part of...more
The New York Women's Foundation, the U.S.Grant Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation are just a few of the organizations in the list.The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is...more
Soros was 13 years old when Hitler took direct control of Soros' native Hungary in March 1944.According to the 2018 Forbes listing, Soros had donated to the Open Society Foundation more than $32...more
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.