OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
https://WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG
$5.3B
Total Assets (2023)
$9.3M
Total Giving (2023)
229
Grants on File (2023–2023)
$41K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE GRANTS DEPT
Phone
2125480600
Deadlines
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How to Apply
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Restrictions
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Grant Size Distribution
Min: $500
Median: $33K
Avg: $41K
Max: $124K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARD BENARDO | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $773K |
| CATHERINE LIVINGSTON | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY | $637K |
| SAMANTHA STOKES-BAYDUR | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER | $631K |
| MARK MALLOCH-BROWN | TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT | $596K |
| LAURA SILBER | VP, EXT AFFRAIRS & OFFICE OF THE CHAIR | $592K |
| BINAIFER NOWROJEE | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS | $585K |
| MAIJA ARBOLINO | TREASURER/CFO | $436K |
| NICOLE WILETT | CHIEF OF STAFF | $393K |
| DEBORAH FINE | DEP GEN COUNSEL, SEC (FORMER) | $366K |
| GREG TAYLOR | GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF OPS (FORMER) | $261K |
| GAIL SCOVELL | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (FORMER) | $240K |
| SMITA SINGH | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (TERM 3/6/23) | $127K |
| ALEXANDER SOROS | TRUSTEE | — |
| SALIL SHETTY | VP, GLOBAL PROGRAMS (TERM 8/31/23) | — |
| SANDRA BREKA | VP AND COO | — |
| PEDRO ABRAMOVAY | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS (APP 6/30/23) | — |
Grants Awarded (229 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTI WALKER-PEDDAKOTLA | OAK PARK, IL | $124,000 | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND TO CREATE TOOLS THROUGH AN ABOLITIONIST FRAMEWORK TO HELP DEFUND THE POLICE AND REINVEST... | 2023 |
| ASHLEY ROJAS | FRESNO, CA | $94,000 | TO EDUCATE MOVEMENT LEADERS AND TO CULTIVATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOVEMENT FOR #POLICEFREESCHOOLS AND THE... | 2023 |
| WILHELMINA M BURNEY-SCOTT | DURHAM, NC | $94,000 | TO CURATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, RADICAL BLACK FEMINISM,... | 2023 |
| TALILA A LEWIS | BALTIMORE, ME | $94,000 | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CREATE MEDIA/ART TO HELP SOCIETY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ENGINEERS TO UNDERSTAND ABLEISM AS THE... | 2023 |
| CHERYL JACQUELINE FAIRBANKS | CEDAR CREST, NM | $94,000 | TO EDUCATE NATIVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND STRENGTHEN CONCEPTS OF JUSTICE THROUGH AN INDIGENOUS PEACEMAKING LENS | 2023 |
| MIKE BONIN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $81,500 | TO HELP NEW OFFICIALS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUILD THE CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE LASTING PROGRESS IN THE... | 2023 |
| MONTINA COLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $81,500 | TO CREATE AN ADVOCACY TOOLKIT FOR INCORPORATING BLACK HISTORIES IN FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)... | 2023 |
| CARLOS MENCHACA | SOCORRO, TX | $81,500 | TO COLLECT AND SHARE STORIES FROM CURRENT MIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE AIM TO... | 2023 |
| JENNIFER KATES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $81,500 | TO DEVELOP ACCESSIBLE MODELS FOR NONPROFIT AND MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THE POTENTIAL OF LOCAL... | 2023 |
| VIRGINIA PAULINE ROGERS | JACKSON, MS | $78,500 | TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND ORGANIZE INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE... | 2023 |
| CHRISTINA HOLLENBACK | SYRACUSE, NY | $78,500 | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND GROW A COHORT OF CAPITAL INVESTORS TO STOP PRISON FINANCING AND BUILD INVESTMENT VEHICLES... | 2023 |
| JENNIFER KATES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | TO DEVELOP ACCESSIBLE MODELS FOR NONPROFIT AND MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THE POTENTIAL OF LOCAL... | 2023 |
| MIYA SAIKA CHEN | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION CAPACITY TO CREATE A MORE DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT, IN... | 2023 |
| MIKE BONIN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | TO HELP NEW OFFICIALS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUILD THE CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE LASTING PROGRESS IN THE... | 2023 |
| IVONNE ROMAN | PRINCETON, NJ | $75,000 | TO WORK TOWARDS INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN POLICING | 2023 |
| MICHELLE MAZIAR | ATLANTA, GA | $75,000 | TO ACTIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, JOURNALISTS, AND ADVOCATES TO INFORM LOCAL-LEVEL DECISION MAKING ON COVID RESPONSE SO... | 2023 |
| MIYA SAIKA CHEN | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION CAPACITY TO CREATE A MORE DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT, IN... | 2023 |
| STEPHANIE GIDIGBI JENKINS | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECTS, RACIAL EQUITY PRACTICES, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PRINCIPLES THAT PROMOTE... | 2023 |
| CARLOS MENCHACA | SOCORRO, TX | $75,000 | TO COLLECT AND SHARE STORIES FROM CURRENT MIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE AIM TO... | 2023 |
| LAURA WOOD | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | TO PROMOTE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMBAT DISINFORMATION ABOUT ELECTIONS | 2023 |
| JOSH WALLACK | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR STATES AND LOCALITIES THAT PLAN TO BEGIN OR EXPAND EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| RAQUEL CASTANEDA-LOPEZ | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN OF COLOR AFTER BEING ELECTED TO OFFICE | 2023 |
| MONTINA COLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | TO CREATE AN ADVOCACY TOOLKIT FOR INCORPORATING BLACK HISTORIES IN FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)... | 2023 |
| ANA PAULA BARRETO | BROOKLYN, NY | $71,500 | TO SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN-LED POLICY ANALYSIS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE US AND BRAZIL | 2023 |
| MARY ENOCH ELIZABETH BAXTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $67,000 | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO REIMAGINE RACIALLY CHARGED AND GENDER-OPPRESSIVE HISTORICAL EVENTS IN AN EFFORT TO RECKON... | 2023 |