The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $396,477,106 | $295,896,735 | $279,326,682 | $5,403,306,305 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $45,000,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Soros | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 |
| Maija Arbolino | TREASURER/CFO | 40.00 | $445,562 |
| Greg Taylor | GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF OPS (FORMER) | 0.00 | $0 |
| Leonard Benardo | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $4,699,515,428 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $436,327,089 | $390,477,522 | $410,572,916 | $5,268,526,545 | $4,540,940,298 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $564,227,312 | $364,425,841 | $365,184,114 | $5,271,338,522 | $4,523,238,338 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $988,350,898 | $556,436,293 | $453,705,704 | $5,888,437,822 | $5,118,059,995 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $526,468,189 | $379,422,137 | $282,273,280 | $3,969,456,779 | $3,194,406,884 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $208,513,497 | $740,424,892 | $228,619,414 | $3,477,908,960 | $2,772,123,300 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $209,338,778 | $215,140,011 | $207,266,277 | $3,477,930,189 | $3,290,078,257 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $372,081,883 | $219,313,003 | $201,565,694 | $3,725,240,854 | $3,455,300,462 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $255,087,605 | $210,244,454 | $161,106,500 | $3,576,983,656 | $3,371,666,539 |
| to provide general support |
| $41,482,943 |
| 2021 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $40,914,579 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $38,025,318 | 2024 |
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $37,500,000 | 2022 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $36,988,691 | 2022 |
| Central European UniversityNew York, NY | to provide general support | $32,272,738 | 2021 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $31,983,066 | 2024 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,142,758 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $27,853,925 | 2022 |
| Bard CollegeAnnandaleonHudson, NY | to provide general support | $25,000,000 | 2021 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $23,500,000 | 2021 |
| Bard CollegeAnnandale on Hudson, NY | to provide general support | $18,000,000 | 2020 |
| Central European UniversityNew York, NY | to provide general support | $17,381,360 | 2020 |
| The Fund for Public Schools IncNew York, NY | to support the Fund for Public Schools' COVID-19 project work which addresses critical needs, such as childcare support for essential workers and daily meals for city residents | $15,000,000 | 2020 |
| Bard CollegeAnnandale on Hudson, NY | to support Bard College's Center for Civic Engagement as the new administrative hub for the Open Society University Network's operations. | $15,000,000 | 2020 |
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,500,000 | 2024 |
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO SUPPORT BARD COLLEGE'S CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE HUB FOR THE OPEN SOCIETY UNIVERSITY NETWORK'S OPERATIONS | $10,000,000 | 2022 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF THE OSUN RESEARCH EXCELLENCE HUB AT CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY'S BUDAPEST CAMPUS | $9,269,191 | 2023 |
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO SUPPORT BARD COLLEGE'S CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE HUB FOR THE OPEN SOCIETY UNIVERSITY NETWORK'S OPERATIONS | $7,500,000 | 2023 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $6,872,286 | 2017 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $6,417,097 | 2016 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $6,250,000 | 2017 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $6,250,000 | 2019 |
| Institute for New Economic ThinkingNew York, NY | to provide general support | $6,250,000 | 2016 |
| 40.00 |
| $773,706 |
| Mark Malloch-Brown | TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT (THRU 3/31/2024) | 10.00 | $322,519 |
| Binaifer Nowrojee | PRESIDENT (AS OF 4/1/2024) | 40.00 | $881,219 |
| Nicole Wilett | CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 1/31/2024) | 40.00 | $389,484 |
| Laura Silber | TRUSTEE (AS OF 12/19/2024) | 40.00 | $602,522 |
| Pedro Abramovay | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS | 5.00 | $0 |
| Sandra Breka | VP AND COO | 5.00 | $0 |
| Samantha Stokes-Baydur | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER | 40.00 | $705,100 |
| Catherine Livingston | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (THRU 1/17/24) | 40.00 | $53,916 |
| Debbie Fine | GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (AS OF 1/17/24) | 40.00 | $530,457 |
| Smita Singh | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (FORMER) | 0.00 | $24,992 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.