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How we work
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Every year, the Open Society Foundations give grants to a diverse array of groups and individuals who promote our values—through a unique network that is guided by local voices and global expertise.
$23.0B Total expenditures
Over the past three decades, our giving has focused on supporting people who are trying to make their communities fairer, freer, and more harmonious.
$1.7B 2023 expenditures
Our approach involves focused, time-bound funding interventions, long-term support for partners, and flexible funds to respond to sudden crises.
50,000+ Total Grants Awarded
Our grants—ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars—are awarded to organizations and individuals in scores of countries around the world.
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What we do
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The Open Society Foundations are active around the world, using grant giving, research, advocacy, impact investment, and strategic litigation to build a future where everyone can live with rights and dignity.
[_Learn more about what we do_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do)
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Where We Work
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1. Africa
2. Asia Pacific
3. Europe and Central Asia
4. Latin America and the Caribbean
5. Middle East and North Africa
6. United States
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### Africa
George Soros began his philanthropic work in Africa in 1979. Today, Open Society works on democratic governance, economic advancement, and a host of other issues across the continent.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/africa)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/africa)
[$125.2M 2023 expenditures for Africa](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/africa)
[7.2% Percentage of global expenditures](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/africa)
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### Asia Pacific
The Open Society Foundations have been expanding and deepening work in Asia since the 1990s—engaging in a region of great political diversity where democratic governance remains strongly contested.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/asia-pacific)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/asia-pacific)
[$80.9M 2023 expenditures for Asia Pacific](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/asia-pacific)
[4.6% Percentage of global expenditures](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/asia-pacific)
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### Europe and Central Asia
Against the background of the regional upheaval caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Open Society continues to support open and inclusive societies and to invest in those who seek to reinvent and revitalize democracy.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/europe-and-central-asia)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/europe-and-central-asia)
[$219.9 2023 expenditures for Europe and Central Asia](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/europe-and-central-asia)
[12.6% Percentage of global expenditures](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/europe-and-central-asia)
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### Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Open Society Foundations seek to bolster democratic change by transforming growing public concern about inequality, corruption, violence, and the climate crisis into powerful initiatives and alliances to build an open and safe society.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/latin-america-and-the-caribbean)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/latin-america-and-the-caribbean)
[$104.3M 2023 EXPENDITURES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/latin-america-and-the-caribbean)
[6.0% PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL EXPENDITURES](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/latin-america-and-the-caribbean)
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### Middle East and North Africa
The Open Society Foundations’ work in the Middle East and North Africa seeks to promote democratic governance and to protect human rights amid entrenched regional conflicts and political restrictions.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/middle-east-and-north-africa)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/middle-east-and-north-africa)
[$48.1M 2023 expenditures for Middle East and North Africa](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/middle-east-and-north-africa)
[2.8% Percentage of global expenditures](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/middle-east-and-north-africa)
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### United States
In the United States, the Open Society Foundations work with organizations and individuals who seek to address profound racial, economic, and political inequalities, while funding efforts to prepare for the policy challenges of the future.
](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/united-states)[_Learn more_](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/united-states)
[$401.3M 2023 expenditures for the United States](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/united-states)
[23.0% Percentage of global expenditures](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/what-we-do/regions/united-states)
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George Soros
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George Soros is the founder of the Open Society Foundations. He has given away more than $32 billion of his personal fortune to fund the Open Society Foundations’ work around the world.
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