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Open Society Policy Center Inc

EIN 52-2028955 · New York, NY

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What it says it does

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ADVOCACY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$152.3 million spent. DOMESTIC: OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND (OSAF), FURTHERS ITS SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, COALITION, BUILDING AND GRANTMAKING ON A RANGE OF DOMESTIC POLICY AREAS, WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: DEMOCRACY DEFENSE, VOTING RIGHTS, ELECTION INTEGRITY, CENSUS, REDISTRICTING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, WORKERS RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER JUSTICE, LGBTQ RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, COURTS ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS REFORM, COMBATING MIS- AND DISINFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNITY SAFETY, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, NATIONAL SECURITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, HOUSING AND HEALTH EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND ADVANCING A NON-MILITARIZED, DIPLOMACY-FIRST U.S. FOREIGN POLICY.
$23.5 million spent. INTERNATIONAL: OSAF FURTHERS ITS SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, COALITION-BUILDING AND GRANTMAKING ON A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY AREAS, WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE AND EURASIA, LATIN AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, DIGITAL RIGHTS, DRUG POLICY, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FINANCE AND DEBT RELIEF, HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, RACIAL, GENDER, AND ETHNIC JUSTICE, AND PEACE AND SECURITY-RELATED ISSUES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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