Open Society Foundations

international grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros
Organization foundation Q786194
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Open Society Foundations is a foundation.[1] It was founded in April 1993.

Its headquarters are in New York City. George Soros is its founder..

Open Society Foundations

Summary

Open Society Foundations is a foundation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month, #1 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Society Foundations was a member of Open Research Funders Group[3].
  • Open Society Foundations was a member of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy[4].
  • Open Society Foundations was a member of DataCite[5].
  • Open Society Foundations was a member of Philanthropy Europe Association[6].
  • Open Society Foundations was a member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group[7].
  • Open Society Foundations is located in New York City[8].
  • Open Society Foundations is in the country of United States[9].
  • Open Society Foundations's image is recorded as 57th St Bway td (2018-08-16) 04 - Demarest Peerless Building.jpg[10].
  • Open Society Foundations's instance of is recorded as foundation[11].
  • Open Society Foundations's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[12].
  • Open Society Foundations's founder is recorded as George Soros[13].
  • George Soros is named after Open Society Foundations[14].
  • Open Society Foundations's logo image is recorded as Open Society Foundations Logo.svg[15].
  • Open Society Foundations's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • Open Society Foundations's headquarters location is recorded as 224 West 57th Street[17].
  • Open Society Foundations's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122899086[18].
  • Open Society Foundations's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122847673[19].
  • Open Society Foundations's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 267169336[20].
  • Open Society Foundations's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122804454[21].
  • Open Society Foundations's GND ID is recorded as 1165540282[22].
  • Open Society Foundations's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012114909[23].
  • Open Society Foundations's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91045785[24].
  • Open Society Foundations's IdRef ID is recorded as 074464221[25].
  • Open Society Foundations's location is recorded as Next Entertainment World[26].
  • Open Society Foundations's Commons category is recorded as Open Society Foundations[27].

Body

Founding

Open Society Foundations's founder is recorded as George Soros[13]. +1993-04-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Open Society Foundations's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSI'}[29].

Leadership

Open Society Foundations's chairperson is recorded as George Soros[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City[16], a global city[31], in United States[32], founded in 1624[33] and 224 West 57th Street[17], an office building[34], in United States[35], founded in 1909[36].

Why It Matters

Open Society Foundations ranks in the top 0.42% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month, #1 of 236).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Q112192126. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . orfg.org. Retrieved . orfg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . epip.org. Retrieved . epip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . philea.eu. Retrieved . philea.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . c40.org. c40.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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