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Open Society Foundations

international grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros
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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 (2,671 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 instance of is recorded as foundation[10].
  • Open Society Foundations's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[11].
  • Open Society Foundations's founder is recorded as George Soros[12].
  • George Soros is named after Open Society Foundations[13].
  • Open Society Foundations's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].
  • Open Society Foundations's headquarters location is recorded as 224 West 57th Street[15].
  • The location of Open Society Foundations was Next Entertainment World[16].
  • Open Society Foundations's Commons category is recorded as Open Society Foundations[17].
  • Open Society Foundations's archives at is recorded as Blinken Open Society Archives[18].
  • Open Society Foundations's chairperson is recorded as George Soros[19].
  • Open Society Foundations comprises Open Society Fund Praha[20].
  • April 1993 marks the founding of Open Society Foundations[21].
  • Open Society Foundations's official website is recorded as https://opensocietyfoundations.org[22].
  • Open Society Foundations's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Open Society Foundations[23].
  • Open Society Foundations's political ideology is recorded as open society[24].
  • Open Society Foundations's legal form is recorded as nonprofit organization[25].
  • Open Society Foundations's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSI'}[26].
  • Open Society Foundations's owner of is recorded as Radio 101.2[27].

Body

Founding

Open Society Foundations's founder is recorded as George Soros[12]. April 1993 marks the founding of it[21].

Identity

Open Society Foundations's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSI'}[26].

Leadership

Open Society Foundations's chairperson is recorded as George Soros[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City[14], a global city[28], in United States[29], founded in 1624[30] and 224 West 57th Street[15], an office building[31], in United States[32], founded in 1909[33].

Why It Matters

Open Society Foundations ranks in the top 0.42% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month, #1 of 236).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Q112192126. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . orfg.org. Retrieved . orfg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . epip.org. Retrieved . epip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . philea.eu. Retrieved . philea.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . c40.org. c40.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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