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Nonprofit · EIN 13-7029285

OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE

Also known as SORRO GEORGE ALLEN JOHN ET AL TTEES

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019

Financials

$436.3M$390.5M2023$396.5M$295.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$396,477,106$295,896,735$100,580,371$5,403,306,305$703,790,877$4,699,515,428
December 31, 2023990-PF$436,327,089$390,477,522$45,849,567$5,268,526,545$727,586,247$4,540,940,298
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$37,801,117
Dividends
$426,581
Interest
$45,845
Net gain from sales of assets
$329,894,415
Other income
$28,309,148

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$155,991,010
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,729,477
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$40,950,850
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$266,781,131
Excise tax on investment income
$5,589,862

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,268,526,545
Total assets, end of year
$5,403,306,305
Total liabilities, end of year
$703,790,877
Net assets, end of year
$4,699,515,428
Fair market value of assets
$5,403,306,305
Qualifying distributions
$279,326,682
Net investment income
$402,148,347

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BINAIFER NOWROJEE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
PRESIDENT (AS OF 4/1/2024)40$881,219$177,756
LEONARD BENARDO
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$773,706$180,689
ANTHONY RICHTER
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
DIRECTOR, SPECIAL IN
Highest-paid employee
40$737,124$107,030
SAMANTHA STOKES-BAYDUR
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER40$705,100$125,644
LAURA SILBER
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TRUSTEE (AS OF 12/19/2024)40$602,522$154,618
EMILY MARTINEZ
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
ACTING EXEC DIR FOR
Highest-paid employee
40$541,556$89,702
DEBBIE FINE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (AS OF 1/17/24)40$530,457$71,407
GEORGIA LEVENSON KEOHANE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI
Highest-paid employee
40$516,382$142,433
MAIJA ARBOLINO
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TREASURER/CFO40$445,562$130,334
JAMES GOLDSTON
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
EXECUTIVE DIR, JUSTI
Highest-paid employee
40$430,915$109,896
MARILYN LAW
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF INFORMATION OF
Highest-paid employee
40$416,554$74,973
NICOLE WILETT
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 1/31/2024)40$389,484$4,835
MARK MALLOCH-BROWN
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT (THRU 3/31/2024)10$322,519$0
CATHERINE LIVINGSTON
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (THRU 1/17/24)40$53,916$9,608
SMITA SINGH
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (FORMER)0$24,992$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALEXANDER SOROS
250 WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TRUSTEE5$0$0
GREG TAYLOR
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF OPS (FORMER)0$0$2,904
PEDRO ABRAMOVAY
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS5$0$0
SANDRA BREKA
JGERSTRAE 54, BERLIN, 10117, GM
VP AND COO5$0$0
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LEONARD BENARDO
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$773,280$162,806
CATHERINE LIVINGSTON
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY40$637,287$143,181
SAMANTHA STOKES-BAYDUR
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER40$631,300$99,188
MARK MALLOCH-BROWN
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT10$595,701$0
LAURA SILBER
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
VP, EXT AFFRAIRS & OFFICE OF THE CHAIR40$592,075$136,278
BINAIFER NOWROJEE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS40$584,551$120,407
GEORGIA LEVENSON KEOHANE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, IN
Highest-paid employee
40$518,870$115,087
MAIJA ARBOLINO
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TREASURER/CFO40$435,798$113,325
JAMES GOLDSTON
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
PROGRAM AND REGIONAL
Highest-paid employee
40$433,453$112,987
EMILY MARTINEZ
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
PROGRAM AND REGIONAL
Highest-paid employee
40$425,290$112,942
MARILYN LAW
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF INFORMATION OF
Highest-paid employee
40$419,100$127,487
NICOLE WILETT
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF OF STAFF40$393,315$100,949
LALEH ISPAHANI
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$380,726$132,689
DEBORAH FINE
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
DEP GEN COUNSEL, SEC (FORMER)40$366,195$86,544
GREG TAYLOR
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF OPS (FORMER)0$261,225$7,508
GAIL SCOVELL
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY (FORMER)0$240,392$22,684
SMITA SINGH
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (TERM 3/6/23)40$127,350$25,367
ALEXANDER SOROS
250 WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
TRUSTEE5$0$0
SALIL SHETTY
HERBAL HOUSE 4TH FLOOR 8 BACK HILL, LONDON, EC1R 5EN, UK
VP, GLOBAL PROGRAMS (TERM 8/31/23)5$0$0
SANDRA BREKA
JGERSTRAE 54, BERLIN, 10117, GM
VP AND COO5$0$0
PEDRO ABRAMOVAY
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS (APP 6/30/23)5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
224 W 57TH ST FL 4TH/DESK 410B, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3212
In care of
% MAIJA ARBOLINO
Signed the 990-PF
MAIJA ARBOLINO, TREASURER/CFO
Phone
(212) 548-0600
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
13-7029285
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private operating foundation, 50% limit
Exempt since
1994
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,403,306,305
Income (IRS master file)
$411,071,521

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024$396,477,106$295,896,735$5,403,306,305IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$436,327,089$390,477,522$5,268,526,545XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2018–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-7029285).

Questions about OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE is 13-7029285.
Is OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Are donations to OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private operating foundation, 50% limit).
Which annual return does OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $881,219 (BINAIFER NOWROJEE, PRESIDENT (AS OF 4/1/2024)).
How much revenue does OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $396,477,106, expenses of $295,896,735 and total assets of $5,403,306,305 at year end.

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