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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2028955

OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019

Financials

$257M$246.2M2023$157.2M$178.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$157,180,674$178,663,592-$21,482,918$13,608,256$7,296,453$6,311,803
December 31, 2023990$257,005,378$246,246,513$10,758,865$52,865,786$25,362,190$27,503,596
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$157,100,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$80,674
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$170,802,412
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$287,641
Accounting fees
$60,556
Occupancy
$393
Travel
$86,939
Program services (functional)
$175,795,984
Management and general (functional)
$2,867,608

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$52,865,786
Total assets, end of year
$13,608,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,296,453
Net assets, end of year
$6,311,803
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,311,803
Gross receipts
$157,180,674
Employees
0
Volunteers
3
Year formed
1997
State of legal domicile
DC

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 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DEBBIE FINESECRETARY
Officer
0.02$308$549,829$103,477
MAIJA ARBOLINOTREASURER
Officer
0.47$5,333$447,713$122,851
LALEH ISPAHANIDIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
13.74$151,654$289,701$125,460
MICAELA FERNANDEZ ALLENDEPUTY DIRECTOR
Officer
12.21$89,477$203,685$100,443
RUTH NOEMI COLONDIR. OF OPS & CULT. (UNTIL 12/31/24)
Officer
0.54$3,329$244,120$102,000
GARA LAMARCHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0$0$0
ALEXANDER SOROSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0$0$0
ANDREA E SOROSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LALEH ISPAHANIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 9/20/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
4.89$47,105
MICAELA FERNANDEZ ALLENDEPUTY DIRECTOR (EFF 9/20/23)
Officer
15.43$33,267
TOM PERRIELLOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 7/14/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.63$2,386
RUTH NOEMI COLONDIR. OF OPS & CULT. (EFF 9/20/23)
Officer
0.72$1,353
MAIJA ARBOLINOTREASURER (EFF 9/20/23)
Officer
0.24$822
DEBBIE FINESECRETARY
Officer
0.02$204
BEHICE KINDERMANTREASURER (THRU 9/14/23)
Officer
0.02$54
ANDREA SOROS COLOMBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0
ALEXANDER SOROSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0
GARA LAMARCHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3212
In care of
% JANE KUCAR
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LALEH ISPAHANI, 224 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
Signed the 990
MAIJA ARBOLINO, TREASURER
Phone
(212) 548-0600
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

Mission

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

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $152,320,301 · grants $148,700,129
  • 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.
    Expenses $23,475,683 · grants $22,102,283

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. 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 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2028955
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,608,256
Income (IRS master file)
$157,180,674

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$157,180,674$178,663,592$13,608,256XML
990December 2023$257,005,378$246,246,513$52,865,786XML
990December 2022$240,000,000$205,511,896$36,100,367IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 52-2028955).

Questions about OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC

What is the EIN of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC is 52-2028955.
Is OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1997.
Are donations to OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC 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 POLICY CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LALEH ISPAHANI.
Who are the officers and directors of OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $308 (DEBBIE FINE, SECRETARY).
How much revenue does OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $157,180,674, expenses of $178,663,592 and total assets of $13,608,256 at year end.

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