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The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems. See below for Grand Challenges grant opportunities with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as sole or contributing funder.

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The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems. See below for Grand Challenges grant opportunities with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as sole or contributing funder.

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How we work

Every year, the Open Society Foundations give grants to a diverse array of groups and individuals who promote our values-through a unique network that is guided by local voices and global expertise.

$19.1B Total expenditures

Over the past three decades, our giving has focused on supporting people who are trying to make their communities fairer, freer, and more harmonious.

Our decentralized and bottom-up approach allows us to focus on long-term strategies while also remaining nimble and flexible enough to respond to sudden crises.

50,000+ Total Grants Awarded

Our grants-ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars-are awarded to organizations and activists in over 120 countries.

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What we do

The Open Society Foundations are active in more than 120 countries around the world, using grant-giving, research, advocacy, impact investment, and strategic litigation to support the growth of inclusive and vibrant democracies.

Where We Work

1. Africa

2. Asia Pacific

3. Europe and Central Asia

4. Latin America and the Caribbean

5. Middle East and North Africa

6. United States

George Soros

George Soros is the founder of the Open Society Foundations. He has given away more than $32 billion of his personal fortune to fund the Open Society Foundations' work around the world.

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One of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world, we care about freedom, democracy, and human rights.

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Hunger and poverty

Malnutrition remains an immense challenge worldwide, with at least one in three people globally affected in various ways.

Our Commitment

Humanitarian Aid

Collaboration in emergencies is one of the key pillars of Alliance2015. Over the past 20 years, Alliance2015 members have been joining efforts to assist vulnerable disaster-affected populations in an effective and harmonised way.

Our Commitment

Resilience

We work with vulnerable communities to reduce risks and enhance resilience outcomes such as sustainable skills and livelihoods.

Our Commitment

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Malnutrition remains an immense challenge worldwide, with at least one in three people globally affected in various ways. Our Commitment Collaboration in emergencies is one of the key pillars of Alliance2015. Over the past 20 years, Alliance2015 members have been joining efforts to assist vulnerable disaster-affected populations in an effective and harmonised way.

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Prospera International Network of Women's Funds - International Womens Funds

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We stand in solidarity with all human rights defenders in Afghanistan, as they find ways to challenge and negotiate this crisis, in the face of closed borders, disclosed identities, and a system which has completely annihilated their access to safety and security.

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Since 1956, Foundation Center has provided the high-quality data you can also find in Foundation Directory today.

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Since 1956, Foundation Center has provided the high-quality data you can also find in Foundation Directory today. That's not all. Here are more resources for improving your skills: Candid training Learning opportunities designed to develop skills, practices, and behaviors which best prepare people working in the social sector for success.

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