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Open Society Foundations

LC control no.no2012114909
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Corporate name headingOpen Society Foundations
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Variant(s)Fondations Open Society
See alsoOpen Society Institute
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Predecessor: Soros Foundation
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Beginning date2011
Associated placeBudapest (Hungary)
London (England)
Paris (France)
Brussels (Belgium)
LocatedNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityHuman rights advocacy
Transparency (Ethics) in government
Charities
Special noteWayback Machine captures of website show organization changed names in 2011 from Soros Foundations Network to Open Society Foundations. Soros Foundations Network is currently a variant heading on auth. record n91045785, heading: Soros Foundation.
Found inOpen Society Foundations, viewed August 21, 2012: about us (founded by George Soros to establish open societies in place of authoritarian forms of government; based in New York, NY; the Open Society Foundations include Open Society Institutes in New York, Budapest, London, Paris, and Brussels; awards grants, scholarships, and fellowships) annual reports [1999-2008] (Soros Foundations Network)
   <http://www.soros.org/>
Annual Convening for the Global Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, 2023: title page (Open Society Foundations) added title page in French (Fondations Open Society)
Associated languageeng