Over the last 30 years, the Open Society Foundations had expenditures of more than $10 billion. Much of this spending has been directed at specific priority issues and regions for the Open Society Foundations such as:
- $1.3 billion on democratic development in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union;
- $626 million for public health issues such as HIV and AIDS, TB, palliative care, harm reduction, and patients’ rights;
- $192 million to fight discrimination and advance the rights of Roma communities in Europe;
- $2.4 billion to defend human rights, particularly the rights of women, ethnic, racial, and religious minorities, and often marginalized groups such as drug users, sex workers, and LGBTQ communities;
- $1.9 billion for education projects ranging from preschool to higher education reform;
- $1.2 billion to promote reform in the United States on issues such as criminal justice, drugs, palliative care, education, immigration, equal rights, and democratic governance.
Issues
| Education and Youth |
124,270,530 |
 |
| Governance and Accountability |
285,136,500 |
|
| Health |
60,648,421 |
|
| Media and Information |
44,947,883 |
|
| Rights and Justice |
247,909,978 |
|
| Administration |
146,824,688 |
|
| Total |
909,738,000 |
|
Regions
| Africa |
115,034,043 |
|
| Asia |
99,713,117 |
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| Europe |
153,845,717 |
|
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
28,174,538 |
|
| Middle East |
35,327,280 |
|
| United States |
200,409,061 |
|
| Multi-Country/Regional |
130,409,556 |
|
| Administration |
146,824,688 |
|
| Total |
909,738,000 |
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*Multi-Country/Regional activities describes expenditures made by foundations and programs to cover the costs of initiatives that have activities in two or more distinct geographic areas.
*Administration describes expenditures made by foundations and programs to cover the costs of administering our initiatives across the globe.
