# Where can I find a detailed list of all the programs George Soros has donated money to **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 25, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058 "2018-11-25T16:23:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058/1 "2018-11-25T16:23:38Z")
I was reading up on Soros and its quite interesting seeing his desire to support liberal democracy and minority rights. But I’m looking for info about individual charities he has supported. The closest I can find it wikipedia which discusses donations he has made here and there. $35 million here, $25 million there, $5 million here, etc. But he has given at least 7 billion to donations so far, from what I can tell much of it to minority rights, pro-democracy groups, anti-poverty efforts, leftist causes, etc. > **[George Soros | Political involvement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros#Political_involvement)** > > Until the 2004 presidential election, Soros had not been a large donor to U.S. political campaigns. According to OpenSecrets, during the 2003–2004 election cycle, Soros donated $23,581,000 to various 527 Groups (tax-exempt groups under the United States tax code, 26 U.S.C. § 527). The groups aimed to defeat President George W. Bush. After Bush's reelection, Soros and other donors backed a new political fundraising group called Democracy Alliance, which supports progressive causes and the formatio... Is there a more in depth list of charities he has supported? I know he just recently donated the bulk of his fortune to charity since he doesn’t expect to live much longer, I’m interested to see what happens with it now that liberal democracy is under attack all over the world. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058/2 "2018-11-25T17:01:01Z")
I don’t know about a list, but… Central European University “was founded in 1991 by hedge fund manager, political activist, and philanthropist George Soros, who has provided the university with an $880 million endowment, making the university one of the wealthiest in Europe.” [Wikipedia] Most of the students are from the former Soviet bloc and typically get full scholarships to study law, political science, environmental studies etc. from a Western perspective. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058/3 "2018-11-25T17:05:41Z")
You can look at the [website](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants-search-results/39/all/all/all/all) for the Open Society Foundations for a partial answer. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058/4 "2018-11-25T20:53:39Z")
Unless his tax returns were released in detail, the only information would be from Soros, himself, or the organizations. Thye’d have no particular reason to release this information ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-detailed-list-of-all-the-programs-george-soros-has-donated-money-to/825058/5 "2018-11-26T06:29:41Z")
As a private foundation, the Open Society Institute must disclose revenue and expenditures to the IRS. Form 990 is public information. If you create a free account, you can obtain copies of them at Charity Navigator. > **[Open Society Institute | Charity Navigator Profile](https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/137029285)** > > Open Society Institute is a Charitable Organization headquartered in New York, NY. Guidestar is another source of nonprofit information: > **[Open Society Institute - GuideStar Profile](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-7029285)** > > GuideStar connects donors and grantmakers to non-profit organizations. The Open Society Foundations might issue annual reports as well.