Alliance for Open Society Int'l Inc
New York, NY · EIN 81-0623035. Reported 193 grants totalling $43.2M to 108 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Alliance for Open Society Int'l Inc, the IRS classifies it under international affairs rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE Q20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 27% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 26% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $100,000. Half of what it reported fell between $60,000 and $199,998; the smallest was $15,000 and the largest $11.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
53 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $8,146,867 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $11.8M | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,550,000 | 17 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,204,000 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,172,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $1,115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uplift Afghanistan | Westlake Vlg, CA | $1,044,215 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gofundme Org | West Hollywood, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force Inc | Pikesville, MD | $915,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Strategies Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $892,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $825,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $699,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $685,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Too Young to Wed | Peekskill, NY | $650,915 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| No Boundaries Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $510,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Timonium, MD | $485,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bon Secours Community Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $485,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Refuge Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $485,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Physicians for Human Rights Inc | New York, NY | $470,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Progressive Maryland Eduction Fund Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Restorative Response Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $425,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charm City Care Connection Inc | Baltimore, MD | $415,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cwi Works Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | $390,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Access Now | New York, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Council on Alcoholism Maryland Chapter Inc | Baltimore, MD | $320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Corps Inc | Baltimore, MD | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Safe Haven | Baltimore, MD | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Journalism Develoment Network Inc | Washington, DC | $286,207 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Light of Truth Center Inc | Windsor Mill, MD | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Magnum Photos Inc | New York, NY | $252,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Riverside, CA | $252,075 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Action Legal Team | Laurel, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jews United for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Organizing Black Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out for Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Witness Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $249,510 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andrei Sakharov Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $248,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $245,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Progressive Multiplier Fund | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Business Volunteers Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wartists Inc | Ashburn, VA | $201,087 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Girls Vote 4 H E R Inc | Towson, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Noirunited International Inc | Stonecrest, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Power Inside Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Voxbox Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $199,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association for the Public Defender of Maryland Ltd | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shes Well Networked Inc | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U S Assoc for Intl Migration | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth As Resources Inc | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation Inc | Nottingham, MD | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Reckoning Project | Falls Church, VA | $133,973 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Act Now Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bowie State University Foundation | Bowie, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mandala Enterprise Corporation | Brandywine, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Center on Economic Policy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Black Male Yoga Initiative Inc | Westminster, MD | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coda Media Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue US | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Emergency Fund | Owings Mills, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Luke Lutheran Church | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Voices of Hope | Elkton, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eurasianet Inc | New York, NY | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $94,864 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Children's Law and Policy | Washington, DC | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Cambridge, MA | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heartland Initiative Inc | Michigan City, IN | $90,038 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lois & Irving Blum Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $88,877 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Empowered Society Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B Mom Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Healthy Start Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freestate Legal Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abortion Fund of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disability Rights Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I Am Mentality Youth Male Empowerment Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March on Maryland Inc | Severna Park, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momcares Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Movement Team Inc | Middle River, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turnaround Tuesday Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clergy United for the Transformation of Sandtown Cdc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Behavioral Health Leadership Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Together and Reaching Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Institute | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
41 of 108 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- New Venture Fund
TO SUPPORT THE DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FUND, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE - Center for Urban Families Inc
TO SUPPORT THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY FACILITATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET BASIC FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD NEEDS - Uplift Afghanistan Fund
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT - Gofundmeorg
TO SUPPORT THE WELCOME FUND IN ITS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A NETWORK FOR LEGAL SERVICES THAT MEET RESETTLEMENT NEEDS OF AFGHAN NEW ARRIVALS IN THE UNITED STATES - Fusion Partnerships Inc
TO SUPPORT BALTIMORE HARM REDUCTION COALITION, A PROGRAM OF FUSION PARTNERSHIPS, TO PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMMING, ADVOCATE FOR HARM REDUCTION POLICIES, AND REDUCE STIGMA RELATING TO DRUG USE - Neo Philanthropy Inc
TO SUPPORT FOUR FREEDOMS FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING SUPPORT TO AFGHAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO AFGHAN REFUGEES IN THE US
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 92 of 108 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | $11.2M | $93,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $8,146,867 | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 86 | $22.9M | $142,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $890,929 | $890,929 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
49% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $100,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alliance for Open Society Int'l Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 1 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 224 West 57TH Street, New York, NY, 10019.
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