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How much did George Soros and Open Society Foundations donate to Democratic Party committees in 2024 compared with Republican committees?
Executive summary
Public records and reporting in the provided sources show George Soros and Soros-funded entities heavily favored Democrats in 2024 — most notably a $60 million transfer from a Soros-funded nonprofit to Democracy PAC that supports Democratic causes [1]. OpenSecrets listings record Soros Fund Management’s individual contributions in the 2024 cycle (about $4.47 million) and show Open Society Foundations did not report outside spending to federal committees in 2024 [2] [3]. Coverage also documents large, often indirect, flows through super PACs and 501(c) groups tied to Soros that funneled money into Democratic-aligned organizations [1] [4].
1. Big, visible transfers into explicitly Democratic super PACs
The most concrete 2024 figure in the reporting is a $60 million donation in January from a nonprofit founded and funded by George Soros to Democracy PAC — a super PAC that backs Democratic candidates and causes — disclosed in Federal Election Commission filings and reported by Bloomberg [1]. Multiple outlets repeated and contextualized that transfer as a major, direct infusion to a Democratic-aligned vehicle in 2024 [1] [5].
2. Direct individual and management-level donations recorded by OpenSecrets
OpenSecrets’ profile for Soros Fund Management lists contributions in the 2024 cycle totaling $4,469,581, reflecting donations traceable to individuals or PACs connected to the fund management entity [2]. OpenSecrets and similar trackers also list recipients and show many contributions flow to Democratic committees and allied organizations [6] [2].
3. Open Society Foundations: grants versus direct party committee donations
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) is a grantmaking network that spends heavily on civil-society work and programmatic grants; its public profile and filings in the provided material emphasize program expenditures (regional spending like $83.7M for Europe/Central Asia) and grant lists rather than direct gifts to party committees [7] [8]. OpenSecrets’ summary for OSF states the organization itself “has not reported any outside spending in the 2024 election cycle,” and notes that organizations cannot directly contribute to party committees the way individuals or PACs can [3].
4. Indirect funding channels and “dark money” nonprofits
Reporting and filings cited here show Soros has used affiliated nonprofits and social welfare groups (e.g., Open Society Policy Center, Foundation to Promote Open Society) to make large political transfers in past cycles and into 2024-style activity; CNBC and FactCheck noted large sums steered through 501(c)[9] entities and super PACs that in practice supported Democratic-aligned efforts [4] [10]. That pattern explains why public totals to “Democratic Party committees” may understate Soros-linked influence when money flows via intermediaries [4] [10].
5. How the money compares between parties in available reporting
The selected sources document large Soros-linked sums flowing to Democratic-aligned super PACs and groups in 2024 (notably the $60 million to Democracy PAC) and list Soros Fund Management’s ~ $4.47 million in cycle contributions, but they do not provide a single summed total of all Soros-family and Open Society-linked giving to Democratic committees versus Republican committees for 2024. Available sources document Democratic-targeted gifts and grants and do not show comparable Soros or OSF donations to Republican party committees in the provided set [1] [2] [3]. Therefore, a precise dollar-to-dollar comparison of Soros/OSF donations to Democratic vs. Republican party committees in 2024 is not present in these documents — the sources confirm heavy Democratic orientation but do not list comprehensive totals for both sides [1] [4] [3].
6. Disagreement, limitations and partisan framing to watch for
Some outlets in the collection (e.g., Daily Mail, Gateway Pundit, conservative local coverage) present claims framing Soros as funding partisan or controversial activism; other outlets (Bloomberg, FactCheck, CNBC) emphasize FEC filings, legal structures (super PACs, 501(c)[9]s), and prior large donations without hyperbole [11] [1] [4] [10]. Open Society’s own materials stress grantmaking and program spending rather than direct party donations [7] [8]. The data limitations are important: donors often route funds through multiple entities, and nonprofit grant reports, FEC filings, and tax forms have different disclosure rules — meaning public tallies can miss or obscure indirect flows [4] [3] [10].
7. Bottom line for your original question
Based on the provided reporting: the clearest 2024 numbers show a $60 million Soros-funded transfer to a Democratic super PAC (Democracy PAC) and about $4.47 million in contributions tied to Soros Fund Management for the 2024 cycle [1] [2]. Open Society Foundations itself did not report direct outside spending to federal election committees in 2024, and the supplied sources do not provide a comprehensive, single-line comparison of total Soros/OSF donations to all Democratic committees versus Republican committees for 2024 [3] [1]. Available sources therefore document a heavy tilt toward Democratic-aligned vehicles, but do not supply a full dollar-for-dollar comparison covering every possible channel [1] [4].