Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA)
Ownership as documented
Part of the Open Society network funded by George Soros. Local staff are described by OSFA as Albanian.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA)From the research record · cites:
- Akuzat ndaj Soros flet kreu i fondacionit në Shqipëri (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 25 Jan 2017 · journalism · SQ
- Open Society in Albania fact sheet (2021 version) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 25 Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
- Open Society Foundation for Albania (OSFA) / Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për ShqipërinëFrom the research record · cites:
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për Shqipërinë (fact sheet, Albanian) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
- Open Society Foundation for Albania (OSFA) / Fondacioni Shqëria e Hapur për ShqipërinëFrom the research record · cites:
- OSFA responds to accusations of undue influence in politics (Tirana Times) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · unknown · journalism · EN
- Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA)From the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- Part of the Open Society network funded by George Soros. Local staff are described by OSFA as Albanian.From the research record · cites:
- Akuzat ndaj Soros flet kreu i fondacionit në Shqipëri (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 25 Jan 2017 · journalism · SQ
- Open Society in Albania fact sheet (2021 version) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 25 Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
- Part of the Open Society Foundations network, funded by Open Society. Albanian registry records (QKB/NUIS) were not found in this research, so legal form and tax number are not confirmed.From the research record · cites:
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për Shqipërinë (fact sheet, Albanian) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
- part of OSF network; local board per OSF materials (seeFrom the research record · cites:
- OSFA responds to accusations of undue influence in politics (Tirana Times) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · unknown · journalism · EN
- Part of the Open Society network; see existing.From the research record
- Part of the Open Society Foundations network (New York). Local legal and board records were not found.From the research record · cites:
- Open Society Foundations newsroom: Open Society Foundations in Albania (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · unknown · official · EN
- Grassroots Justice Network listing: Open Society Foundation for Albania (opens in a new tab)Grassroots Justice Network · unknown · ngo · EN
- Part of the OSF network; funded by OSF. Local board structure per OSF materials; not re-verified here.From the research record · cites:
- Open Society Foundations Albania fact sheet (2017) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Tirana Times: OSFA responds to accusations of undue influence in politics (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 2017 · journalism · EN
- Part of the Open Society network funded by George Soros. Local staff are described by OSFA as Albanian.From the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Akuzat ndaj Soros flet kreu i fondacionit në Shqipëri (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 25 Jan 2017 · journalism · SQ
- Open Society in Albania fact sheet (2021 version) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 25 Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për Shqipërinë (fact sheet, Albanian) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Albanian arm of the Open Society network, started in 1992 (per OSFA's account). Its executive director in 2017 was Andi Dobrushi. OSFA's work has included EU-accession reform, civil-society grants and monitoring. Its public statements say its justice-reform role was modest and agreed with Parliament. Critics describe a much larger role; those critics' figures are not verified here.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Albanian arm of the Open Society network, started in 1992 (per OSFA's account). Its executive director in 2017 was Andi Dobrushi. OSFA's work has included EU-accession reform, civil-society grants and monitoring. Its public statements say its justice-reform role was modest and agreed with Parliament. Critics describe a much larger role; those critics' figures are not verified here.From the research record
- Albanian national foundation of the Open Society Foundations network. OSF's own fact sheets say it began work in 1992. Its stated work includes civil society and media grants, justice reform, Roma and minority programmes, education, health, and organised crime research. The 2017 fact sheet says it employs 13 staff in Tirana. Its founding year is 1992 in OSF materials; one source reviewed gives 1994, which is not supported by OSF's own fact sheets.From the research record
- Albanian national foundation of the Open Society Foundations network. In this slice, no grant, employment, board seat or fellowship to any named Flamingo or Zvërnec organiser was found. A Tirana Times article on OSFA responding to undue-influence accusations (undated in the cached text; refers to a survey on justice reform and to 'ten years ago') has Executive Director Andi Dobrushi saying the foundation 'heads civil society in the country'. That article is about justice reform, not the 2026 protests. See for the full OSFA record.From the research record
- Albanian arm of the Open Society network. No 2026 OSFA statement on the protests was found. Its 2026 status and any response are listed under gaps[].From the research record
- Albanian arm of the Open Society Foundations network, operating in Tirana. Says it began work in 1992 and describes itself as non-profit, independent and non-political. Grantmaking in the sources reviewed covers justice reform, journalism, anti-corruption, health (hospitals since 2013), education (EU-funded inclusive teaching projects, where it is lead partner) and civil society support. No grant database or annual report from OSFA itself was reachable.From the research record
- Albanian national foundation of the Open Society Foundations network. Its start date is given as 1992 by OSF fact sheets and as 1994 in another source. Executive directors named in this slice: Andi Dobrushi (2017 and Dec 2019). OSFA says it works with Albanian staff and funded the justice-reform support of USD 600,000 in 2015 (search snippet of OSF fact sheet; PDF not read).From the research record
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
OSFA 2016 project funding (all programmes)
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 2.2 million, per OSF 2017 fact sheet. The currency is USD, so the EUR field is left null.
Date: 2016 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: OSFA grantees and programmes
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
OSFA total funding in Albania since 1992
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 131 million, per OSF 2017 fact sheet ('since 1992'). The ECLJ article gives the same USD 131 million for 1992-2020; the period differs, so this may be a reused figure. Do not treat as a verified 2020 total.
Date: 2017 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: Albania programmes
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Influence of the Open Society Foundation: the Typical Case of Albania (opens in a new tab)ECLJ · unknown · ngo · EN
OSFA justice reform earmark (expert panel, outreach, website, conferences)
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 600,000, per OSF fact sheets (2017 English, 2021 Albanian). The 2017 sheet says 20 experts and the 2021 sheet says 60; spending breakdown not published.
Date: 2015 · Payer: Open Society Foundation for Albania · Payee: Justice reform expert panel, outreach, website, conferences
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania fact sheet (Albanian, 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
OSFA total Albania budget, 2020
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 2 million for 2020 (Albania), per OSF 2021 fact sheet. Europe total for 2020: USD 92.9 million. The fact sheet gives no breakdown figures that could be read reliably.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: OSFA Albania programmes
- Open Society in Albania fact sheet (Albanian, 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
USAID Justice for All project (implemented by EWMI)
No amount recorded
contractSource label: VerifiedStated definition: About USD 9 million (Top Channel, May 2016; Judicial Watch, 2018); Fox News gives USD 8.8 million for 2016. The period is 2016-2021. USAID denies that it gave grants to OSFA. This is not an OSFA financial record.
Date: 2016 · Payer: USAID · Payee: East-West Management Institute (implementer)
- USAID presents 9 million USD project for justice reform (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · May 2016 · journalism · EN
- USAID Justice for All (JFA), Albania (opens in a new tab)EWMI · 2016 · ngo · EN
- Obama State Dept used taxpayer dollars to fund George Soros group's political activities in Albania, watchdog group says (opens in a new tab)Fox News (reporting Judicial Watch) · Apr 2018 · journalism · EN
OSFA funding for BIRN Albania anti-corruption programme
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Amount not published in sources reviewed. BIRN was among the top four OSFA grant recipients in 2016 (OSF 2017 fact sheet).
Date: 2016 · Payer: Open Society Foundation for Albania · Payee: BIRN Albania
- The Open Society Foundation Albania (donor page) (opens in a new tab)BIRN · 5 Jun 2017 · journalism · EN
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
OSF spending on schools and kindergartens in the 1990s
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: More than USD 57 million, per OSF fact sheets, for 275 schools and kindergartens. OSF's claim; not independently checked.
Date: 1990 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: Albanian schools and kindergartens
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
OSF total funding in Albania since 1992 (cumulative claim)
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 131 million, as printed in the OSF 2017 fact sheets (English and Albanian). Cumulative and self-reported by OSF, not an audited figure. Not a single payment.
Date: 1992-2017 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: Albania programmes (all)
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society Foundations in Albania (fact sheet, Albanian, 2017) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 26 May 2017 · ngo · SQ
OSF spending on 275 schools and kindergartens, 1990s
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: More than USD 57 million, as printed in the OSF 2017 and 2021 fact sheets. OSF's own claim; not independently checked here.
Date: 1990s · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: Albanian schools and kindergartens
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania: 9 facts (fact sheet, English, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
OSF/OSFA project funding in Albania, 2016 (total of all grants)
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 2.2 million for 2016, as printed in the OSF 2017 fact sheets. Only the top four 2016 recipients are named (Res Publica, BIRN Albania, Children are the Future, Youth Roma and Egyptian Movement); no per-recipient amounts are printed.
Date: 2016 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: OSFA grantees (top four named)
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society Foundations in Albania (fact sheet, Albanian, 2017) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 26 May 2017 · ngo · SQ
OSFA earmark for justice reform (expert panel, outreach, website, conferences), 2015
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 600,000, as printed in the OSF 2017 and 2021 fact sheets. Expert panel size printed as 20 (2017 English and 2021 English) and as 60 (2021 Albanian). No spending breakdown published in these sheets.
Date: 2015 · Payer: Open Society Foundation for Albania · Payee: Justice reform expert panel, outreach, website, conferences
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania: 9 facts (fact sheet, English, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania: fact sheet (Albanian, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
OSF budget for Albania, 2020 (budget, not a single payment)
No amount recorded
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 2 million total budget for Albania in 2020, as printed in the OSF March 2021 fact sheets (English and Albanian). Europe-wide 2020 budget USD 92.9 million on the same sheet. Budget, not a recorded payment.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: OSFA Albania programmes
- Open Society in Albania: 9 facts (fact sheet, English, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania: fact sheet (Albanian, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · SQ
OSFA funds BIRN Albania anti-corruption programme
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Amount not published. BIRN's donor page gives no amount; the OSF 2017 fact sheet lists BIRN Albania among the top four 2016 recipients without a figure.
Date: 2016-2017 · Payer: Open Society Foundation for Albania · Payee: BIRN Albania
- The Open Society Foundation Albania (BIRN donor page) (opens in a new tab)BIRN (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network) · 5 Jun 2017 · journalism · EN
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
OSFA listed as a main donor to the Albanian Helsinki Committee
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Amount not published. The AHC page lists OSFA among main donors 'in the last three years', without amounts or years per donor.
Date: undated (last three years per page) · Payer: Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA) · Payee: Albanian Helsinki Committee
- Albanian Helsinki Committee: Partners, Network and Donors (opens in a new tab)Albanian Helsinki Committee · undated · ngo · EN
OSF funds supported Res Publica's Gerdec compensation work
No amount recorded
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Amount not published. The 2017 and 2021 fact sheets say OSF funds supported Res Publica's efforts to win compensation for families of the 2008 Gerdec ammunition factory explosions (26 killed). No amount given.
Date: 2017 (fact sheet date; work period not stated) · Payer: Open Society Foundations · Payee: Res Publica Center
- Open Society Foundations in Albania: a brief history (fact sheet, English) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · 15 May 2017 · ngo · EN
- Open Society in Albania: 9 facts (fact sheet, English, March 2021) (opens in a new tab)Open Society Foundations · Mar 2021 · ngo · EN
Lëvizja Bashkë: state party-support transfer (CEC), Dec 2025
2,307,418 lek
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Open Spending Albania register, 'Transferta per partite politike'. Registered 30 Dec 2025, paid 31 Dec 2025. Domestic public funding, not foreign money. Figure as published in the register.
Date: 31 Dec 2025 · Payer: Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve (CEC) · Payee: Lëvizja Bashkë
- Partia Levizja BASHKE (Open Spending Albania) (opens in a new tab)Open Spending Albania (State Treasury data) · 29 Jul 2026 · official · EN
Lëvizja Bashkë: transfer recorded on 17 Apr 2026 (paying institution listed as Lëvizja Bashkë)
6,330,947 lek
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Listed in the register as paid by 'Lëvizja Bashkë' itself, with reference to a ministry letter dated 7 Apr 2026 (per search summary). This labelling looks inconsistent with the other two CEC payments and is not interpreted here; the CEC annual financial report should be checked to confirm the source.
Date: 17 Apr 2026 · Payer: Lëvizja Bashkë (as listed in register; unclear) · Payee: Lëvizja Bashkë
- Partia Levizja BASHKE (Open Spending Albania) (opens in a new tab)Open Spending Albania (State Treasury data) · 29 Jul 2026 · official · EN
Lëvizja Bashkë: state party-support transfer (CEC), Jul 2026
2,400,000 lek
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Open Spending Albania register, 'Transferta per partite politike'. Registered 28 Jul 2026, paid 29 Jul 2026. Domestic public funding, not foreign money.
Date: 29 Jul 2026 · Payer: Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve (CEC) · Payee: Lëvizja Bashkë
- Partia Levizja BASHKE (Open Spending Albania) (opens in a new tab)Open Spending Albania (State Treasury data) · 29 Jul 2026 · official · EN
Officials and people linked
Director of programmes, OSFA (2016-2017)
Evidence: Wikipedia biography; needs confirmation from an OSF or public-record source.
Head / executive director of OSFA
Evidence: Balkanweb (2017) names him head of the Soros Foundation in Albania; Tirana Times (2017) names him executive director.
Alleged former OSF board membership
Evidence: The American Spectator (partisan) says Rama was a former Soros board member; exit.al says he was a board member of OSF Albania. No OSF board list confirmed this.
Executive director of OSFA
Evidence: OSFA staff page (Wayback, Jan 2021): 'Andi Dobrushi, Drejtor Ekzekutiv'.
Director of finance and administration at OSFA
Evidence: OSFA staff page (Wayback, Jan 2021): 'Drejtore e Financës dhe Administratës'.
Chair of OSFA board (Jan 2021)
Evidence: OSFA board page (Wayback, Jan 2021): 'Kryetare Bordi'.
media voice: Balkanweb (summary of 'Open' programme interview) (undated in search result)
Evidence: Says the Soros Foundation moved closer to Rama's government; democracy funds ended up supporting a political class close to Rama.
publicly criticises OSFA's role (statement only; no funding link)
Evidence: Balkanweb summary of an 'Open' TV interview: says the Soros Foundation moved closer to government and its democracy funds supported a political class close to Rama. No document shows Lubonja received OSF or OSFA money.
OSFA board member (archived 2021 page)
Evidence: OSFA board page archived 23 Jan 2021 lists Lutfi Dervishi as a board member.
Claimed OSFA programme director 2016-2017 (not on ECHR CV)
Evidence: Wikipedia and ECLJ say so; his ECHR CV has no OSFA entry. Unresolved.
Executive Director of OSFA (2017; Dec 2019)
Evidence: Top Channel (20 Dec 2019) names him as executive director of the Open Society Foundation in Albania; 2017 coverage names him as head.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 2013
Allegations that Open Society influenced the 2016 Albanian justice reform and the government
Opposition politicians, some commentators and several conservative US outlets say that Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA) and wider Soros-linked funding shaped the 2016 constitutional justice…
Status: Unresolved. Allegations are made by partisan actors and advocacy groups. No court, prosecutor or official body has found that OSF directed the reform.
From 2014
Open Society Foundation Albania and the 2014-2016 justice reform
The Open Society Foundation for Albania (OSFA) says it financed and supported Albania's justice reform, including a 2015 earmark of USD 600,000 for an expert panel, public outreach, a website and…
Status: Contested. No court finding of wrongdoing was found. The funding amounts from OSFA's own documents are published; claims about drafting and political influence…
From Dec 2016
Funding of the Flamingo protest organisers and the 'Soros' accusations against them
Named organisers of the 2026 Flamingo movement are spread across an informal protest network, with Lëvizja Bashkë and Shqipëria Bëhet as the two registered political vehicles of named leaders. For…
Status: Open research. No OSF/OSFA grant to a named protest organiser found. Party-finance records checked only through the Open Spending Albania register; CEC annual…
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 19 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 5 sources
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 25 Jan 2017
- Publisher
- Open Society Foundations
- Date
- 15 May 2017
- Publisher
- BIRN
- Date
- 5 Jun 2017
- Publisher
- Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për Shqipërinë (archived)
- Date
- 25 Jan 2021
- Publisher
- Fondacioni Shoqëria e Hapur për Shqipërinë (archived)
- Date
- 23 Jan 2021
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 8 sources
- Publisher
- Open Society Foundations
- Date
- 25 Mar 2021
- Publisher
- Open Society Foundations
- Date
- Mar 2021
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Open Society Foundations
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Grassroots Justice Network
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Open Society Foundations
- Date
- Mar 2021
- Publisher
- Albanian Helsinki Committee
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- 20 Dec 2019
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Balkanweb (summary of 'Open' programme interview)
- Date
- undated in search result
- Publisher
- Co-PLAN
- Date
- 6 Sep 2017
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 3 sources
- Publisher
- The American Spectator
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Albanian Helsinki Committee
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Libertarian Institute
- Date
- 2026
Other connections
- Hypothesis→Allegations that Open Society influenced the 2016 Albanian justice reform and the governmentSource label: Under investigation
Alleged role in shaping the 2016 justice reform
Evidence: OSFA says it participated; critics say it drafted or directed the reform. No court or official finding.
OSFA funds BIRN anti-corruption programme
Evidence: BIRN's donor page says OSFA funds BIRN Albania's anti-corruption programme; OSF 2017 fact sheet lists BIRN among top four 2016 grant recipients.
OSFA grant to Res Publica
Evidence: OSF 2017 fact sheet: OSFA funds supported Res Publica's efforts for Gërdec victims' compensation; Res Publica is a 2016 top-four grant recipient.
OSF funds OSFA and its Albania programmes
Evidence: OSF fact sheets 2017 and 2021 describe OSFA's budget and programme funding (USD 2M for Albania in 2020).
- Business relationship→BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)Source label: Officially reported
OSFA funds BIRN Albania anti-corruption programme
Evidence: BIRN donor page: 'OSFA funds BIRN Albania's anti-corruption program'. No amount.
OSF funds support Res Publica (Gerdec compensation)
Evidence: OSF 2017 and 2021 fact sheets name Res Publica among top 2016 grant recipients and as recipient of funds for Gerdec compensation work. No amount.
OSFA listed as main donor to AHC
Evidence: AHC partners and donors page lists 'Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA)' among main donors in the last three years. No amount.
- Business relationship→Children are the Future (Fëmijët janë e ardhmja)Source label: Officially reported
Top four 2016 OSF grant recipient
Evidence: OSF 2017 fact sheet names Children are the Future among the top four 2016 grant recipients. No amount.
Top four 2016 OSF grant recipient
Evidence: OSF 2017 fact sheet names Youth Roma and Egyptian Movement among the top four 2016 grant recipients. No amount.
- Business relationship←BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)Source label: Officially reported
BIRN Albania listed as receiving OSFA support (donor listing); no protest organiser involved
Evidence: BIRN donor page lists OSFA as donor 2010-now; Libertarian Institute lists BIRN and Reporter.al among OSFA-supported bodies.
OSFA funds BIRN anti-corruption programme
Evidence: BIRN's donor page: 'OSFA funds BIRN Albania's anti-corruption program'. Amount not stated.
- Business relationship→Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development (Albania)Source label: Under investigation
OSFA listed as donor on Co-PLAN 2017 project
Evidence: Co-PLAN completed projects listing (posted 2017-09-06) names 'Open Society Foundation in Albania' as donor; amount not stated.
OSFA listed among AHC donors (search summary only)
Evidence: A search summary says AHC's donors include OSFA. Neither opened AHC page (grants, about us) names OSFA, so this is unconfirmed.
OSFA named as a 'support' organisation for Reporter.al (opinion source)
Evidence: Libertarian Institute essay says the outlet 'was established with support from organizations including the Open Society Foundation in Albania (OSFA)'. Reporter.al's own donor page was not checked.
- Business relationship→BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)Source label: Officially reported
OSFA funds BIRN Albania anti-corruption programme (no amount)
Evidence: BIRN donor page: 'OSFA funds BIRN Albania's anti-corruption program'; range '2010 - Now'.
- Business relationship→LëvizAlbania (MoveAlbania), Swiss-funded local democracy projectSource label: Under investigation
OSFA one of three local implementers of Swiss-funded LëvizAlbania
Evidence: 2017 OSF fact sheet, as summarised in search results (PDF not readable).
Tested link: no OSFA support, funding or statement found
Evidence: No OSFA or OSF statement, grant, or training on the October 2026 protests was found in the searches run. OSFA's documented work (student journalists' media training, per OSF newsroom search summary) is not linked to these protests in any source read.