Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA)
Ownership as documented
Part of the Open Society Foundations network. Local governance not publicly documented in the sources read.
Description
Albanian arm of the Open Society Foundations. Widely reported to have been founded in 1992. Its funding and grant record for 1992-1997 and 2005-2013 was not found in the sources read. Berisha has said it helped entrench Rama's power. Its sponsorship of a survey on Albania was mentioned in 2016 coverage.
Contracts and money
Contracts and money: not found in the research. See the gaps list.
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
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 Feb 2016
Claims that Soros controls SPAK, the justice reform, Rama or the media
Since at least 2016 Berisha has said that Soros and Open Society shaped or corrupted Albanian institutions, including the justice reform, SPAK, the media, and Rama's government. He has called Rama a…
Status: Claims continue. No official finding.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- Feb 2016
- Publisher
- Daily Signal
- Date
- 13 Jun 2026