Overview

• After J. D. Vance said George Soros “funds” The Nation on September 15, magazine president Bhaskar Sunkara denied it, stating the outlet gets “not one dime” from Soros or Open Society Foundations.
• Newsbusters cited Foundation Directory Online data showing The Nation Institute received at least $1,349,000 from Soros-linked organizations between 2004 and 2019.
• The Nation Institute rebranded as Type Media Center in 2019, and a 2023 MacArthur Foundation grant description said the Center supports book publishing, fellowship programs, and The Nation magazine.
• Grant records reported by Newsbusters include a $150,000 Soros grant to Type Media Center in 2022 and a $60,000 grant in 2018 to support an editorial director fellowship at The Nation Institute.
• Newsbusters also faulted Politico for repeating The Nation’s denial without noting the grant history, as the dispute over how to characterize the magazine’s ties to its affiliate continued.