We fund organizations and projects that show great promise for saving and improving lives and for helping us learn.

We've organized the grants in Our Portfolio in a database that you can browse and download. Grants recommended by Open Philanthropy also appear in its grants database here.

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Grant Organization Topic Date of Award Amount
Georgetown University — Public Health and Cannabis Legalization Georgetown University Drug Policy Reform 08/2015 $250,000
Future of Life Institute — Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction Future of Life Institute Potential Risks from Advanced AI 08/2015 $1,186,000
New York University — Support for a Labor Mobility RCT New York University Immigration Policy 08/2015 $30,000
Drug Policy Alliance — General Support Drug Policy Alliance Drug Policy Reform 08/2015 $150,000
ARNOVA — History of Philanthropy Prize ARNOVA History of Philanthropy 08/2015 $2,000
WaitList Zero — General Support WaitList Zero Organ Transplantation 08/2015 $200,000
Smart Growth America — Greater Greater Washington Education Project Smart Growth America Housing Affordability 07/2015 $275,000
Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative — General Support Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative Solar Radiation Management 07/2015 $500,000
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation — General Support Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Housing Affordability 06/2015 $100,000
Brookings Institution — Work on India and China Brookings Institution Policy 06/2015 $100,000
GiveDirectly — General Support GiveDirectly Global Health & Development 06/2015 $25,000,000
SPUR — General Support SPUR Housing Affordability 05/2015 $100,000
Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society — General Support Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Meta-Philanthropy 04/2015 $60,000
New York University — Work on Swift-and-Certain Sanctions New York University Criminal Justice Reform 04/2015 $80,000
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 04/2015 $300,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — Work on India and China Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Policy 03/2015 $100,000
New Incentives — General Support New Incentives Global Health & Development 03/2015 $100,000
Evidence Action — Seasonal Income Support Project Evidence Action Global Health & Development 03/2015 $170,792
Florida State University Project on Accountable Justice — General Support Florida State University Project on Accountable Justice Criminal Justice Reform 02/2015 $100,000
ASUC — Effective Altruists of Berkeley “DeCal” University Course Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley Effective Altruism 02/2015 $10,000