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 All Topics Date of Award Amount
AU — Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Global Catastrophic Risks; Solar Radiation Management 05/2016 $76,234
Promise of Justice Initiative — General Support Promise of Justice Initiative Criminal Justice Reform 05/2016 $81,000
iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 05/2016 $520,000
Better Boulder — YIMBY 2016 Better Boulder Land Use Reform 04/2016 $37,000
Accountable Justice Project — General Support Accountable Justice Project Criminal Justice Reform 04/2016 $350,000
Future of Research — General Support Future of Research Scientific Research 04/2016 $300,000
Compassion in World Farming USA — General Support Compassion in World Farming USA Farm Animal Welfare 04/2016 $550,000
Correctional Association of New York — General Support Correctional Association of New York Criminal Justice Reform 04/2016 $50,000
Global Animal Partnership — General Support Global Animal Partnership Farm Animal Welfare 04/2016 $500,000
Peterson Institute for International Economics — Macroeconomic Stabilization Peterson Institute for International Economics Macroeconomic Policy 04/2016 $250,000
Center for American Progress — Macroeconomic Stabilization Center for American Progress Macroeconomic Policy 03/2016 $500,000
University of Pennsylvania — Philip Tetlock on Forecasting University of Pennsylvania Forecasting 03/2016 $500,000
University of Southern California — Genomic Research Methods University of Southern California Scientific Research 03/2016 $1,738,500
Ayni Institute — Movement Ecology Training Ayni Institute Criminal Justice Reform 03/2016 $115,000
New Incentives — General Support New Incentives Economic Empowerment; Potential GiveWell Top Charities; Global Health & Development 03/2016 $300,000
Evidence Action — No Lean Season Evidence Action Potential GiveWell Top Charities; Global Health & Development 03/2016 $812,351
Future of Life Institute — General Support Future of Life Institute Global Catastrophic Risks 03/2016 $100,000
MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group — Brain Mapping Research (Ed Boyden) MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group Scientific Research 03/2016 $2,970,000
Institute of the Black World — Criminal Justice Reform Institute of the Black World Criminal Justice Reform 03/2016 $50,000
The Ordinary People Society — Criminal Justice Reform The Ordinary People Society Criminal Justice Reform 03/2016 $50,000