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
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
Vera Institute of Justice — Common Justice Vera Institute of Justice Criminal Justice Reform 02/2016 $200,000
Seattle for Everyone — General Support Seattle for Everyone Land Use Reform 02/2016 $50,000
Protect the People — Seasonal Migration from Haiti Protect the People Immigration Policy 02/2016 $550,000
Center for Global Development — General Support Center for Global Development Global Health & Development 02/2016 $3,000,000
Mercy For Animals — Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Mercy For Animals Farm Animal Welfare 02/2016 $1,000,000
The Humane Society of the United States — Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns The Humane Society of the United States Farm Animal Welfare 02/2016 $500,000
Alliance for Safety and Justice — General Support Alliance for Safety and Justice Criminal Justice Reform 02/2016 $1,750,000
The Humane League — Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns The Humane League Farm Animal Welfare 02/2016 $1,000,000
Voice of the Ex-Offender — Southern Regional Convening Voice of the Ex-Offender Criminal Justice Reform 02/2016 $40,000
Princeton University — Rescuing Biomedical Research Rescuing Biomedical Research Scientific Research 01/2016 $299,112
Deworm the World Initiative — General Support Evidence Action Global Health & Development 01/2016 $10,790,000
Against Malaria Foundation — General Support Against Malaria Foundation Global Health & Development 01/2016 $22,845,518
GiveDirectly — General Support GiveDirectly Economic Empowerment; Global Health & Development 01/2016 $9,750,000
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative — General Support Schistosomiasis Control Initiative Global Health & Development 01/2016 $1,000,000
JustLeadershipUSA — Campaign to Close Rikers JustLeadershipUSA Criminal Justice Reform 12/2015 $900,000
Center for Popular Democracy — Fed Up Campaign 2016 Center for Popular Democracy Macroeconomic Policy 12/2015 $1,429,000