We want to maximize the impact of our portfolio.

We’re open to supporting safe bets, like direct cash transfers to the world’s poorest people, as well as high-risk, high-reward projects, like minimizing risks from potentially world-changing science and technology. Read more about how we choose what to fund here.

  1. Health Alliance for Violence Intervention — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. Stanford University — Research on Lipid Nanoparticles (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $610,000
    Scientific Research
  3. Wilson Center — AI Policy Training Program

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $291,214
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  4. University of Cambridge — Machine Learning Research

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. CE — Development of New Animal Welfare Charities (2021)

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $247,500
    Farm Animal Welfare
  6. Compassion in World Farming USA — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $550,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2021 Class

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $1,300,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  8. International Conference on Learning Representations — Security and Safety in Machine Learning

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $3,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  9. Wakker Dier — Farm Animal Welfare Litigation

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $1,180,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. Faunalytics — FAW Goal Setting and Impact Tracking

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Farm Animal Welfare