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. CDC Foundation — Malaria Control Research Project (2021)

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $672,500
    Scientific Research
  2. Hypermind — AI Forecasting Tournament

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $121,124
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  3. UC Berkeley — Adversarial Robustness Research (David Wagner)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $330,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  4. University of Tübingen — Adversarial Robustness Research (Matthias Hein)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. UC Berkeley — Adversarial Robustness Research (Dawn Song)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $330,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  6. Sightsavers — Deworming Programs (February 2021)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $2,796,000
    Global Health & Development
  7. San Francisco Rising — Criminal Justice Reform

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. University of Tübingen — Robustness Research (Wieland Brendel)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $590,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  9. Council on Energy, Environment, and Water — Air Quality Sensors in South Asia

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $900,000
    South Asian Air Quality
  10. Weill Cornell Medical College — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $220,553
    Scientific Research