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. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — SERI Summer Fellowship

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $210,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  2. LessWrong — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $460,000
    Effective Giving and Careers
  3. Action St. Louis — Prosecutor Accountability

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $65,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  4. Employ America — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $750,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  5. iGEM — Support for Team ABSI_Kenya's Project

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $8,500
    Scientific Research
  6. HSI — Farm Animal Welfare in Southeast Asia and Latin America

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $650,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. Stanford Existential Risks Initiative — Distribution of The Precipice

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $9,931
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  8. Equalia — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $817,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. Abundant Housing LA — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Housing Policy Reform
  10. Carnegie Mellon University — Adversarial Robustness Research

    Award Date:
    05/2021
    Amount:
    $330,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks