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.

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  1. UC Berkeley — Research on Rapid COVID-19 Serology Testing

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $1,300,000
    Scientific Research

  2. University of Colorado — COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  3. Compassion in World Farming USA — Global EggTrack Program

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $78,750
    Farm Animal Welfare

  4. A New Way of Life — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  5. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky) (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Scientific Research

  6. fair-fish international association — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $630,370
    Farm Animal Welfare

  7. Movement Alliance Project — Prosecutor Accountability (March 2020)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $180,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  8. Broad Institute — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Stacey Gabriel)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $925,000
    Scientific Research

  9. Against COVID-19 — COVID-19 Database Support

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  10. UC Davis — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Koen Van Rompay)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $170,190
    Scientific Research