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. Duke University — CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editing Tools (Charles Gersbach)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $2,550,171
    Scientific Research
  2. University of Michigan — Support for David Manley

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $46,695
    Open Philanthropy Project
  3. USC — Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Berislav Zlokovic)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $1,944,704
    Alzheimer's Research
  4. University of Chicago — Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Sangram Sisodia)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $2,322,876
    Alzheimer's Research
  5. Otwarte Klatki — CARE Conference Travel Grants

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $10,350
    Farm Animal Welfare
  6. CDC Foundation — Malaria Control Research Project (2018)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $1,044,501
    Scientific Research
  7. UC Berkeley — Drought-Tolerant Rice (Brian Staskawicz)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Scientific Research
  8. Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics — Animal Sentience Workshop

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $6,683
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. Better Eating International — Organizational Development

    Award Date:
    09/2018
    Amount:
    $12,690
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. Community Justice Exchange — General Support

    Award Date:
    09/2018
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Criminal Justice Reform