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. IDinsight — Embedded GiveWell Team

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $2,321,617
    Global Health & Development
  2. Mercy For Animals — India Animal Welfare Reform

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  3. Target Malaria — Gene Drives for Malaria Control

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $17,500,000
    Scientific Research
  4. NASEM — International Meeting on Governance of Dual-Use Research

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $452,545
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  5. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky)

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research
  6. Alliance for Safety and Justice — General Support (2017)

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $4,000,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  7. Court Watch NOLA — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. FFAR — Farm Animal Welfare Research

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. The Greenfield Project — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $2,350,000
    Scientific Research