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.

Topics

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  1. Mothers Against Police Brutality — Prosecutorial Reform

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  2. Ayni Institute — Movement Ecology and Metrics

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  3. Blackbird — Ending Mass Incarceration

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $425,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  4. Mass General — Alzheimer’s Disease Research (Tanzi and Moir) (2016)

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $1,100,000
    Scientific Research

  5. Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition — Prosecutorial Reform

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $75,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  6. JustLeadershipUSA — Campaign to Close Rikers

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $3,400,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  7. LEAD National Support Bureau — General Support

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  8. UC Berkeley — Plant Pathology Workshop (Brian Staskawicz)

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $63,000
    Scientific Research

  9. Civil Rights Corps — General Support

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  10. AI Impacts — General Support

    Award Date:
    12/2016
    Amount:
    $32,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI