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. Vera Institute of Justice — Criminal Justice Reform Report

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. OpenAI — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $30,000,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  3. World Animal Protection — Broiler Chicken Welfare

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $517,588
    Farm Animal Welfare
  4. Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $195,000
    Scientific Research
  5. Centre for Effective Altruism — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $2,500,000
    Effective Altruism
  6. 80,000 Hours — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $1,125,000
    Effective Altruism
  7. National Alliance of Faith and Justice — Criminal Justice Reform

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Wageningen UR — Chicken Welfare Systematic Assessment

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $88,345
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. UCLA — Climate Engineering Governance

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $776,095
    Solar Radiation Management
  10. Workers Center for Racial Justice — Prosecutorial Accountability

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $125,000
    Criminal Justice Reform