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. Alliance for Safety and Justice — General Support

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $3,000,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund — General Support

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Housing Affordability
  3. Economic Policy Institute — Macroeconomic Policy Research

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  4. George Mason University — Research into Future AI Scenarios

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $277,435
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  5. Roosevelt Institute — Macroeconomic Policy Research

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  6. Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition — General Support

    Award Date:
    06/2016
    Amount:
    $61,600
    Criminal Justice Reform
  7. Center for Applied Rationality — SPARC

    Award Date:
    05/2016
    Amount:
    $304,000
    Effective Altruism
  8. Innovations for Poverty Action — Mindset Engagement in Cash Transfers

    Award Date:
    05/2016
    Amount:
    $350,000
    Global Health & Development
  9. American Conservative Union — Center for Criminal Justice Reform (2016)

    Award Date:
    05/2016
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  10. AU — Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment

    Award Date:
    05/2016
    Amount:
    $76,234
    Solar Radiation Management