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.

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  1. AURA — YIMBYTown (2024)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $75,000
    Land Use Reform

  2. Training for Good — Operating Costs and Tarbell Fellowship

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $575,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  3. FAR AI — Alignment Workshop

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $166,500
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  4. OpenMined — Software for AI Audits

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $6,000,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  5. University of Maryland — Policy Fellowship (September 2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $286,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  6. The University of Southampton — Farm Animal Welfare Research

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $47,517
    Farm Animal Welfare

  7. Civita — Aid Policy Program

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $136,235
    Global Aid Policy

  8. Matthew Kenney – Language Model Capabilities Benchmarking

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $397,350
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  9. Exscientia — Agonists for Interferon Lambda

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $2,300,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  10. Michael Specter — Existential Risk Courses at MIT (2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $60,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks