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. Matthew Kenney – Language Model Capabilities Benchmarking

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $397,350
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  2. The University of Southampton — Farm Animal Welfare Research

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $47,517
    Farm Animal Welfare
  3. Exscientia — Agonists for Interferon Lambda

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $2,300,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  4. Michael Specter — Existential Risk Courses at MIT (2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $60,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit — Conference Support (2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $169,200
    Farm Animal Welfare
  6. Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative — HAIST Office Space

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $151,678
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  7. Forecasting Research Institute — Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $75,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  8. Global Food Partners — Cage-free Implementation in Asia (2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $4,000,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. Stanford University — Immunization Research (2023)

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Scientific Research
  10. Obafemi Awolowo University — Atorvastatin Combination Trial for Tuberculosis

    Award Date:
    09/2023
    Amount:
    $318,450
    Global Health R&D