We fund organizations and projects that show great promise for saving and improving lives and for helping us learn.

We’ve organized the grants in Our Portfolio in a database that you can browse and download. Grants recommended by Open Philanthropy also appear in its grants database here.

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Grant Organization All Topics Date of Award Amount
Open Philanthropy Biosecurity Scholarships (2023) Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2022 $183,178
Aquatic Life Institute — Aquatic Animal Welfare Aquatic Life Institute Farm Animal Welfare 11/2022 $150,000
Washington University — Gut Microbiomes and Alzheimer’s Disease (2022) Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Research; Alzheimer's Research 11/2022 $2,000,000
University of Helsinki — Travel Funding for Air Pollution Research University of Helsinki South Asian Air Quality 11/2022 $87,743
Effektiv Spenden — General Support Effektiv Spenden Effective Altruism 11/2022 $2,120,000
Material Innovation Initiative — Plant-Based Fashion Alternatives (2022) Material Innovation Initiative Farm Animal Welfare 11/2022 $600,000
SecureBio — Biosecurity Research SecureBio Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2022 $1,420,937
AI Safety Support — SERI MATS Program AI Safety Support Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2022 $1,538,000
London Effective Altruism Hub — EA Organizing in London Arcadia Impact Effective Altruism 11/2022 $445,000
Seton Hall University — Longtermism Course Development Seton Hall University Effective Altruism 11/2022 $39,780
Alignment Research Center — General Support (November 2022) Alignment Research Center Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2022 $1,250,000
Helena — Health Security Policy Helena Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2022 $500,000
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay — PAVITRA Pollution Modeling Tool Indian Institute of Technology Bombay South Asian Air Quality 11/2022 $647,618
Center for AI Safety — General Support Center for AI Safety Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2022 $5,160,000
George Mason University — Michael Clemens Migration Research George Mason University Immigration Policy 11/2022 $450,000
Equalia — Corporate Campaigns (2022) Equalia Farm Animal Welfare 11/2022 $2,409,106
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Machine Learning Alignment Theory Scholars Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2022 $2,047,268
New York University — Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative Follow-Up New York University Global Health & Development 11/2022 $450,000
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — General Support (2022) Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2022 $100,000
Global Animal Partnership — Exit Grant Global Animal Partnership Farm Animal Welfare 10/2022 $500,000