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
Non-trivial Pursuits — General Support Non-Trivial Effective Altruism 07/2022 $1,005,000
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Language Model Alignment Research Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Potential Risks from Advanced AI 06/2022 $40,000
Sinergia Animal — Farm Animal Welfare in Southeast Asia and Latin America Sinergia Animal Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $2,376,103
Convergent Research — Sequencing Roadmap Convergent Research Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 06/2022 $250,000
Columbia University — Far-UVC Sterilization Research Columbia University Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 06/2022 $3,200,000
Flanders Institute of Biotechnology — Syphilis Vaccine Research Flanders Institute of Biotechnology Scientific Research 06/2022 $731,828
University of Chicago — Chicago School of Existential Risk University of Chicago Global Catastrophic Risks 06/2022 $207,000
Oregon Health and Science University — Research on Oocyte Production Oregon Health and Science University Scientific Research; Transformative Basic Science 06/2022 $4,000,000
Animal Outlook — Animal Welfare Investigation Animal Outlook Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $125,000
Epoch-General Support Epoch Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 06/2022 $1,960,000
Century Fellowship — 2022 Cohort Century Fellowship Longtermism; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 06/2022 $1,630,927
Aquatic Life Institute — General Support Aquatic Life Institute Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $100,000
Breakthrough Institute — Research on Plant-Based Meat Consumption Breakthrough Institute Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $50,000
Rethink Priorities — Dimensions of Welfare Workshop Rethink Priorities Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $40,000
One for the World — General Support (2022) One for the World Global Health & Development 06/2022 $299,285
University of Edinburgh — Effective Altruism Psychology Course University of Edinburgh Effective Altruism 06/2022 $47,000
YIMBY Law – General Support (2022) YIMBY Law Land Use Reform 06/2022 $500,000
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — SERI MATS Program (2022) Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Potential Risks from Advanced AI 06/2022 $1,008,127
Open Philanthropy Undergraduate Scholarships (2022) Effective Altruism 06/2022 $2,443,208
People For Animals Uttarakhand — Farm Animal Welfare Fellowship (2022) People for Animals Uttarakhand Farm Animal Welfare 06/2022 $100,000