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
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Sculpting Evolution Collaboration Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2021 $451,571
University of Washington — Protein Design Research (David Baker) University of Washington (Institute for Protein Design) Scientific Research 11/2021 $3,263,750
Founders Pledge — General Support (2021) Founders Pledge Effective Altruism 11/2021 $1,000,000
Stanford University — AI Alignment Research (2021) Stanford University Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2021 $1,500,000
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — SERI MATS Program Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2021 $195,000
LatinoJustice — Criminal Justice Reform Policy & Practice Center LatinoJustice Criminal Justice Reform 11/2021 $125,000
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — Research on Chronic Viral Infections  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Global Health & Development 11/2021 $2,670,441
UC Berkeley — Research on Labor Market Outcomes University of California, Berkeley Land Use Reform 11/2021 $50,000
fair-fish international association — Wild-Caught Fish Welfare Standards fair-fish international association Farm Animal Welfare 11/2021 $2,672,830
Desegregate CT — Data Project with the Urban Institute Desegregate CT Land Use Reform 11/2021 $75,000
Mass Eye and Ear — Alzheimer’s Disease Research (Joseph Arboleda-Velásquez) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Scientific Research; Alzheimer's Research 11/2021 $940,100
Texas Organizing Project — Criminal Justice Reform (2021) Texas Organizing Project Criminal Justice Reform 11/2021 $400,000
University of California, San Francisco Foundation — Reproductive Medicine Research San Francisco Foundation Scientific Research 11/2021 $550,000
Sightline Institute — Housing Reform in Washington and Oregon Sightline Institute Land Use Reform 11/2021 $500,000
Universidad de Antioquia— Alzheimer’s Disease Research (Francisco Lopera) Universidad de Antioquia Scientific Research; Alzheimer's Research 11/2021 $440,200
Redwood Research — General Support Redwood Research Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2021 $8,790,000
Future of Humanity Institute — Administrative and Operational Support Future of Humanity Institute Longtermism; Effective Altruism 11/2021 $400,000
Mila — Research Project on Artificial Intelligence Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2021 $237,931
iGEM — Biological Weapons Convention Verification Project International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2021 $300,000
The Degrees Initiative — General Support (2021) The Degrees Initiative Global Catastrophic Risks; Solar Radiation Management 10/2021 $7,000,000