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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — AI Trends and Impacts Research (2020) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Forecasting 11/2020 $550,688
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice — Criminal Justice Reform (2020) Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Criminal Justice Reform 11/2020 $30,000
Washington University in St. Louis — Research on Cryptosporidium Hominis (David Sibley) Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Research 11/2020 $1,154,589
Urban Institute — Countercyclical State Funding Mechanisms Urban Institute Macroeconomic Policy 11/2020 $50,000
Dezernat Zukunft — Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Europe (2020) Dezernat Zukunft Macroeconomic Policy 11/2020 $202,079
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology — Malaria Prevention Research (Jeremy Herren) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Scientific Research 11/2020 $2,199,645
Future of Life Institute — General Support (2020) Future of Life Institute Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2020 $176,000
Compassion in World Farming — Farm Animal Welfare in Asia Compassion in World Farming USA Farm Animal Welfare 11/2020 $1,228,407
University of Bern — Layer Hen Breeding Research University of Bern Farm Animal Welfare 11/2020 $410,000
1Day Sooner — General Support (November 2020) 1Day Sooner Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2020 $600,000
Global Health Security Network — Global Health Security Conference Global Health Security Network Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2020 $50,000
A New Way of Life — Civic Engagement Work A New Way of Life Criminal Justice Reform 11/2020 $200,000
AI Impacts — General Support (2020) AI Impacts Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 11/2020 $50,000
221B Foundation — COVID-19 Testing in Nepal (Jay Mahat) 221B Foundation Scientific Research; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2020 $100,000
Reclaim Philadelphia — Judge Accountability Work (2020) Reclaim Philadelphia Criminal Justice Reform 11/2020 $165,000
Council on Strategic Risks — Biological Weapons Prevention (November 2020) Council on Strategic Risks Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 11/2020 $2,050,000
L214 — Broiler Welfare Campaigns in France (2020) L214 Farm Animal Welfare 11/2020 $1,642,046
Washington University in St. Louis — Research on Cryptosporidium Hominis Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Research 11/2020 $1,004,589
Yale University — Cardiovascular Disease Therapy Research Yale University Scientific Research 11/2020 $450,000
International Refugee Assistance Project — General Support (2020) International Refugee Assistance Project Immigration Policy 11/2020 $1,000,000