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
UC Berkeley — In-Line Water Chlorination Devices (Amy Pickering) University of California, Berkeley Scientific Research 10/2020 $99,000
Vegan Women Summit — Plant- and Cell-Based Startup Pitch Competition Vegan Women Summit Farm Animal Welfare 10/2020 $20,000
Smitha Milli — Participatory Approaches to Machine Learning Workshop Smitha Milli Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 10/2020 $370
ANTI-VeC — Malaria Prevention Research ANTI-VeC Scientific Research 10/2020 $700,000
Center for a New American Security — AI and Security Projects Center for a New American Security Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 10/2020 $116,744
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — DNA Synthesis Screening Methods Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 10/2020 $890,000
GiveWell — General Support (October 2020) GiveWell Global Health & Development 10/2020 $2,389,753
Movement Alliance Project — Prosecutor Accountability (October 2020) Movement Alliance Project Criminal Justice Reform 10/2020 $245,000
YIMBY Law — General Support (October 2020) YIMBY Law Land Use Reform 10/2020 $500,000
Success Stories — Workshop Support Success Stories Criminal Justice Reform 10/2020 $50,000
Direct Relief — COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa Direct Relief Global Health & Development 10/2020 $275,000
University of Glasgow — Malaria Prevention Research (Steven Sinkins) University of Glasgow Scientific Research 10/2020 $3,175,000
Centre for Effective Altruism — Longtermist Incubator Centre for Effective Altruism Longtermism 09/2020 $48,736
The Humane League — Open Wing Alliance (2020) The Humane League Farm Animal Welfare 09/2020 $3,600,000
Center for International Security and Cooperation — AI Accident Risk and Technology Competition Center for International Security and Cooperation Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 09/2020 $67,000
Free Hearts — Criminal Justice Reform (2020) Free Hearts Criminal Justice Reform 09/2020 $150,000
World Animal Net — Broiler Chicken and Pig Welfare Guidelines World Animal Net Farm Animal Welfare 09/2020 $37,600
We Got Us Now — Leadership, Training, and Planning Support (2020) We Got Us Now Criminal Justice Reform 09/2020 $100,000
University of California, Los Angeles — Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (2020) University of California, Los Angeles Scientific Research 09/2020 $2,250,000
AcceleratingHT — COVID-19 Response AcceleratingHT Global Catastrophic Risks; Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness 09/2020 $50,000