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
University of Chicago — Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Sangram Sisodia) University of Chicago Scientific Research; Alzheimer's Research 10/2018 $2,322,876
Otwarte Klatki — CARE Conference Travel Grants Otwarte Klatki Farm Animal Welfare 10/2018 $10,350
CDC Foundation — Malaria Control Research Project (2018) CDC Foundation Scientific Research 10/2018 $1,044,501
UC Berkeley — Drought-Tolerant Rice (Brian Staskawicz) University of California, Berkeley Scientific Research 10/2018 $200,000
Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics — Animal Sentience Workshop Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics Farm Animal Welfare 10/2018 $6,683
Better Eating International — Organizational Development Better Eating International Farm Animal Welfare 09/2018 $12,690
Community Justice Exchange — General Support Community Justice Exchange Criminal Justice Reform 09/2018 $250,000
Center for a New American Security — Outreach on Technological Risk Center for a New American Security Global Catastrophic Risks 09/2018 $400,352
Washington University — Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (David Holtzman) Washington University Scientific Research; Alzheimer's Research 09/2018 $1,726,594
New Virginia Majority Education Fund — Criminal Justice Reform New Virginia Majority Education Fund Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $150,000
The Humane League — General Support (2018) The Humane League Farm Animal Welfare 08/2018 $10,000,000
Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal — Crate- and Cage-Free Campaigning in Brazil (2018) Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal Farm Animal Welfare 08/2018 $200,000
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund — Criminal Justice Reform Texas Organizing Project Education Fund Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $56,000
GoalsRL — Workshop on Goal Specifications for Reinforcement Learning GoalsRL Global Catastrophic Risks; Potential Risks from Advanced AI 08/2018 $7,500
UCSF — Chronic Pain Research (Allan Basbaum) (2019) University of California, San Francisco Scientific Research 08/2018 $1,021,318
MAPS — Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial for PTSD therapy (2018) Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Drug Policy Reform 08/2018 $500,000
Civil Rights Corps — General Support (2018) Civil Rights Corps Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $25,000
Faith in Texas — Criminal Justice Reform Work Faith in Texas Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $250,000
Players Coalition Charitable Foundation — Criminal Justice Reform Players Coalition Charitable Foundation Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $50,000
The Soze Agency — Right of Return Fellowship The Soze Agency Criminal Justice Reform 08/2018 $300,000