We want to maximize the impact of our portfolio.

We’re open to supporting safe bets, like direct cash transfers to the world’s poorest people, as well as high-risk, high-reward projects, like minimizing risks from potentially world-changing science and technology. Read more about how we choose what to fund here.

  1. We Got Us Now — Leadership, Training, and Planning Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. AcceleratingHT — COVID-19 Response

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  3. CSIS — AI Accident Risk and Technology Competition

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $118,307
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  4. BlackRoots Alliance — Work on Prosecutor Accountability (2020)

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  5. Newark Community Street Team — Community-Based Public Safety Work

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $60,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Black Strategy Fund — General Support

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  7. FAS — International Science Advisory Body for Biosecurity

    Award Date:
    09/2020
    Amount:
    $175,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  8. UC Berkeley — Assessing COVID-19 Infection Prevalence in Rural Kenya

    Award Date:
    08/2020
    Amount:
    $220,000
    Scientific Research
  9. University of Pennsylvania — Geopolitical Forecasting Research (2020)

    Award Date:
    08/2020
    Amount:
    $29,432
    Forecasting
  10. InMyWords — Restorative Justice

    Award Date:
    08/2020
    Amount:
    $61,500
    Criminal Justice Reform