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. Mass Liberation Arizona — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. Stanford University — Preclinical Research on Hepatitis B (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $915,000
    Scientific Research
  3. Court Watch NOLA — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  4. Humane Society International — African Swine Fever Training (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $60,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  5. You Are Not Alone — Drug Possession Decriminalization

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $1,500
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2020 Class

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $2,300,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  7. Movement Voter Project — Criminal Justice Reform (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $750,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Sinergia Animal — Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $800,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $585,000
    Scientific Research
  10. 1Day Sooner — General Support (May 2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness