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. Brown Institute for Media Innovation — COVID-19 Rapid Micro-Grants

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  2. Florida Rights Restoration Coalition — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $400,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  3. FFAR — Farm Animal Welfare Research (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  4. UC Berkeley — Research on Rapid COVID-19 Serology Testing

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $1,300,000
    Scientific Research
  5. University of Colorado — COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  6. Compassion in World Farming USA — Global EggTrack Program

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $78,750
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. A New Way of Life — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky) (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Scientific Research
  9. fair-fish international association — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $630,370
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. Movement Alliance Project — Prosecutor Accountability (March 2020)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $180,000
    Criminal Justice Reform