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. New York University — Work on Fish Welfare (2020)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $95,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  2. Stanford University — Universal Flu Drug Research (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $415,000
    Scientific Research
  3. Employ America — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $700,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  4. Project NIA — Transformative Justice Work (2020)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $170,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  5. Momentum — Criminal Justice Reform Trainings (2020)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $9,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Rita Allen Foundation — Award in Pain Scholars

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $330,000
    Scientific Research
  7. VST Bio — Stroke Treatment

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $4,500,000
    Scientific Research
  8. Grassroots Leadership, Inc. — Texas Advocates for Justice Project (2020)

    Award Date:
    07/2020
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  9. Yale University — Blood-Brain Barrier Antibodies Research

    Award Date:
    06/2020
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Alzheimer's Research
  10. Wilson Center — AI Policy Seminar Series (June 2020)

    Award Date:
    06/2020
    Amount:
    $496,540
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI