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. The Pollination Project — Farm Animal and Veg Advocacy Conference

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $75,800
    Farm Animal Welfare
  2. Future of Humanity Institute — Research Scholars Programme

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $1,586,224
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  3. Duke University — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $130,982
    Scientific Research
  4. Mijente — Criminal Justice Reform (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  5. Penn State University — Research on Emergency Food Resilience (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $3,064,660
    Scientific Research
  6. Mass Liberation Arizona — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  7. Soroka Medical Center — COVID-19 Interferon Lambda Trial Study (Ohad Etzion)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $55,000
    Scientific Research
  8. Humane Society International — African Swine Fever Training (2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $60,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  9. Stanford University — Preclinical Research on Hepatitis B (Jeffrey Glenn)

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

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Criminal Justice Reform