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.

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  1. University of Colorado — COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  2. Compassion in World Farming USA — Global EggTrack Program

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $78,750
    Farm Animal Welfare

  3. A New Way of Life — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  4. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky) (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Scientific Research

  5. fair-fish international association — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $630,370
    Farm Animal Welfare

  6. Movement Alliance Project — Prosecutor Accountability (March 2020)

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

  7. Broad Institute — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Stacey Gabriel)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $925,000
    Scientific Research

  8. Against COVID-19 — COVID-19 Database Support

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  9. UC Davis — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Koen Van Rompay)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $170,190
    Scientific Research

  10. Johns Hopkins University — Support for Jared Kaplan and Brice Ménard

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $55,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI