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. Krystal Caldwell and Sydney Heiss — Farm Animal Welfare Research

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $156,781
    Farm Animal Welfare
  2. Georgetown University — Center on Poverty and Inequality

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  3. Sightsavers — Deworming Programs (January 2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $2,710,100
    Global Health & Development
  4. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — General Support

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  5. World Animal Protection — Farm Animal Welfare in Southeast Asia

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $400,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  6. Essere Animali — Farm Animal Welfare Work in Italy (2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $462,974
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. Rethink Priorities — Farm Animal Welfare Research (2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $910,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  8. GiveWell — General Support (January 2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $2,245,570
    Global Health & Development
  9. YIMBY Law — General Support (January 2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Housing Affordability
  10. RAND Corporation — Research on the State of AI Assurance Methods

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $30,751
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI