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. Stanford University — Infant Immunome Study

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $8,293,676
    Scientific Research
  2. Center for Global Development — Migration Program (2020)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Immigration Policy
  3. ISAE — Advance Farm Animal Welfare Science in Developing Nations (2020)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $229,830
    Farm Animal Welfare
  4. RSPCA — Broiler Chicken Welfare Outreach

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $425,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  5. Good Judgment Inc. — COVID-19 Forecasting

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $75,500
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  6. Stanford University — AI Safety Seminar

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $6,500
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  7. Centre for Effective Altruism — Support for Jade Leung

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $180,000
    Effective Altruism
  8. Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $2,970,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  9. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (February 2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $8,000,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  10. San Francisco Rising — Prosecutor Accountability

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Criminal Justice Reform