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. Wilson Center — AI Policy Seminar Series (February 2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $368,440
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  2. Soko Tierschutz — Factory Farm Investigations (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $297,291
    Farm Animal Welfare
  3. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Masters and PhD Program Support

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $1,860,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  4. UC Davis — Malaria Gene Drive Feasibility Analysis (Greg Lanzaro)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research
  5. Stanford University — COVID-19 Drug Research (February 2020) (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $165,000
    Scientific Research
  6. University of Oxford — New Office for Effective Altruism Organizations

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $776,271
    Effective Altruism
  7. Future of Humanity Institute — New DPhil Positions

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $939,263
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  8. CDC Foundation — Reproductive Health Data Analysis (Dmitry Kissin)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $662,072
    Scientific Research
  9. Machine Intelligence Research Institute — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $6,243,750
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  10. 80,000 Hours — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $2,893,125
    Effective Altruism