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. UC Davis — Malaria Gene Drive Feasibility Analysis (Greg Lanzaro)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research

  2. Stanford University — COVID-19 Drug Research (February 2020) (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $165,000
    Scientific Research

  3. University of Oxford — New Office for Effective Altruism Organizations

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $776,271
    Effective Altruism

  4. Future of Humanity Institute — New DPhil Positions

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $939,263
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  5. CDC Foundation — Reproductive Health Data Analysis (Dmitry Kissin)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $662,072
    Scientific Research

  6. Machine Intelligence Research Institute — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $6,243,750
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  7. 80,000 Hours — General Support (2020)

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

  8. Malaria Consortium — Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $33,926,000
    Global Health & Development

  9. gui2de — Zusha! Road Safety Campaign (February 2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Global Health & Development

  10. Amistad Law Project — General Support (February 2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Criminal Justice Reform