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. Stanford University — Global Catastrophic Risk Education

    Award Date:
    12/2019
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risk

  2. WaitList Zero — General Support (2019)

    Award Date:
    12/2019
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Organ Transplantation

  3. Washington Center for Equitable Growth — Macroeconomic Policy

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $750,000
    Macroeconomic Policy

  4. Center for Popular Democracy — Fed Up Campaign (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $600,000
    Macroeconomic Policy

  5. Ought — General Support (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  6. UC Berkeley — Center for Human-Compatible AI

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  7. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital — Infant Immunome and Influenza

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $9,105,777
    Scientific Research

  8. The Ahimsa Collective — “Life Comes From It” Fund Administration (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $155,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  9. Promise of Justice Initiative — Prison Reform Coalition (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $170,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  10. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — CHAI Collaboration (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $705,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI