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. UCLA — Epigenetic Clock Research (Steve Horvath)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $2,368,300
    Scientific Research

  2. Life Sciences Research Foundation — Young Investigators (2019)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $1,170,000
    Scientific Research

  3. FAI Farms — Tilapia Welfare

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $426,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  4. World Animal Protection — Broiler Chicken Welfare (April 2019)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $781,498
    Farm Animal Welfare

  5. Rita Allen Foundation — Fellowship Support

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $495,000
    Scientific Research

  6. Photo Patch Foundation — General Support (2019)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  7. Research Institute of Industrial Economics — Genomic Research (2019)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research

  8. Kyoto University — Research on Reproductive Biology (Mitinori Saitou)

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $4,000,000
    Scientific Research

  9. Employ America — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2019
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Macroeconomic Policy

  10. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center — Alzheimer’s Research (Nancy Sawtell)

    Award Date:
    03/2019
    Amount:
    $275,000
    Alzheimer's Research