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. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Projects to Reduce Global Catastrophic Biological Risks

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $1,904,942
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  2. Viroclinics Biosciences — Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $421,969
    Scientific Research

  3. Mass General — Research on Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Rudolph Tanzi)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $2,546,962
    Alzheimer's Research

  4. University of Bern — Higher Welfare Cage-Free Systems

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  5. Corrections Accountability Project — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  6. UC Berkeley — AI safety research (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $1,145,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  7. Global Animal Partnership — Farm Animal Welfare Activities (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

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

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  9. Forward Justice — Criminal Justice Reform Advocacy

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  10. Northwestern — Research on Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Robert Vassar)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $1,926,923
    Alzheimer's Research