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. iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $420,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  2. Alliance for Safety and Justice — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $3,000,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  3. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Projects to Reduce Global Catastrophic Biological Risks

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $1,904,942
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  4. Viroclinics Biosciences — Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $421,969
    Scientific Research
  5. Mass General — Research on Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Rudolph Tanzi)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $2,546,962
    Alzheimer's Research
  6. University of Bern — Higher Welfare Cage-Free Systems

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. Corrections Accountability Project — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. UC Berkeley — AI safety research (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $1,145,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  9. Global Animal Partnership — Farm Animal Welfare Activities (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. The Ahimsa Collective — “Life Comes From It” Fund Administration

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