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. Forward Justice — Criminal Justice Reform Advocacy

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  2. Northwestern — Research on Microbiome and Alzheimer’s (Robert Vassar)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $1,926,923
    Alzheimer's Research
  3. Boston Children’s Hospital — Chronic Pain Research (Yi Zhang)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $2,695,376
    Scientific Research
  4. Photo Patch Foundation — General Support

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $10,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  5. Momentum — CJR Trainings

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Washington Center for Equitable Growth — Automatic Stabilizers

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Macroeconomic Policy
  7. Brigham and Women’s Hospital — Blood Test for Alzheimer’s (David Walt)

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $4,247,744
    Alzheimer's Research
  8. Chicago Community Bond Fund — Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $80,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  9. University of Edinburgh — Animal Welfare Scholarships

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $102,041
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. Food Frontier — General Support

    Award Date:
    10/2018
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Farm Animal Welfare