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. University of Minnesota — Nanomaterials Research (Claudia Schmidt-Dannert)

    Award Date:
    12/2018
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Scientific Research

  2. Court Watch NOLA — General Support

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

  3. Evidence Action Beta — Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (“Phase 2”)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $3,408,259
    Global Health & Development

  4. iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $420,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  5. Alliance for Safety and Justice — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    11/2018
    Amount:
    $3,000,000
    Criminal Justice Reform

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

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

  7. Viroclinics Biosciences — Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

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

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

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

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

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

  10. Corrections Accountability Project — General Support (2018)

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