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. Center for Global Development — Pandemic Policy Project

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $49,942
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  2. Southerners On New Ground — Anti-Criminalization Work

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $400,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  3. AI Scholarships — Scholarship Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $159,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  4. Farm Forward — Leadership Circle (2018)

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $165,691
    Farm Animal Welfare
  5. Columbia University — Beyond the Bars Conference 2018

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Better Eating International — Millennial Vegan Survey

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $67,110
    Farm Animal Welfare
  7. Court Watch NOLA — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Center for Global Health Science and Security — General Support (2018)

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $44,627
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  9. Usona Institute — Phase 3 Trial for Depression Therapy

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Drug Policy Reform
  10. UCSF — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Raul Andino)

    Award Date:
    02/2018
    Amount:
    $880,000
    Scientific Research