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. 80,000 Hours — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $1,125,000
    Effective Altruism
  2. National Alliance of Faith and Justice — Criminal Justice Reform

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  3. Wageningen UR — Chicken Welfare Systematic Assessment

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $88,345
    Farm Animal Welfare
  4. UCLA — Climate Engineering Governance

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $776,095
    Solar Radiation Management
  5. Workers Center for Racial Justice — Prosecutorial Accountability

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $125,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. People’s Action Institute — Prosecutor Accountability

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $279,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  7. The People’s Lobby Education Institute — Prosecutorial Accountability

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $125,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Distill Prize for Clarity in Machine Learning — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $25,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  9. Center for Global Development — Migration Program

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $1,800,000
    Immigration Policy
  10. International Society for Applied Ethology — Travel Scholarships

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $40,000
    Farm Animal Welfare