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. Pepperdine University — Washington THC Monitoring

    Award Date:
    06/2014
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Drug Policy Reform
  2. GiveWell — Top Charity “Participation” Grants

    Award Date:
    05/2014
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Global Health & Development
  3. SPUR — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2014
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Housing Affordability
  4. Startup:Education — School Reform in Newark

    Award Date:
    04/2014
    Amount:
    $5,000,000
    Education
  5. GiveWell — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $240,000
    Global Health & Development
  6. Evidence Action — Planning for Future Programs

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Health & Development
  7. Brookings Institution — Research on Marijuana Policy Change

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $212,500
    Drug Policy Reform
  8. Center for Global Development — Labor Mobility Research

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $1,184,720
    Immigration Policy
  9. Service Delivery Indicators Project

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Global Health & Development
  10. Freedom to Marry — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2014
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Marriage Equality