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. Cornell University — AI Safety Research

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $342,645
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  2. Brian Christian — Psychology Research

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $37,903
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  3. IBRD — Air Quality in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $1,999,999
    South Asian Air Quality
  4. Animal Ethics — Longtermist Animal Welfare Research

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $6,100
    Longtermism
  5. Founders Pledge — General Support (2023)

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $2,250,000
    Effective Altruism
  6. Gates Philanthropy Partners — Global Education Regranting

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $5,000,000
    Education
  7. Gates Philanthropy Partners — Oral Cholera Vaccine Production

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $25,000,000
    Global Health & Development
  8. Gates Philanthropy Partners — Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $40,050,000
    Global Health & Development
  9. Rethink Priorities — Animal Welfare Field-Building

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $268,684
    Farm Animal Welfare
  10. University of Pavia — Law, Ethics, and AI Course Development

    Award Date:
    02/2023
    Amount:
    $23,245
    Effective Altruism