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. IRAP — Exit Grant

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Immigration Policy

  2. National Academy of Sciences — Gametogenesis Workshop

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $225,000
    Scientific Research

  3. Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support (2022)

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $5,200,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  4. Aaron Mayer — Effective Altruism Community Growth Projects

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $85,000
    Effective Altruism

  5. Rethink Priorities — Research Assistant and Expenses

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $120,000
    Global Health & Development

  6. UW — Philosophy of AI Course Development

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $16,500
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  7. Center for a New American Security — Work on AI Governance

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $5,149,398
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  8. CMU — Research on Adversarial Examples

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $343,235
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  9. Biosecure — Biological Weapons Convention Verification Workshop

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $155,714
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  10. Stanford University — AI Alignment Research (Barrett and Viteri)

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $153,820
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI