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. Non-trivial Pursuits — General Support

    Award Date:
    07/2022
    Amount:
    $1,005,000
    Effective Altruism

  2. Sinergia Animal — Farm Animal Welfare in Southeast Asia and Latin America

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $2,376,103
    Farm Animal Welfare

  3. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Language Model Alignment Research

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $40,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  4. Convergent Research — Sequencing Roadmap

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  5. Flanders Institute of Biotechnology — Syphilis Vaccine Research

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $731,828
    Scientific Research

  6. Columbia University — Far-UVC Sterilization Research

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $3,200,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  7. University of Chicago — Chicago School of Existential Risk

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $207,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  8. Oregon Health and Science University — Research on Oocyte Production

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $4,000,000
    Scientific Research

  9. Animal Outlook — Animal Welfare Investigation

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $125,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  10. Century Fellowship — 2022 Cohort

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $1,630,927
    Longtermism