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. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Language Model Alignment Research

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

  2. Convergent Research — Sequencing Roadmap

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

  3. Flanders Institute of Biotechnology — Syphilis Vaccine Research

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

  4. Columbia University — Far-UVC Sterilization Research

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

  5. University of Chicago — Chicago School of Existential Risk

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

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

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

  7. Animal Outlook — Animal Welfare Investigation

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

  8. Aquatic Life Institute — General Support

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  9. Epoch-General Support

    Award Date:
    06/2022
    Amount:
    $1,960,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  10. Century Fellowship — 2022 Cohort

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