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. IDinsight — Moral Weights Survey Planning

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $11,760
    Global Health & Development

  2. Humane Society of the United States — California Prop 12 Legal Defense

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  3. National Animal Disease Center — Universal Influenza Antiviral Testing

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $181,749
    Scientific Research

  4. UC San Diego — Cost-Benefit Analysis for Malaria Suppression

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $190,000
    Scientific Research

  5. OpenMined — Research on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies and AI Safety

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $28,320
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  6. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2022 Class

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $1,840,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  7. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — SERI MATS Program (2022)

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $1,008,127
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  8. Essere Animali — Farm Animal Welfare in Italy (2022)

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $554,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  9. The Center for Responsible Seafood — Fish Welfare Research and Promotion

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $625,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  10. Funding for AI Alignment Projects Working With Deep Learning Systems

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $16,306,737
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI