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

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

  2. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2022 Class

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Anima International — Chicken Welfare Campaigns (2022)

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $5,778,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  8. Longview Philanthropy — Nuclear Security Grantmaking

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  9. University of Illinois — Course Development Support (Ben Levinstein)

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $58,141
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  10. Center for Global Development — General Support

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Global Aid Policy