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.

  1. Alvea — DNA Vaccine Platform

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $5,000,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  2. ESPR — General Support (2022)

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $4,715,000
    Longtermism
  3. IDinsight — Moral Weights Survey Planning

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $11,760
    Global Health & Development
  4. Humane Society of the United States — California Prop 12 Legal Defense

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Farm Animal Welfare
  5. National Animal Disease Center — Universal Influenza Antiviral Testing

    Award Date:
    05/2022
    Amount:
    $181,749
    Scientific Research
  6. UC San Diego — Cost-Benefit Analysis for Malaria Suppression

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $190,000
    Scientific Research
  7. OpenMined — Research on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies and AI Safety

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $28,320
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  8. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2022 Class

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $1,840,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  9. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — SERI MATS Program (2022)

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $1,008,127
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  10. Essere Animali — Farm Animal Welfare in Italy (2022)

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