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

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

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

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

  3. Anima International — Chicken Welfare Campaigns (2022)

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

  4. Longview Philanthropy — Nuclear Security Grantmaking

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

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

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

  6. Center for Global Development — General Support

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

  7. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — David Krueger Collaboration

    Award Date:
    04/2022
    Amount:
    $40,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  8. Paris Peace Forum — Global Commission on Governing Risks from Climate Overshoot

    Award Date:
    03/2022
    Amount:
    $616,305
    Scientific Research

  9. Duke University — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Timothy Haystead)

    Award Date:
    03/2022
    Amount:
    $14,355
    Scientific Research

  10. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — AI Governance Research

    Award Date:
    03/2022
    Amount:
    $597,717
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI