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. Redwood Research — General Support

    Award Date:
    11/2021
    Amount:
    $8,790,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  2. iGEM — Biological Weapons Convention Verification Project

    Award Date:
    11/2021
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  3. Mila — Research Project on Artificial Intelligence

    Award Date:
    11/2021
    Amount:
    $237,931
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  4. The Degrees Initiative — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $7,000,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. Court Watch NOLA — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  6. Institute for Progress — Policy Research

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $2,115,000
    Innovation Policy
  7. The Ahimsa Collective — “Life Comes From It” Fund Administration (2021)

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $155,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  8. Ayni Institute — Movement Strategy and Trainings

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $480,000
    Criminal Justice Reform
  9. GiveWell — General Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $3,600,295
    Global Health & Development
  10. Language Model Safety Fund — Language Model Misalignment

    Award Date:
    10/2021
    Amount:
    $425,800
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI