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. Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2021 Class

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $1,300,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  2. International Conference on Learning Representations — Security and Safety in Machine Learning

    Award Date:
    04/2021
    Amount:
    $3,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  3. Wakker Dier — Farm Animal Welfare Litigation

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $1,180,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  4. Faunalytics — FAW Goal Setting and Impact Tracking

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Farm Animal Welfare

  5. Hypermind — AI Forecasting

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $147,180
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  6. Unlimit Health — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $3,129,000
    Global Health & Development

  7. Tampere University — Work on Global Catastrophic Risks (2021)

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $20,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  8. Wageningen University & Research — Wild-Caught Fish Welfare

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $519,434
    Farm Animal Welfare

  9. CNAS — Strategic Lessons from COVID-19

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  10. MIT Media Lab — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2021)

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks