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. University of Tübingen — Adversarial Robustness Research (Matthias Hein)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  2. UC Berkeley — Adversarial Robustness Research (Dawn Song)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $330,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  3. Sightsavers — Deworming Programs (February 2021)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $2,796,000
    Global Health & Development
  4. University of Tübingen — Robustness Research (Wieland Brendel)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $590,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. Council on Energy, Environment, and Water — Air Quality Sensors in South Asia

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $900,000
    South Asian Air Quality
  6. University of Pennsylvania — Geopolitical Forecasting Research (2021)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $132,181
    Forecasting
  7. Weill Cornell Medical College — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $220,553
    Scientific Research
  8. GAIN — Universal Salt Iodization (2021)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Global Health & Development
  9. Immune Observatory — Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Modeling

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  10. Changing Markets Foundation — Fish Welfare Retail Campaigns

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Farm Animal Welfare