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. Broad Institute — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Stacey Gabriel)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $925,000
    Scientific Research

  2. UC Davis — Research on Antiviral Drugs (Koen Van Rompay)

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $175,000
    Scientific Research

  3. Center for Global Development — COVID-19 Local Response Guidelines

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  4. Council on Strategic Risks — Biological Weapons Prevention

    Award Date:
    03/2020
    Amount:
    $350,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  5. Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $2,620,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  6. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $6,000,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  7. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Masters and PhD Program Support

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $1,860,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  8. Stanford University — Coronavirus Drug Research (Jeffrey Glenn)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $165,000
    Scientific Research

  9. 80,000 Hours — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $2,893,125
    Effective Altruism

  10. Machine Intelligence Research Institute — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    02/2020
    Amount:
    $7,703,750
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI