We believe choosing causes is the most important decision a philanthropist can make, so we think hard about where our funding can help others the most. To maximize impact, we prioritize causes based on three criteria: importance, neglectedness, and tractability.
Highlighted Grants
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Georgetown University — Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $55,000,000 over five years to Georgetown University to launch the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), a new think tank dedicated... -
Harvard University — Antimalarial Bednet Development and Evaluation
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,838,070 over three years to Harvard University to support Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia’s research on a novel method of malaria prevention. The project will... -
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur — Rural Air Quality Monitoring
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,500,000 over three years to the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to support a project monitoring air quality in rural...
About Us
Open Philanthropy started with the question:
How can we accomplish as much good as possible with our giving?
Our mission is to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. So far, we’ve concentrated on selecting focus areas in two broad categories: Global Health and Wellbeing and Global Catastrophic Risks.
Our main funders are Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz.