Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,000,000 over two years to Mila to support the institute’s research on AI safety.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Funding Type: Grants
Good Ancestors Policy — Global Catastrophic Risks Advocacy
Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $580,236 over two years to Good Ancestors to support its work advocating for policy measures in Australia that aim to mitigate catastrophic risks.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Fund for Global Talent Mobility — High-Skilled Immigration Grants (November 2024)
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,100,000 to the Fund for Global Talent Mobility (Talent Mobility Fund) to support high-skilled immigration grantmaking. The Fund, led by immigration law and policy expert Amy Nice, makes grants to organizations working to increase use of existing U.S. immigration pathways like O-1 and J-1 visas.
This follows our October 2023 support and falls within our focus area of innovation policy.
RAND Corporation — Technology and Security Policy Center
Open Philanthropy gave a gift of $6,000,000 to the RAND Corporation, to be spent at the discretion of RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny. Matheny has allocated this funding to RAND’s Technology and Security Policy Center.
This gift was recommended by Trevor Levin on our AI Governance and Policy team. It follows our July 2024 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
London Initiative for Safe AI — General Support
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £563,600 (approximately $739,105 at the time of conversion) to the London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA) for general support. LISA is a research center that works to improve the safety of advanced AI systems by supporting and empowering the London AI safety community.
This follows our November 2023 support and falls within our focus area of Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building.
Dyrevernalliansen — Fish Welfare Advocacy
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of NOK 3,665,000 (approximately $333,554 at the time of conversion) over two years to Dyrevernalliansen (The Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance) to support its fish welfare advocacy.
This follows our August 2021 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in fish welfare.
University of Oxford — AI Cybersecurity Project
Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $264,666 over two years to the University of Oxford to support a project on securing advanced AI systems against cyber theft, led by Dr. Brianna Rosen and Professor Ciaran Martin at the Blavatnik School of Government.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Center for AI Safety — Exit Grant (October 2023)
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,866,559 to the Center for AI Safety (CAIS) for general support. CAIS works on research, field-building, and advocacy to reduce existential risks from artificial intelligence.
This follows our April 2023 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence. It represents an “exit grant” that will provide CAIS with approximately one year of operational support.
Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator — AI Safety Technical Program (2025)
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £845,790 (approximately $1,037,061 at the time of conversion) to support the Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA), a program that provides talented individuals with the skills, tools, and environment necessary for upskilling in ML engineering, for the purpose of contributing directly to AI alignment in technical roles.
This follows our July 2024 support and falls within our focus area of Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building.
The grant amount was updated in May 2025.
Animal Welfare Observatory — Farm Animal Welfare Campaigns
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of €1,248,000 (approximately $1,303,598 at the time of conversion) to the Animal Welfare Observatory to support its work on corporate and institutional advocacy campaigns to improve farm animal welfare in Spain.
This follows our November 2022 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in farm animal welfare in Europe.