Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $563,248 over two years to the Children’s National Research Institute to support a project to refine an AI-powered algorithm used to diagnose rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with a portable ultrasound device. The current algorithm is unable to diagnose cases driven by aortic valve regurgitation, which is thought to be around 15% of all RHD cases.
This falls within our focus area of global health R&D.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $356,000 to FutureSearch to support research on automating the generation of forecasting questions. Generating forecasting questions is a key bottleneck to the wider adoption of forecasting tools. The results of the project will be made freely available to the public.
This falls within our focus area of forecasting.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £4,251,555 (approximately $5,423,018 at the time of conversion) over four years to the University of Oxford to support the creation of a technical AI governance program within The Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative. The program will support postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting faculty interested in conducting technical analysis that can support the effective governance of AI.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $13,140 over two years to the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) to support an investigation into the income and mortality effects of lead exposure in Mexico.
This falls within our work on global health and wellbeing.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $400,000 over two years to Animal Justice Canada to support its work on cage-free corporate implementation.
This follows our August 2022 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $95,500 to Ge Effektivt for general support. Ge Effektivt fundraises for effective organizations working on global health, farm animal welfare, and climate change. Grant investigator Melanie Basnak learned about this opportunity while participating in the 2024 cycle of Meta Charity Funders, which aims to fund charitable projects working one level removed from direct impact.
This falls within our focus area of empowering people to use their careers and donations to help others as much as possible.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,726,120 over three years to Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği (CHKD) for general support. CHKD is a Turkish organization dedicated to improving farm animal welfare standards, primarily for chicken and fish.
This follows our March 2023 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in cage-free reforms and fish welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $819,578 over three years to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to support the establishment of a formal coordination network designed to improve our understanding of how and when to address malaria in school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa.
This falls within our focus area of global health R&D.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $900,000 over two years to The Center for Scientific Integrity to support the launch of the Medical Evidence Project: a targeted effort to identify untrustworthy research papers that influence treatment guidelines and future research avenues.
This grant was made through our Abundance & Growth Fund.
Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $2,310,000 over three years to Stanford University to support work led by Professor Mark Davis to develop an in vitro immunological system for characterizing the efficacy of vaccine candidates.
This falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.