Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,436,000 over two years to FABRIC for general support. FABRIC is a Czechia-based organization that organizes camps for talented young people to discuss topics related to rationality.
This falls within our focus area of growing and empowering the community of people focused on global catastrophic risk reduction.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,720,000 to Pure Earth to support its work to identify and mitigate lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries, where negative health outcomes from exposure are especially prevalent.
This follows our August 2021 support and falls within our focus area of global public health policy.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $500,000 over two years to support the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative’s collaboration with the Center for Human-Compatible (CHAI) to work on research relevant to potential risks from artificial intelligence and machine learning. The funding will be used to support interns at CHAI by providing them with research stipends, software, and compute.
This follows our February 2022 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $880,000 over two years to Focus Philanthropy to support their work on fundraising for farm animal welfare organizations. Focus Philanthropy connects philanthropists with giving opportunities to reduce the harms of factory farming.
This follows our December 2022 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,000,000 to New York University to support the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (SSGAC).
This follows our September 2020 support and falls within our interest in scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing tools and techniques. It represents an “exit grant” that will provide SSGAC with operational support.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $900,000 over two years to Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) for general support. ACE is a research, fundraising, and grantmaking organization that works to identify and recommend cost-effective animal welfare charities.
This follows our January 2023 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of AUD 110,000 (approximately $72,347 at the time of conversion) to RSPCA Australia to support the creation of two reports on the welfare and economics of slower-growing broiler chicken breeds in Australia.
This falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in broiler chicken welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of GBP 809,000 (approximately $1,015,101 at the time of conversion) to the Existential Risks Alliance to support its summer research fellowship program in Cambridge, UK, which focuses on reducing risks from advanced AI.
This follows our January 2023 support and falls within our focus area of growing and empowering the community of people focused on global catastrophic risk reduction.
Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $595,426 to Longview Philanthropy to support its work to provide free expert-led research and education on effective giving to the public and philanthropists.
This falls within our focus area of growing and empowering the community of people focused on global catastrophic risk reduction.
Open Philanthropy recommended co-funding a grant of $1,000,000 with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Albright Stonebridge Group. This grant will support the establishment of a coalition of Korean business leaders dedicated to advocating for higher levels and more effective targeting of global aid funding.
This falls within our focus area of global aid policy.