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Grants
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Grant
Title -
Organization
Name -
Focus
Area -
Amount
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Date
October 2016
Grant Title
Yes on Prop. 57 β General Support
Organization Name
Yes on Prop. 57
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$200,000
Date
October 2016
October 2016
Grant Title
Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund β Fed Up Campaign (October 2016)
Organization Name
Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$31,500
Date
October 2016
October 2016
Grant Title
Protect the People βΒ Exit Grant
Organization Name
Protect the People
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$50,000
Date
October 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Founders Pledge β General Support
Organization Name
Founders Pledge
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$1,032,947
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Future of Humanity Institute βΒ Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
Organization Name
Future of Humanity Institute
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$115,652
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
University of Cape Town β Geomagnetics Research
Organization Name
University of Cape Town
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$493,425
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
The Good Food Institute β General Support
Organization Name
The Good Food Institute
Focus Area
Alternatives to Animal Products
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
CDC Foundation βΒ Malaria Control Research (2016)
Organization Name
CDC Foundation
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$1,214,437
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Faith in Texas βΒ General Support
Organization Name
Faith in Texas
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$637,000
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund β General Support
Organization Name
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$404,800
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Project Peanut Butter βΒ Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food RCT
Organization Name
Project Peanut Butter
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Amount
$724,929
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
GiveWell β Top Charity “Participation” Grants (2016)
Organization Name
GiveWell
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
September 2016
September 2016
Grant Title
Color Of Change β Prosecutor Accountability
Organization Name
Color of Change
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$678,772
Date
September 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice βΒ General Support
Organization Name
Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$64,500
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
People for Animals β International Cage-Free Advocacy
Organization Name
People for Animals
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$89,392
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Voters Organized to Educate β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Voters Organized to Educate
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$222,500
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Color Of Change Education Fund β Prosecutor Accountability
Organization Name
Color Of Change Education Fund
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$321,228
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Machine Intelligence Research Institute β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$500,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
UC Berkeley β Center for Human-Compatible AI (2016)
Organization Name
University of California, Berkeley
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$5,555,550
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition βΒ General Support
Organization Name
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$48,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Humane Society International βΒ International Cage-Free Outreach
Organization Name
Humane Society International
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Mercy For Animals β International Cage-Free Advocacy
Organization Name
Mercy For Animals
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
PICO National Network β Live Free Campaign
Organization Name
PICO National Network
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$1,394,250
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Voice of the Experienced βΒ General Support
Organization Name
Voice of the Experienced
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$325,500
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Animal Equality β International Cage-Free Advocacy
Organization Name
Animal Equality
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$500,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Mijente βΒ Criminal Justice Reform (2016)
Organization Name
Mijente
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$255,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$1,300,000
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
PICO Action Fund β Live Free Campaign
Organization Name
PICO Action Fund
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$816,188
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Texas Organizing Project β Criminal Justice Reform (2016)
Organization Name
Texas Organizing Project
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$124,400
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Grant Title
Research Institute of Industrial Economics β Genomic Research Methods
Organization Name
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Amount
$500,000
Date
August 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
ReFrame Mentorship βΒ General Support
Organization Name
ReFrame Mentorship
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$37,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Vera Institute of Justice β New Orleans User-Funded Justice System
Organization Name
Vera Institute of Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$100,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
The Humane League βΒ International Cage-Free Advocacy
Organization Name
The Humane League
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health β Working Group on Malaria Gene Drive Testing Path
Organization Name
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$1,228,845
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Center for Applied Rationality β General Support
Organization Name
Center for Applied Rationality
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$1,035,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
VOCAL-NY Action Fund βΒ General Support
Organization Name
VOCAL-NY Action Fund
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$40,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Ayni Institute βΒ Momentum Training
Organization Name
Ayni Institute
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$40,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Center for Court Innovation β New Thinking about Criminal Justice Responses
Organization Name
Center for Court Innovation
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$160,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Harvard University β Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management
Organization Name
Harvard University
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$783,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
JustLeadershipUSA βΒ General Support
Organization Name
JustLeadershipUSA
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$40,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children β General Support
Organization Name
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$70,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
The Ordinary People Society β General Support
Organization Name
The Ordinary People Society
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$125,000
Date
July 2016
July 2016
Grant Title
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities β Full Employment Project (2016)
Organization Name
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$425,000
Date
July 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Vera Institute of Justice βΒ Common Justice
Organization Name
Vera Institute of Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$8,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Prison Policy Initiative β General Support
Organization Name
Prison Policy Initiative
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$50,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Alliance for Safety and Justice β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Alliance for Safety and Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund β General Support
Organization Name
CalHDF
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$300,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
George Mason University β Research into Future Artificial Intelligence Scenarios
Organization Name
George Mason University
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$277,435
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Economic Policy Institute βΒ Macroeconomic Policy Research (2016)
Organization Name
Economic Policy Institute
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$500,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Roosevelt Institute β Macroeconomic Policy Research
Organization Name
Roosevelt Institute
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$200,000
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition β General Support (June 2016)
Organization Name
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$61,600
Date
June 2016
June 2016
Grant Title
IDinsight β General Support
Organization Name
IDinsight
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$1,985,000
Date
June 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
Center for Applied Rationality β SPARC
Organization Name
Center for Applied Rationality
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$304,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
American Conservative Union Foundation β Center for Criminal Justice Reform (2016)
Organization Name
American Conservative Union Foundation
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$200,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
American University β Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment
Organization Name
Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$76,234
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
Promise of Justice Initiative β General Support
Organization Name
Promise of Justice Initiative
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$81,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
International Refugee Assistance Project β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
International Refugee Assistance Project
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$700,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
iGEM β Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2016)
Organization Name
International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$520,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
Free Migration Project β Planning Grant
Organization Name
Free Migration Project
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$24,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
Results for Development β Childhood Pneumonia Treatment Scale-Up
Organization Name
Results for Development
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$6,400,000
Date
May 2016
May 2016
Grant Title
Innovations for Poverty Action β Mindset Engagement in Cash Transfers
Organization Name
Innovations for Poverty Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$350,000
Date
May 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Better Boulder β YIMBY 2016
Organization Name
Better Boulder
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$37,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Accountable Justice Project β General Support
Organization Name
Accountable Justice Project
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$350,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Future of Research β General Support
Organization Name
Future of Research
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Amount
$300,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Correctional Association of New York β General Support
Organization Name
Correctional Association of New York
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$50,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Global Animal Partnership β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Global Animal Partnership
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Amount
$500,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
University of Southern California β Genomic Research Methods
Organization Name
University of Southern California
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Amount
$1,738,500
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Peterson Institute for International Economics β Macroeconomic Stabilization
Organization Name
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$250,000
Date
April 2016
April 2016
Grant Title
Compassion in World Farming USA β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Compassion in World Farming USA
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Amount
$550,000
Date
April 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
Center for American Progress β Macroeconomic Stabilization
Organization Name
Center for American Progress
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$500,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
University of Pennsylvania β Philip Tetlock on Forecasting
Organization Name
University of Pennsylvania
Focus Area
Forecasting
Amount
$500,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
Ayni Institute β Movement Ecology Training
Organization Name
Ayni Institute
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$110,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
Future of Life Institute β General Support
Organization Name
Future of Life Institute
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$100,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
The Ordinary People Society βΒ Criminal Justice Reform
Organization Name
The Ordinary People Society
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$50,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
Institute of the Black World β Criminal Justice Reform
Organization Name
Institute of the Black World
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$50,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
New Incentives β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
New Incentives
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$300,000
Date
March 2016
March 2016
Grant Title
Evidence Action β No Lean Season (March 2016)
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$812,351
Date
March 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Vera Institute of Justice β Common Justice
Organization Name
Vera Institute of Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$200,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Seattle for Everyone β General Support
Organization Name
Seattle for Everyone
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$50,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Protect the People β Seasonal Migration from Haiti
Organization Name
Protect the People
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$550,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Mercy For Animals β Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns (2016)
Organization Name
Mercy For Animals
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
The Humane League β Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns
Organization Name
The Humane League
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Alliance for Safety and Justice β General Support
Organization Name
Alliance for Safety and Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$1,750,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Humane Society of the United States β Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns
Organization Name
Humane Society of the United States
Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$500,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Voice of the Ex-Offender β Southern Regional Convening
Organization Name
Voice of the Ex-Offender
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$40,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Center for Global Development β General Support 2016
Organization Name
Center for Global Development
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
February 2016
February 2016
Grant Title
Vote Safe β Criminal Justice Reform Policy Advocacy
Organization Name
Vote Safe
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$250,000
Date
February 2016
January 2016
Grant Title
Princeton University β Rescuing Biomedical Research (2016)
Organization Name
Rescuing Biomedical Research
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Amount
$299,112
Date
January 2016
January 2016
Grant Title
GiveDirectly β General Support (January 2016)
Organization Name
GiveDirectly
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$9,750,000
Date
January 2016
January 2016
Grant Title
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative β General Support (2016)
Organization Name
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
January 2016
January 2016
Grant Title
Deworm the World Initiative β General Support (January 2016)
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$10,790,000
Date
January 2016
January 2016
Grant Title
Against Malaria Foundation β General Support (January 2016)
Organization Name
Against Malaria Foundation
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$22,845,518
Date
January 2016
December 2015
Grant Title
JustLeadershipUSA β Campaign to Close Rikers
Organization Name
JustLeadershipUSA
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$900,000
Date
December 2015
December 2015
Grant Title
ImmigrationWorks Foundation β General Support 2016
Organization Name
ImmigrationWorks Foundation
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$150,000
Date
December 2015
December 2015
Grant Title
Center for Popular Democracy β Fed Up Campaign (2016)
Organization Name
Center for Popular Democracy
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$1,429,000
Date
December 2015
December 2015
Grant Title
Development Media International β General Support (December 2015)
Organization Name
Development Media International
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2015
December 2015
Grant Title
Iodine Global Network β General Support (December 2015)
Organization Name
Iodine Global Network
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2015
December 2015
Grant Title
Living Goods β General Support (December 2015)
Organization Name
Living Goods
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2015
October 2015
Grant Title
MoveOn Civic Action β Syrian Refugee Advocacy
Organization Name
MoveOn.org Civic Action
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$375,000
Date
October 2015
October 2015
