Use this database to see grants and impact investments we have recommended.
To learn how to apply for a grant, read this page.
To see our principles for including grants in this database, readΒ this page.
Grants
-
Grant
Title -
Organization
Name -
Focus
Area -
Amount
-
Date
October 2015
Grant Title
Niskanen Center β Research on Immigration Policy
Organization Name
Niskanen Center
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$360,000
Date
October 2015
October 2015
Grant Title
Human Impact Partners β Criminal Justice Convening
Organization Name
Human Impact Partners
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$60,990
Date
October 2015
September 2015
Grant Title
J-PAL β Support for Immunization Incentives RCTs
Organization Name
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$200,000
Date
September 2015
September 2015
Grant Title
Urban Institute β Land Use Convening
Organization Name
Urban Institute
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$97,865
Date
September 2015
August 2015
Grant Title
Georgetown University β Public Health and Cannabis Legalization
Organization Name
Georgetown University
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Amount
$250,000
Date
August 2015
August 2015
Grant Title
WaitList Zero β General Support
Organization Name
WaitList Zero
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Amount
$200,000
Date
August 2015
August 2015
Grant Title
ARNOVA β History of Philanthropy Prize
Organization Name
ARNOVA
Focus Area
Other Areas
Amount
$2,000
Date
August 2015
August 2015
Grant Title
New York University β Support for a Labor Mobility RCT
Organization Name
New York University
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$30,000
Date
August 2015
August 2015
Grant Title
Future of Life Institute β Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction
Organization Name
Future of Life Institute
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$1,186,000
Date
August 2015
July 2015
Grant Title
Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative β General Support
Organization Name
Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$500,000
Date
July 2015
July 2015
Grant Title
Smart Growth America β Greater Greater Washington Education Project
Organization Name
Smart Growth America
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$275,000
Date
July 2015
June 2015
Grant Title
Brookings Institution β Work on China and India
Organization Name
Brookings Institution
Focus Area
Other Areas
Amount
$100,000
Date
June 2015
June 2015
Grant Title
GiveDirectly β General Support (June 2015)
Organization Name
GiveDirectly
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$25,000,000
Date
June 2015
April 2015
Grant Title
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense
Organization Name
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$300,000
Date
April 2015
April 2015
Grant Title
New York University β Work on Swift-and-Certain Sanctions
Organization Name
New York University
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$80,000
Date
April 2015
March 2015
Grant Title
Evidence Action β Seasonal Income Support Project
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$170,792
Date
March 2015
March 2015
Grant Title
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace β Work on India and China
Organization Name
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$100,000
Date
March 2015
March 2015
Grant Title
New Incentives β General Support (2015)
Organization Name
New Incentives
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$100,000
Date
March 2015
February 2015
Grant Title
Florida State University Project on Accountable Justice β General Support
Organization Name
FSU Project on Accountable Justice
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$100,000
Date
February 2015
February 2015
Grant Title
ASUC β Effective Altruists of Berkeley “DeCal” University Course
Organization Name
Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$10,000
Date
February 2015
January 2015
Grant Title
Center for Popular Democracy β Fed Up Campaign (2015)
Organization Name
Center for Popular Democracy
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$750,000
Date
January 2015
January 2015
Grant Title
GiveWell β Top Charity “Participation” Grants (2015)
Organization Name
GiveWell
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
January 2015
December 2014
Grant Title
Deworm the World Initiative β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Iodine Global Network β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Iodine Global Network
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Development Media International β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Development Media International
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Against Malaria Foundation β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Against Malaria Foundation
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$5,000,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Living Goods β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
Living Goods
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$250,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
GiveDirectly β General Support (December 2014)
Organization Name
GiveDirectly
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$5,000,000
Date
December 2014
December 2014
Grant Title
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative β General Support (2014)
Organization Name
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
December 2014
September 2014
Grant Title
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities β Full Employment Project (2014)
Organization Name
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$335,000
Date
September 2014
September 2014
Grant Title
Waitlist Zero β Planning Grant
Organization Name
WaitList Zero
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Amount
$50,000
Date
September 2014
September 2014
Grant Title
IDinsight β Scaling Up a High-Potential Development Intervention
Organization Name
IDinsight
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$34,382
Date
September 2014
August 2014
Grant Title
Center for Popular Democracy β Federal Reserve Campaign (2014)
Organization Name
Center for Popular Democracy
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$100,000
Date
August 2014
August 2014
Grant Title
RAND Corporation β Research for Vermont
Organization Name
RAND Corporation
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Amount
$103,000
Date
August 2014
August 2014
Grant Title
Rockefeller Archive Center: Workshop on the History of Philanthropy
Organization Name
Rockefeller Archive Center
Focus Area
Other Areas
Amount
$25,000
Date
August 2014
July 2014
Grant Title
Alliance for Open Society International: Albanian Renaissance
Organization Name
Alliance for Open Society International
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$500,000
Date
July 2014
July 2014
Grant Title
USAIM β Seasonal Migration from Haiti
Organization Name
U.S. Association for International Migration
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$1,310,483
Date
July 2014
July 2014
Grant Title
ImmigrationWorks Foundation β General Support
Organization Name
ImmigrationWorks Foundation
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$285,000
Date
July 2014
July 2014
Grant Title
Pew Public Safety Performance Project
Organization Name
Pew Charitable Trusts
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
July 2014
June 2014
Grant Title
Cochrane Collaboration β General Support
Organization Name
Cochrane Collaboration
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$300,000
Date
June 2014
June 2014
Grant Title
Pepperdine University β Washington THC Monitoring
Organization Name
Pepperdine University
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Amount
$150,000
Date
June 2014
May 2014
Grant Title
GiveWell β Top Charity “Participation” Grants (2014)
Organization Name
GiveWell
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
May 2014
March 2014
Grant Title
Evidence Action β Planning for Future Programs
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$250,000
Date
March 2014
March 2014
Grant Title
Service Delivery Indicators Project
Organization Name
International Development Association
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$500,000
Date
March 2014
March 2014
Grant Title
Center for Global Development β Labor Mobility Research
Organization Name
Center for Global Development
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$1,184,720
Date
March 2014
January 2014
Grant Title
New Incentives β General Support (2014)
Organization Name
New Incentives
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$100,000
Date
January 2014
January 2014
Grant Title
GiveDirectly β General Support (January 2014)
Organization Name
GiveDirectly
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$7,000,000
Date
January 2014
December 2013
Grant Title
Deworm the World Initiative β General Support (December 2013)
Organization Name
Evidence Action
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$1,500,000
Date
December 2013
December 2013
