Grants

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Funding Type
Focus Area
Year
Amount
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  • Grant
    Title
  • Organization
    Name
  • Focus
    Area
  • Amount
  • Date
March 2022
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — AI Trends and Impacts Research (2022)

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$13,277,348
Date
March 2022
July 2023
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — AI Trends and Impacts Research (2023)

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$2,911,324
Date
July 2023
December 2022
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — Biosecurity Research (2022)

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$2,648,881
Date
December 2022
October 2020
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — DNA Synthesis Screening Methods

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$890,000
Date
October 2020
March 2019
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2019)

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
March 2019
March 2021
Grant Title

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2021)

Organization Name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
March 2021
November 2020
Grant Title

Material Innovation Initiative — Plant-Based Fashion Alternatives

Organization Name

Material Innovation Initiative

Focus Area
Alternatives to Animal Products
Amount
$200,000
Date
November 2020
November 2022
Grant Title

Material Innovation Initiative — Plant-Based Fashion Alternatives (2022)

Organization Name

Material Innovation Initiative

Focus Area
Alternatives to Animal Products
Amount
$600,000
Date
November 2022
September 2023
Grant Title

Matthew Kenney – Language Model Capabilities Benchmarking

Organization Name

Matthew Kenney

Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$397,350
Date
September 2023
February 2023
Grant Title

Max Henderson — Career Transition

Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$145,833
Date
February 2023
March 2018
Grant Title

Media Mobilizing Project — Criminal Justice Coalition

Organization Name

Media Mobilizing Project

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$140,000
Date
March 2018
April 2020
Grant Title

Mercy Corps — Seasonal Migration Pilot Project and RCT

Organization Name

Mercy Corps

Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
April 2020
October 2022
Grant Title

Mercy Corps — Seasonal Migration RCT in Niger

Organization Name

Mercy Corps

Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$650,000
Date
October 2022
November 2016
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — Broiler Chicken Welfare Corporate Campaigns (2016)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
November 2016
January 2019
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — Broiler Welfare Campaigns

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$261,000
Date
January 2019
February 2016
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns (2016)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
February 2016
July 2019
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — Corporate Campaigns (2019)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$6,638,000
Date
July 2019
June 2021
Grant Title

Mercy for Animals — Corporate Campaigns (2021)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
June 2021
August 2022
Grant Title

Mercy for Animals — Corporate Campaigns (2022)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$12,470,000
Date
August 2022
May 2017
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — India Animal Welfare Reform

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Amount
$500,000
Date
May 2017
August 2016
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — International Cage-Free Advocacy

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Cage-Free Reforms
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
August 2016
January 2021
Grant Title

Mercy for Animals — The People’s Fund

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Amount
$69,750
Date
January 2021
May 2018
Grant Title

Mercy For Animals — US Broiler Chicken Welfare Corporate Campaigns (2018)

Organization Name

Mercy For Animals

Focus Area
Broiler Chicken Welfare
Amount
$375,000
Date
May 2018
July 2019
Grant Title

Metaculus — AI Forecasting Tournament

Organization Name

Metaculus

Focus Area
Forecasting
Amount
$100,000
Date
July 2019
May 2022
Grant Title

Metaculus — Platform Development

Organization Name

Metaculus

Focus Area
Forecasting
Amount
$5,500,000
Date
May 2022