Grants

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Funding Type
Focus Area
Year
Amount
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  • Grant
    Title
  • Organization
    Name
  • Focus
    Area
  • Amount
  • Date
January 2019
Grant Title

Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative — Reform L.A. Jails Ballot Measure (January 2019)

Organization Name

Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$491,000
Date
January 2019
July 2017
Grant Title

Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley — Scoping RCTs for Follow-Up

Organization Name

Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley

Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$492,188
Date
July 2017
September 2016
Grant Title

University of Cape Town — Geomagnetics Research

Organization Name

University of Cape Town

Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Amount
$493,425
Date
September 2016
April 2019
Grant Title

Rita Allen Foundation — Fellowship Support

Organization Name

Rita Allen Foundation

Focus Area
Human Health and Wellbeing
Amount
$495,000
Date
April 2019
June 2020
Grant Title

Wilson Center — AI Policy Seminar Series (June 2020)

Organization Name

The Wilson Center

Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$496,540
Date
June 2020
April 2016
Grant Title

Global Animal Partnership — General Support (2016)

Organization Name

Global Animal Partnership

Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Amount
$500,000
Date
April 2016
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
May 2018
Grant Title

Ohio Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign — Ohio Neighborhood Safety, Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Amendment (May 2018)

Organization Name

Ohio Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
May 2018
April 2020
Grant Title

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition — General Support (2020)

Organization Name

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
April 2020
August 2016
Grant Title

Machine Intelligence Research Institute — General Support (2016)

Organization Name

Machine Intelligence Research Institute

Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Amount
$500,000
Date
August 2016
April 2018
Grant Title

California YIMBY — General Support (April 2018)

Organization Name

California YIMBY

Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
April 2018
May 2019
Grant Title

Engineers Without Borders USA — Off-Grid Refrigeration Challenge

Organization Name

Engineers Without Borders USA

Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$500,000
Date
May 2019
September 2016
Grant Title

GiveWell — Top Charity “Participation” Grants (2016)

Organization Name

GiveWell

Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
September 2016
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
January 2017
Grant Title

Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense — General Support (2017)

Organization Name

Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense

Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Amount
$500,000
Date
January 2017
August 2020
Grant Title

Labor Mobility Partnerships — International Labor Mobility

Organization Name

Labor Mobility Partnerships

Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Amount
$500,000
Date
August 2020
October 2020
Grant Title

YIMBY Law — General Support (October 2020)

Organization Name

YIMBY Law

Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
October 2020
December 2021
Grant Title

The END Fund — General Support (2021)

Organization Name

The END Fund

Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
December 2021
January 2015
Grant Title

GiveWell — Top Charity “Participation” Grants (2015)

Organization Name

GiveWell

Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
January 2015
July 2023
Grant Title

Peterson Institute for International Economics — Indian Economic Policy Reform

Organization Name

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Amount
$500,000
Date
July 2023
March 2016
Grant Title

Center for American Progress — Macroeconomic Stabilization

Organization Name

Center for American Progress

Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$500,000
Date
March 2016
December 2012
Grant Title

GiveDirectly — General Support (December 2012)

Organization Name

GiveDirectly

Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
Amount
$500,000
Date
December 2012
June 2016
Grant Title

Economic Policy Institute — Macroeconomic Policy Research (2016)

Organization Name

Economic Policy Institute

Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
Amount
$500,000
Date
June 2016
December 2016
Grant Title

Dream Corps — Criminal Justice and Criminalization

Organization Name

Dream Corps

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
December 2016
December 2019
Grant Title

Court Watch NOLA — General Support (2019)

Organization Name

Court Watch NOLA

Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Amount
$500,000
Date
December 2019