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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1008520

Good Ventures Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 565 grants and $306.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $306,706,819

    Grants listed
    565
    Assets, end of year
    $10,107,955,038

  • Tax year 2023

    $357,542,418

    Grants listed
    493
    Assets, end of year
    $7,935,504,121

  • Tax year 2022

    $320,936,992

    Grants listed
    464
    Assets, end of year
    $5,863,998,880

  • Tax year 2021

    $341,839,346

    Grants listed
    315
    Assets, end of year
    $4,000,631,017

  • Tax year 2020

    $166,823,343

    Grants listed
    152
    Assets, end of year
    $4,383,621,636

  • Tax year 2019

    $149,967,832

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $3,336,254,185

  • Tax year 2018

    $105,062,197

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $2,114,481,819

  • Tax year 2017

    $38,703,045

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,479,986,869

Grants paid in 2024

565 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Centre for Effective Altruism IncMilton, DE

    General support

    $10,500,000
  2. Malaria ConsortiumLondon, United Kingdom

    Campaign for insecticide-treated nets in nigeria

    $9,381,474
  3. Open Road Impact IncFort Worth, TX

    Zero-interest loans to orgs with outstanding funds owed to them by usaid under the div program

    $8,850,983
  4. The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, United Kingdom

    Centre for pesticide suicide prevention

    $8,328,964
  5. 80000 Hours LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $6,600,000
  6. Alpenglow Group LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $6,374,319
  7. Gdi-Solutions IncWashington, DC

    Global development incubator

    $5,339,190
  8. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    GMP manufacture of blood stage vaccine antigens

    $4,703,785
  9. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative IncNew York, NY

    Expansion of a trial for a novel tuberculosis vaccine

    $4,391,492
  10. Eleanor Crook FoundationSan Marcos, TX

    Cost-effective interventions to address malnutrition

    $4,250,000
  11. Institut de Formulation Des Vaccins (CH) LTDPlanlesouates, Switzerland

    Development of affordable open-access GMP adjuvants

    $3,804,570
  12. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    The center for health security

    $3,746,247
  13. Tara Climate LTDSingapore

    Accelerated coal phase out work

    $3,500,000
  14. Open Road Impact IncFort Worth, TX

    Development innovation ventures program

    $3,456,582
  15. Blueprint BiosecurityWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,250,000
  16. Compassion in World Farming InternationalSurrey, United Kingdom

    Broiler chicken welfare and ending cages and crates

    $3,148,778
  17. Mats Research IncBerkeley, CA

    ML alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort

    $3,038,300
  18. ARC Research InstitutePalo Alto, CA

    General support

    $3,000,000
  19. Center for Responsible Innovation LTDWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000,000
  20. Dalhousie UniversityNova Scotia, Canada

    Investigate the composition of human colostrum

    $3,000,000
  21. Gates Philanthropy PartnersSeattle, WA

    Work on TB vaccines, oral cholera vaccines and global education

    $2,974,181
  22. 80000 Hours LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Support a variety of marketing efforts

    $2,700,000
  23. Centre for the Governance of Ai IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500,000
  24. The Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $2,500,000
  25. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Center for human-compatible ai

    $2,472,844
  26. Compassion in World Farming InternationalSurrey, United Kingdom

    Farm animal welfare in china

    $2,433,140
  27. United Kingdom Research and InnovationSwindon, United Kingdom

    Applied metascience research projects within the uk

    $2,374,160
  28. Pattern Labs Tech IncWilmington, DE

    Developing software tools, products and analysis focused on global security

    $2,266,667
  29. Mirror Biology Dialogues FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,225,000
  30. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts

    $2,156,056
  31. Meridian Impact CicCambridge, United Kingdom

    Research fellowship programmes focused on risks from advanced ai

    $2,097,652
  32. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine LimitedLiverpool, United Kingdom

    Clinical trial investigating therapies for snakebites

    $2,007,976
  33. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Bipartisan commission on biodefense

    $2,000,000
  34. The Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $2,000,000
  35. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Develop a novel vaccine platform that uses a commensal bacterium

    $1,980,000
  36. The Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, Canada

    Multistate malaria vaccine research

    $1,894,688
  37. London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, United Kingdom

    Evaluate the effectiveness of tranexamic acid to treat anemia in women

    $1,879,424
  38. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Malaria vaccine development

    $1,718,452
  39. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Oxford ai governance initiatives technical ai governance program

    $1,678,571
  40. AnimaCopenhagen, Denmark

    General support

    $1,653,671
  41. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts

    $1,652,518
  42. Safe Ai London LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $1,647,005
  43. University Health NetworkToronto, Canada

    Augment the agree trial

    $1,643,904
  44. Arcadia Impact CicLondon, United Kingdom

    Support effective altruism and ai safety groups

    $1,636,722
  45. University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, CT

    Formulation and assessment of multivalent syphilis vaccine

    $1,563,250
  46. Sinergia Animal - Verein Zum Schutz Der TiereVienna, Austria

    Farm animal welfare in asia and latin america

    $1,551,000
  47. Mats Research IncBerkeley, CA

    ML alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort

    $1,520,150
  48. 1DAY Sooner IncClaymont, DE

    General support

    $1,500,000
  49. Center for Global DevelopmentWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,500,000
  50. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Epic air quality fund

    $1,490,000
  51. The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, United Kingdom

    Research treatments to reduce pre-term birth in low and middle income countries in southern africa

    $1,475,000
  52. International Council for Animal Welfare IncDover, DE

    General support

    $1,470,000
  53. Rational Animations IncDover, DE

    Produce videos on topics related to ai safety and other topics

    $1,410,858
  54. Securebio IncCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,400,000
  55. Rethink PrioritiesSan Francisco, CA

    Institute for ai policy and strategy support and fellowship program

    $1,391,710
  56. Metaculus IncSanta Monica, CA

    Enhance the forecasting and modeling capabilities of the metaculus platform

    $1,375,000
  57. Center for A New American Security IncWashington, DC

    Ai policy and governance

    $1,364,180
  58. Ai Safety Support LTDNorth Sydney, Australia

    ML alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort

    $1,316,700
  59. GIVE2ASIASan Francisco, CA

    Farm animal welfare improvement projects in china

    $1,289,000
  60. Charity EntrepreneurshipLondon, United Kingdom

    Work on animal welfare initiatives

    $1,282,027
  61. New Foundry LLCNew York, NY

    Develop a benchmark on LLM agent cyber operations capabilities

    $1,274,139
  62. Cri Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Usaid development innovation ventures program

    $1,250,000
  63. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research IncCambridge, MA

    Treatment of cryptosporidiosis

    $1,250,000
  64. Stowarzyszenie Otwarte KlatkiPoznan, Poland

    General support

    $1,238,539
  65. Timaeus Research IncNewark, DE

    Ai safety research

    $1,167,750
  66. AMC Medical Research BVAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Develop a vaccine candidate for hepatitis c virus

    $1,154,954
  67. Clinton Health Access Initiative IncBoston, MA

    Government-led reform agendas of ministries of health in various african countries

    $1,152,234
  68. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Research on diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia in lmics

    $1,100,000
  69. Universitatsklinikum BonnBonn, Germany

    Develop a drug that inhibits influenza growth

    $1,100,000
  70. Algorithmic Research Group LLCRaleigh, NC

    Development of benchmark related to large language model agents

    $1,052,500
  71. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Efficacy studies on far-uvc sterilization technology

    $1,050,000
  72. The University of DundeeDundee, United Kingdom

    Strep a vaccine research

    $1,050,000
  73. Principles of IntelligenceMinneapolis, MN

    Research initiative

    $1,038,239
  74. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Research projects for development of a vaccine against syphilis

    $1,025,884
  75. University of Georgia Research Foundation IncAthens, GA

    Test a nanoparticle version of malaria vaccine in non-human primates

    $1,016,827
  76. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Mechanisms of aging and rejuvenation

    $1,014,200
  77. Safe Ai London LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Arena's machine learning and ai safety bootcamp programs

    $1,013,486
  78. Ai Safety Support LTDNorth Sydney, Australia

    ML alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort

    $1,004,850
  79. London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, United Kingdom

    Evaluate the epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of school net programmes

    $1,004,436
  80. International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyNairobi, Kenya

    Study of microsporidian MB and malaria transmission

    $1,004,069
  81. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Catalyzing alternative protein in china project and dao foods international

    $1,001,289
  82. Future Tech Insights IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  83. Mila Institut Quebecois D'intelligence ArtificielleMontreal, Canada

    Research on safe ai for humanity

    $1,000,000
  84. Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    International dialogues and ai safety event

    $1,000,000
  85. Stichting Joep Lange Institute for Global Health and DevelopmentAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Health multilateral advocacy and champion development

    $1,000,000
  86. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    An investigation of the factors that regulate vaccine durability

    $1,000,000
  87. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Trials of the malaria transmission-blocking activity of bed nets

    $988,703
  88. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Benchmark for evaluating LLM cybersecurity risks

    $979,000
  89. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Develop methods for measuring ai capabilities

    $961,073
  90. Stichting Wakker DierAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Farm animal welfare

    $958,286
  91. The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

    Trial of a novel method for diagnosis of sepsis in children

    $958,130
  92. ML4GOOD LTDEngland, United Kingdom

    Educational in-person machine learning and ai safety bootcamps

    $954,911
  93. Mila Institut Quebecois D'intelligence ArtificielleMontreal, Canada

    Public ai safety engagement

    $936,000
  94. University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, MD

    Benchmark assessing large language model agents cybersecurity capabilities

    $927,087
  95. Talos Network GugBerlin, Germany

    Ai governance field building in the eu

    $925,248
  96. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Microbiome research

    $918,000
  97. La Trobe UniversityVictoria, Australia

    Research on the development of a treatment for pediatric sepsis

    $914,522
  98. The Eleutherai InstituteWashington, DC

    Machine learning research

    $880,758
  99. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Advancing the science of forecasting

    $874,087
  100. Accountable Justice Action FundSan Francisco, CA

    Support the criminal justice reform national convening in chicago

    $873,863
  101. The Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Three-part benchmark of ai R&D capabilities

    $863,143
  102. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Ai safety research

    $862,545
  103. Friedrich Schiller Universitat JenaJena, Germany

    Develop a benchmark measuring if LLM agents can solve organic structural analysis problems

    $828,979
  104. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Ai safety and computational complexity theory

    $825,000
  105. California University of Science and MedicineColton, CA

    Phase 2/3 clinical trial of safety and efficacy of ramatroban in hospitalized non-icu covid-19

    $820,086
  106. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    General support

    $816,000
  107. Seedai IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $805,089
  108. Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan

    Research on mammalian reproduction

    $800,000
  109. MiraclefeetChapel Hill, NC

    Treatment of clubfoot

    $780,116
  110. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Interact laboratory

    $775,000
  111. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Develop an in vitro immunological system for characterizing the efficacy of candidate TB vaccines

    $770,000
  112. University of Glasgow CourtGlasgow, United Kingdom

    Research on transmission of malaria

    $769,170
  113. International Vaccine InstituteSeoul, South Korea

    Development of vaccine against group a streptococcus

    $766,831
  114. Ues Gemeinnutzige GMBH Fur Effektives SpendenBerlin, Germany

    General support

    $755,661
  115. University of PretoriaPretoria, South Africa

    Far-uvc human-to-animal transmission trial in south africa

    $754,525
  116. Albert Einstein College of MedicineThe Bronx, NY

    Development of standard laboratory tools for tuberculosis vaccine research

    $750,000
  117. Center for Humane TechnologySan Francisco, CA

    Hire an ai safety expert and provide support for ai safety communications

    $750,000
  118. Generation Pledge IncVauxhall, NJ

    General support

    $750,000
  119. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Veupath database

    $750,000
  120. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Research in interpretability

    $743,500
  121. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Develop a difficult software engineering benchmark

    $739,866
  122. Safe Ai London LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $739,105
  123. Effective Ventures FoundationOxford, United Kingdom

    Global priorities institute

    $732,172
  124. Simon Institute for Longterm GovernanceGeneve, Switzerland

    General support

    $730,597
  125. Sharpen Strategy LLCRaleigh, NC

    Farm animal welfare

    $730,000
  126. PATHSeattle, WA

    Ministry of health of the democratic republic of the congo

    $704,461
  127. Wits Health Consortium LimitedJohannesburg, South Africa

    Preclinical development and testing of a t-cell-based tuberculosis vaccine

    $696,742
  128. Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN

    Research in respiratory distress syndrome in premature babies

    $690,732
  129. CGD EuropeLondon, United Kingdom

    Establish an advance market commitment for a neonatal sepsis diagnostic

    $688,500
  130. Far Ai IncSan Diego, CA

    Advance public knowledge of ai alignment and safety

    $676,180
  131. The Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $666,667
  132. Compassion in World Farming InternationalSurrey, United Kingdom

    Farmed animal welfare in asia pacific and latin america

    $663,499
  133. Talos Network GugBerlin, Germany

    General support

    $662,378
  134. Observatorio de Bienestar AnimalMadrid, Spain

    Animal welfare observatory campaigns in spain

    $652,191
  135. Tony Blair InstituteLondon, United Kingdom

    Ai governance-focused work

    $636,000
  136. Charity EntrepreneurshipLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $625,000
  137. Meridian Impact CicCambridge, United Kingdom

    Ai safety and effective altruist causes

    $624,772
  138. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Project on evaluating the abilities of large language models

    $622,167
  139. OdiLondon, United Kingdom

    Economic growth reforms in sri lanka

    $616,745
  140. Innovations for Poverty ActionNew York, NY

    Organizational strengthening and opening of new office

    $600,000
  141. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Practical politics platform

    $598,815
  142. University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa

    Preclinical testing of a t-cell-based tuberculosis vaccine design

    $597,557
  143. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Evaluations of persuasion abilities of large language models

    $596,200
  144. Fabric Labs ZSPraha, Czech Republic

    General support

    $582,000
  145. University of ManitobaManitoba, Canada

    Research the composition of human colostrum and beneficial effects

    $576,525
  146. Talos Network GugBerlin, Germany

    Ai governance field building in the eu

    $568,592
  147. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Test a nanoparticle version of malaria vaccine in non-human primates

    $554,144
  148. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Develop & evaluate water chlorination system in high-disease burden settings

    $550,000
  149. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Research on the interpretability of large language models

    $547,509
  150. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Catalyzing alternative protein in china project and dao foods international

    $541,237
  151. Rethink PrioritiesSan Francisco, CA

    Research on ai alignment

    $540,865
  152. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Clinical trial on treatments to reduce pre-term birth in southern africa

    $535,248
  153. Aquaculture Stewardship CouncilLondon, United Kingdom

    Support implementation of the health and welfare content in asc's farm standard

    $522,095
  154. Good Ancestors Policy LTDVictoria, Australia

    Support work in australia

    $522,036
  155. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Develop a benchmark measuring the performance of LLM agents

    $517,693
  156. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Research on development of male gametes from STEM cells

    $517,198
  157. University of OttawaOntario, Canada

    Institute for replication's work

    $502,887
  158. Effective Ventures Foundation USA IncSan Francisco, CA

    General operating costs for the effective altruism fund

    $502,000
  159. Mirror Biology Dialogues FundNew York, NY

    Convene scientists to produce a report on pressing issues in biosecurity

    $500,000
  160. MMV Medicines for Malaria VentureGeneva, Switzerland

    Screening activities to identify drugs that target malaria sporozites

    $500,000
  161. National University Corporation Osaka UniversitySuita, Japan

    Research on mammalian gametogenesis

    $500,000
  162. Speculative Technologies IncClaymont, DE

    15-week ai arpa PM accelerator cohort in collaboration with rand

    $500,000
  163. The Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Prevent mosquitoes from harboring the malaria parasite

    $500,000
  164. The Regents of the University of California at San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Dynamicland computing platform for scientific research

    $500,000
  165. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    TB vaccine research

    $500,000
  166. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Develop tonsil organoid model of human tuberculosis granulomas

    $500,000
  167. Centre for the Governance of Ai IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $495,207
  168. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Design of novel TB vaccines

    $475,000
  169. University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa

    J-pal africa work on chlorine vouchers

    $472,362
  170. Non-Trivial VenturesLondon, United Kingdom

    Expand its online fellowship and scholarship program

    $458,187
  171. Epistea ZSPraha, Czech Republic

    Principles of intelligent behavior in biological and social systems project

    $452,556
  172. National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention IncAtlanta, GA

    Research on anopheles mosquitoes

    $450,000
  173. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Ai safety research and field-building project

    $442,500
  174. Effective Ventures FoundationOxford, United Kingdom

    Support the centre for the governance of ai

    $441,613
  175. Fund for the Global FundWashington, DC

    Raise awareness of the global fund in japan

    $441,090
  176. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Development of d-peptide antivirals against henipaviruses

    $427,900
  177. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Oxford martin programme on ai governance

    $427,392
  178. Life Sciences Research FoundationCharlotte, NC

    Three-year fellowship for two individuals

    $414,600
  179. The University of Western AustraliaWestern Australia, Australia

    Malaria vaccine modelling

    $410,309
  180. Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and DevelopmentParis, France

    Survey on the prevalence of non-competes in a select number of countries

    $405,453
  181. Animal Justice Canada Legislative FundToronto, Canada

    Farm animal welfare

    $400,000
  182. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Support the alternative meats lab

    $400,000
  183. Ashgro IncWilmington, DE

    General support

    $389,250
  184. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Two-year research project on an atoms for peace style bargain for ai

    $387,500
  185. Oregon Health and Science University FoundationPortland, OR

    Proof-of-concept study to explore the potential of nanobodies for malaria prevention

    $385,480
  186. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine LimitedLiverpool, United Kingdom

    Better understand how and when to address malaria in children in sub-saharan africa

    $381,919
  187. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Develop a benchmark on LLM agent cyber operations capabilities

    $378,500
  188. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    Evaluations on the capabilities of large language models in performing research

    $378,198
  189. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Development of innovation lab at the becker friedman institute

    $369,075
  190. World Health OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland

    Next-generation malaria vaccine development

    $359,053
  191. Forecasting Research InstituteClaymont, DE

    Operationalizing and forecasting evaluations of advanced ai systems

    $358,850
  192. Varuna Ai IncSan Bruno, CA

    Research on automating forecasting question generation

    $356,000
  193. Stichting Universiteitsfonds WageningenWageningen, Netherlands

    Catch welfare platform

    $348,478
  194. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesBethesda, MD

    Research to discover more potent mabs targeting malaria CSP

    $348,000
  195. ZKML LLCFairfax, VA

    Theoretical and empirical understanding of agentic benchmarks

    $340,000
  196. Effective Ventures Foundation USA IncSan Francisco, CA

    Research on ai alignment

    $332,500
  197. Ethical Seafood Research LTDGlasgow, United Kingdom

    Demonstrations & training sessions on pre-slaughter electrical stunning in egypt

    $330,157
  198. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Investigating immunological mechanisms and testing vaccine efficacy

    $330,000
  199. TlonBrooklyn, NY

    Translating online content on effective altruism

    $326,536
  200. Fish Welfare InitiativeNormal, IL

    Fish welfare in asia

    $325,000
  201. Khon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen, Thailand

    Evaluation of frugal raman spectroscopy-based devices

    $323,400
  202. Effective Ventures FoundationOxford, United Kingdom

    Support ea groups

    $322,536
  203. Safe Ai London LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Alignment research engineer accelerator program

    $318,621
  204. Produtor Do Bem Certificacao de Sustentabilidade LtdaSao Paulo, Brazil

    Farm animal welfare certification program

    $309,116
  205. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    Research on zero knowledge proofs for verified inference by ML models

    $307,500
  206. World Health OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland

    Responsible use of life sciences research and governing dual-use research

    $302,564
  207. Bluedot Impact US IncCollingswood, NJ

    General support

    $300,000
  208. Hiruva LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Creation of an ai safety and security course

    $300,000
  209. Hudson Institute IncWashington, DC

    Bipartisan commission on biodefense

    $300,000
  210. Malaria No More United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom

    Advocacy for malaria research funding

    $300,000
  211. Policy Cures Research LTDSurry Hills, Australia

    General support

    $300,000
  212. SJS IncBristol, RI

    Test a demand-pull approach to accelerate economies of scale for alternative protein

    $300,000
  213. The Centre for International Governance InnovationOntario, Canada

    Global ai risks initiative

    $300,000
  214. US Agency for International DevelopmentWashington, DC

    Advance evidence-based policymaking

    $300,000
  215. Associacao AlianimaSao Paulo, Brazil

    Support layer hen, pig, broiler chicken and fish welfare reforms in brazil

    $295,860
  216. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Research on robust unlearning

    $292,054
  217. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Tarbell fellowship and support for training for good

    $287,750
  218. National Bureau of Economic Research IncCambridge, MA

    2025 innovation research bootcamp and summer institute for innovation

    $286,726
  219. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Inhibition of the signaling protein vista preclinical tests

    $282,000
  220. ActivoiceParis, France

    Development of a digital campaigning tool to provide free services to farm animal welfare groups

    $280,000
  221. Animal Welfare Corporate Partners JapanNerima City, Japan

    Farm animal welfare

    $279,445
  222. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Research fellowship at the population wellbeing initiative

    $278,562
  223. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Product growth project

    $275,000
  224. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Tarbell fellowship run by training for good

    $265,000
  225. ZKML LLCFairfax, VA

    Study how ai agents perform on cybersecurity tasks

    $265,000
  226. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Lab research and activities

    $264,000
  227. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Research in ai safety at the hoover institution

    $264,000
  228. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationBlack Mountain, Australia

    Research on henipaviruses infection

    $259,629
  229. Environment and Animal Society of TaiwanTaipei City, Taiwan

    Secure welfare reforms for farmed animals in taiwan

    $258,500
  230. Animal Law FoundationCrawley, United Kingdom

    Support impactful legal intervention for farmed animals

    $255,320
  231. Charity EntrepreneurshipLondon, United Kingdom

    Support the amplification fund by ambitious impact

    $250,000
  232. Food Frontier Institute LTDVictoria, Australia

    Alternative protein advocacy and engagement in australia and new zealand

    $250,000
  233. Founders Pledge IncNew York, NY

    Support matching scheme to promote donations from members to top charities

    $250,000
  234. Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur, India

    Rural air quality monitoring project

    $250,000
  235. Renaissance Philanthropy FundNew York, NY

    Big if true science accelerator project

    $250,000
  236. Catalyst Company LTDBangkok, Thailand

    Work to secure reforms for layer hens

    $248,333
  237. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Develop robust unlearning techniques

    $242,000
  238. The Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Large language models research

    $240,896
  239. Institute for Security and TechnologyOakland, CA

    Semiconductor policy research and workshops

    $240,597
  240. Korea Malaria Prevention CommunitySeoul, South Korea

    Support for against malaria foundation's activities in korea

    $240,000
  241. The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical ResearchNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $238,000
  242. Securebio IncCambridge, MA

    Public health early warning system for pandemic preparedness

    $230,000
  243. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Ai safety organizing at berkeley ai safety initiative for students

    $227,000
  244. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Work in machine learning and ai at the university of cambridge

    $224,411
  245. Talos Network GugBerlin, Germany

    2024 eu tech policy fellowships and support for training for good

    $223,820
  246. Conjecture LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Ai security bootcamp

    $223,134
  247. Erasmus MCRotterdam, Netherlands

    Work on modelling the potential public health impact of mass drug administration

    $220,158
  248. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Lab work in the department of computer science

    $215,000
  249. Essere AnimaliBologna, Italy

    Farm animal welfare in italy

    $212,000
  250. The University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom

    Research on the impact of high skilled immigration in the united kingdom

    $210,000

Approved for future payment

94 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.

  1. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative IncNew York, NY

    Expansion of a trial for a novel tuberculosis vaccine

    $10,608,508
  2. The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, United Kingdom

    Research treatments to reduce pre-term birth in low and middle income countries in southern africa

    $4,425,000
  3. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine LimitedLiverpool, United Kingdom

    Clinical trial investigating therapies for snakebites

    $3,650,663
  4. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Evaluate LLM capabilities on cybersecurity defense benchmarks

    $3,390,000
  5. Mirror Biology Dialogues FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,125,000
  6. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    An investigation of the factors that regulate vaccine durability

    $3,000,000
  7. London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, United Kingdom

    Evaluate the effectiveness of tranexamic acid to treat anemia in women

    $2,881,467
  8. Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel

    Governance of ai lab

    $2,725,000
  9. Securebio IncCambridge, MA

    General support

    $2,600,000
  10. Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Malaria vaccine development

    $2,577,678
  11. Dalhousie UniversityNova Scotia, Canada

    Investigate the composition of human colostrum

    $2,307,885
  12. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Bipartisan commission on biodefense

    $2,300,000
  13. London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, United Kingdom

    Evaluate the epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of school net programmes

    $2,064,585
  14. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Benchmark for evaluating LLM cybersecurity risks

    $1,958,000
  15. Institut de Formulation Des Vaccins (CH) LTDPlanlesouates, Switzerland

    Development of affordable open-access GMP adjuvants

    $1,927,530
  16. University of ManitobaManitoba, Canada

    Research the composition of human colostrum and beneficial effects

    $1,729,573
  17. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Ai safety research

    $1,725,090
  18. Sinergia Animal-Verein Zum Schutz Der TiereVienna, Austria

    Farm animal welfare in asia and latin america

    $1,552,139
  19. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Develop an in vitro immunological system for characterizing the efficacy of candidate TB vaccines

    $1,540,000
  20. Alpenglow Group LimitedLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $1,509,340
  21. 1DAY Sooner IncClaymont, DE

    General support

    $1,500,000
  22. International Council for Animal Welfare IncDover, DE

    General support

    $1,470,000
  23. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research IncCambridge, MA

    Treatment of cryptosporidiosis

    $1,250,000
  24. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Catalyzing alternative protein in china and dao foods international

    $1,001,289
  25. GIVE2ASIASan Francisco, CA

    Farm animal welfare improvement projects in china

    $1,000,000
  26. The Regents of the University of California at San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Dynamicland computing platform for scientific research

    $1,000,000
  27. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Develop methods for measuring ai capabilities

    $961,073
  28. Mila Institut Quebecois D'intelligence ArtificielleMontreal, Canada

    Public ai safety engagement

    $936,000
  29. Statens Serum InstitutCopenhagen, Denmark

    Develop and validate a new manufacturing process of the h107ev vaccine antigen

    $847,780
  30. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Ai safety and computational complexity theory

    $825,000
  31. Seedai IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $805,089
  32. University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, MD

    Benchmark assessing large language model agents cybersecurity capabilities

    $793,992
  33. Generation Pledge IncVauxhall, NJ

    General support

    $750,000
  34. Observatorio de Bienestar AnimalMadrid, Spain

    Animal welfare observatory campaigns in spain

    $734,488
  35. Governing Council of the University of TorontoOntario, Canada

    Schwartz reisman institute for technology & society

    $700,000
  36. Charity EntrepreneurshipLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $625,000
  37. Associacao AlianimaSao Paulo, Brazil

    Support layer hen, pig, broiler chicken and fish welfare reforms in brazil

    $591,720
  38. Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD

    Catalyzing alternative protein in china and dao foods international

    $541,237
  39. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Clinical trial on treatments to reduce pre-term birth in southern africa

    $535,248
  40. University of OttawaOntario, Canada

    Institute for replication's work

    $502,887
  41. Charity EntrepreneurshipLondon, United Kingdom

    Support the amplification fund by ambitious impact

    $500,000
  42. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Apply and expand hypothesaes to characterize frontier model behavior

    $499,597
  43. Catalyst Company LTDBangkok, Thailand

    Work to secure reforms for layer hens

    $496,667
  44. Technische Universitat MunchenMuchen, Germany

    Study the competence of different types of jailbreaks

    $474,211
  45. Non-Trivial VenturesLondon, United Kingdom

    Expand its online fellowship and scholarship program

    $458,187
  46. Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceWashington, DC

    Research on china's ai governance ecosystem and frontier ai companies

    $443,732
  47. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Ai safety research and field-building project

    $442,500
  48. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine LimitedLiverpool, United Kingdom

    To better understand how and when to address malaria in children in africa

    $437,659
  49. New Foundry LLCNew York, NY

    Develop a benchmark on LLM agent cyber operations capabilities

    $424,713
  50. Impact Global Health LTDNew South Wales, Australia

    General support

    $400,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education54 grants $28,890,53423% of the total
  2. Public affairs8 grants $20,020,72416% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking22 grants $19,133,55815% of the total
  4. Science and technology19 grants $17,471,31314% of the total
  5. Community development4 grants $12,532,56510% of the total
  6. International aid10 grants $10,170,5418% of the total
  7. 10 other causes31 grants $19,121,02415% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California63 grants $41,340,913
  2. District of Columbia20 grants $20,498,676
  3. Delaware15 grants $20,259,295
  4. Texas6 grants $18,103,627
  5. New York21 grants $17,525,841
  6. Massachusetts19 grants $14,010,078
  7. Maryland15 grants $8,570,174
  8. Washington7 grants $5,861,526
  9. Connecticut6 grants $3,283,594
  10. North Carolina4 grants $2,977,216

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Cari TunaPRESIDENT, BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dustin MoskovitzSECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Divesh MakanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tom Van Loben SelsASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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