Also known as: Open Philanthropy, OP
Divisions & Teams
16| Name | Type | Lead | Total Spending | Grants | Status | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$120M committed over 3 years. Led by Matt Clancy. Economic growth, scientific progress, US-focused. | Fund | Matt Clancy | $36M | 45 | Active | Mar 2025 | Verified |
40+ grants totaling ~$20M. Led by Santosh Harish. Focus on South Asia and high-pollution areas. | Fund | Santosh Harish | $21M | 33 | Active | 2022 | Verified |
140+ grants totaling ~$260M. Led by Andrew Snyder-Beattie. Work began ~2015, five years before COVID-19. | Fund | Andrew Snyder Beattie | $283M | 152 | Active | 2015 | Verified |
Focused on reducing incarceration; wound down in 2022. ~$200M total grants. | Fund | $209M | 395 | Dissolved | 2014 | Failed source check | |
Led by Melanie Basnak and Sam Donald. Support for CEA, 80,000 Hours, EA Funds, and community infrastructure. | Fund | Melanie Basnak, Sam Donald | $28M | 39 | Active | Verified | |
Led by Lewis Bollard. Corporate cage-free campaigns, alt-protein research, advocacy. | Fund | Lewis Bollard | $420M | 496 | Active | 2016 | Verified |
30+ grants totaling ~$50M. Led by Benjamin Tereick. Forecasting infrastructure and research. | Fund | Benjamin Tereick | Active | 2018 | Failed source check | ||
50+ grants totaling ~$30M. Led by Norma Altshuler. Encouraging generous and cost-effective international aid. | Fund | Norma Altshuler | $29M | 57 | Active | 2018 | Verified |
Covers AI safety, biosecurity, and other GCR-related grantmaking. 250+ grants across cause areas. | Program | $535M | 307 | Active | Verified | ||
250+ grants across GCR cause areas and EA community capacity building | Fund | Eli Rose | Active | 2015 | Verified | ||
$40M+ committed over 3 years. Led by Justin Sandefur. Policy research for economic growth in low/middle-income countries. | Fund | Justin Sandefur | $5.8M | 6 | Active | Oct 2024 | Verified |
360+ grants; largest fund. Primarily GiveWell-recommended charities; $175M committed for 2026 via GiveWell | Fund | James Snowden | Active | 2014 | Verified | ||
Covers global health, farm animal welfare, and scientific research. 360+ grants; largest program area. | Program | $1.5B | 529 | Active | Verified | ||
$100-125M raised; 20+ grants. Multi-donor pooled fund with Gates Foundation, UNICEF, others. | Fund | Active | 2024 | Verified | |||
480+ grants totaling ~$500M. Sub-areas: Technical Safety (Favaloro, O'Keeffe-O'Donovan), AI Governance (Muehlhauser), Short Timelines (Zabel). ~$63.6M in 2024 (~60% of all external AI safety funding). | Fund | Claire Zabel, Luke Muehlhauser, Peter Favaloro, Rossa O'Keeffe O'Donovan | $543M | 333 | Active | 2017 | Verified |
330+ grants + 30+ social investments ($90M+). Led by Jacob Trefethen. Treatments, vaccines, diagnostics. | Fund | Jacob Trefethen | $335M | 203 | Active | 2017 | Verified |