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Survival and Flourishing Fund Recommendations
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SFF is a notable philanthropic funder in the AI safety ecosystem; its recommendations page is a useful reference for tracking which organizations and projects receive support and understanding funder priorities in the field.
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Summary
The Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) publishes its grant recommendations for organizations working on existential risk reduction, AI safety, and related cause areas. The page documents funding decisions made through SFF's regrantor model, where individual advisors recommend grants to reduce risks to humanity's long-term future. It serves as a transparency record of which organizations and projects receive philanthropic support in the AI safety ecosystem.
Key Points
- •SFF uses a regrantor model where independent advisors make grant recommendations rather than a centralized program officer structure
- •Funding focuses on existential risk reduction, AI safety research, and organizations working to improve humanity's long-term prospects
- •The recommendations page provides transparency into which AI safety and EA-aligned organizations receive philanthropic support
- •SFF is a significant funder in the AI safety space, supporting both technical research and governance organizations
- •Grant amounts and reasoning are often published, offering insight into how funders evaluate AI safety work
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| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Long-Term Resilience | Organization | 63.0 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Organization | 59.0 |
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Revenue | $19.6 million | 2021 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Revenue | $22.4 million | 2022 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Revenue | $31.7 million | 2023 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Revenue | $5.7 million | 2020 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Revenue | $1.9 million | 2019 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Total Funding Raised | $152 million | 2025 |
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Below is a list of grants we have recommended using the [S-Process](https://survivalandflourishing.fund/s-process) and the [Initiative Committee](https://survivalandflourishing.fund/initiative-committee).
Recommendations after the final date might not be listed yet.
| Round | Source | Organization | Amount | Receiving Charity | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Agent Foundations Field Network (AFFINE) \[Algorithm Design\] | $79,000 | Ashgro, Inc. | General support of Algorithm Design |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Agent Foundations Field Network (AFFINE) \[Technical Research\] | $165,000 | Ashgro, Inc. | General support of Technical Research |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI & Democracy Foundation | $195,000 | Thoughtful Tech Project, Inc. | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI Futures Project | $1,535,000 +$500,000‡ | AI Futures Project | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI Lab Watch | $371,000 | Lightcone Infrastructure, Inc. | General support of AI Lab Watch |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI Policy Institute (AIPI) | $1,635,000 | The Hack Foundation | General support of AI Policy Institute |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI Safety Camp | $90,000 +$110,000‡ | Ashgro, Inc. | General support of AI Safety Camp |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | AI Standards Lab and Holtman Systems Research | $228,000 +$100,000‡ | Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc. | General support of AI Standards Lab and Holtman Systems Research |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Alignment Ecosystem Development | $91,000 | Ashgro, Inc. | General support of Alignment Ecosystem Development |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Alignment in Complex Systems Research Group (ACS Research) | $400,000 +$306,000‡ | Epistea, z.s. | General support of Alignment in Complex Systems Research Group |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) | $30,000 | ALLFED Institute | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Amplifying AI Safety | $30,000 | Epistea, z.s. | General support of Amplifying AI Safety |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Association for Long Term Existence and Resilience (ALTER) | $60,000 +$22,000‡ | Association for Long Term Existence and Resilience | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Augur | $160,000 | Augur LLC | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | BERI-CLTC Collaboration | $141,000 | Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative | General support of BERI-CLTC Collaboration |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Catalyze Impact | $74,000 | Ashgro, Inc. | General support of Catalyze Impact |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Center for AI Safety (CAIS) | $289,000 | Center for AI Safety, Inc. | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Center for AI Safety Action Fund (CAIS AF) | $772,000 | Center for AI Safety Action Fund, Inc. | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Center for Humane Technology (CHT) | $468,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General support |
| SFF-2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Cen
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