We believe choosing causes is the most important decision a philanthropist can make, so we think hard about where our funding can help others the most. To maximize impact, we prioritize causes based on three criteria: importance, neglectedness, and tractability.
Highlighted Grants
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Vaccine Formulation Institute — Clinical Development of Novel Adjuvants
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $5,732,100 over two years to the Vaccine Formulation Institute to support the clinical development of novel, open-access adjuvants. Adjuvants are key components added to vaccines that enhance the body’s immune response.
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Animal Welfare Observatory — Farm Animal Welfare Campaigns
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of €1,248,000 (approximately $1,303,598 at the time of conversion) to the Animal Welfare Observatory to support its work on corporate and institutional advocacy campaigns to improve farm animal welfare in Spain.
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SecureBio — Nucleic Acid Observatory
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $3,430,000 to SecureBio to support its Nucleic Acid Observatory (NAO) program. NAO will use the funds to scale up its sequencing efforts and conduct R&D on pandemic early warning systems.
About Us
Open Philanthropy started with the question:
How can we accomplish as much good as possible with our giving?
Our mission is to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. So far, we’ve concentrated on selecting focus areas in two broad categories: Global Health and Wellbeing and Global Catastrophic Risks.
Our main funders are Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz.