Good Ventures Foundation
Preselected recipients only
Good Ventures Foundation is a private foundation in Palo Alto, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $294 million in 565 grants; the typical grant was $153,881 and the largest $10.5 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$294 million
- Number of grants565
- Typical grant$153,881
- Largest grant$10.5 million
- Assets$10 billion
- New grantees59%
Giving in 2024 was down from $308 million the year before.
59% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $369 million | 464 | $5.9 billion |
| 2023 | $308 million | 493 | $7.9 billion |
| 2024 | $294 million | 565 | $10 billion |
How to apply
Good Ventures Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Good Ventures Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 22 states, the most to California. It also paid $133 million in 181 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 235 | $47.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 20 | $20.5 million |
| Delaware | 15 | $20.3 million |
| Texas | 6 | $18.1 million |
| New York | 21 | $17.5 million |
| Massachusetts | 19 | $14.0 million |
| Maryland | 15 | $8.6 million |
| Washington | 7 | $5.9 million |
| Connecticut | 6 | $3.3 million |
| North Carolina | 4 | $3.0 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Effective Altruism Inc | General support | $10.5 million |
| Malaria Consortium | Campaign for insecticide-treated nets in nigeria | $9.4 million |
| Open Road Impact Inc | Zero-interest loans to orgs with outstanding funds owed to them by usaid under the div program | $8.9 million |
| The University of Edinburgh | Centre for pesticide suicide prevention | $8.3 million |
| 80000 Hours LTD | General support | $6.6 million |
| Alpenglow Group LTD | General support | $6.4 million |
| Gdi-Solutions Inc | Global development incubator | $5.3 million |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | Gmp manufacture of blood stage vaccine antigens | $4.7 million |
| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc | Expansion of a trial for a novel tuberculosis vaccine | $4.4 million |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation | Cost-effective interventions to address malnutrition | $4.3 million |
| Institut de Formulation Des Vaccins (CH) LTD | Development of affordable open-access gmp adjuvants | $3.8 million |
| Johns Hopkins University | The center for health security | $3.7 million |
| Tara Climate LTD | Accelerated coal phase out work | $3.5 million |
| Open Road Impact Inc | Development innovation ventures program | $3.5 million |
| Blueprint Biosecurity | General support | $3.3 million |
| Compassion in World Farming International | Broiler chicken welfare and ending cages and crates | $3.1 million |
| Mats Research Inc | Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort | $3.0 million |
| Arc Research Institute | General support | $3.0 million |
| Center for Responsible Innovation LTD | General support | $3.0 million |
| Dalhousie University | Investigate the composition of human colostrum | $3.0 million |
| Gates Philanthropy Partners | Work on tb vaccines, oral cholera vaccines and global education | $3.0 million |
| 80000 Hours LTD | Support a variety of marketing efforts | $2.7 million |
| Centre for the Governance of Ai Inc | General support | $2.5 million |
| The Rand Corporation | General support | $2.5 million |
| The Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Center for human-compatible ai | $2.5 million |
| Compassion in World Farming International | Farm animal welfare in china | $2.4 million |
| United Kingdom Research and Innovation | Applied metascience research projects within the uk | $2.4 million |
| Pattern Labs Tech Inc | Developing software tools, products and analysis focused on global security | $2.3 million |
| Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund | General support | $2.2 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts | $2.2 million |
| Meridian Impact Cic | Research fellowship programmes focused on risks from advanced ai | $2.1 million |
| Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Limited | Clinical trial investigating therapies for snakebites | $2.0 million |
| New Venture Fund | Bipartisan commission on biodefense | $2.0 million |
| The Rand Corporation | General support | $2.0 million |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Develop a novel vaccine platform that uses a commensal bacterium | $2.0 million |
| The Hospital for Sick Children | Multistate malaria vaccine research | $1.9 million |
| London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Evaluate the effectiveness of tranexamic acid to treat anemia in women | $1.9 million |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | Malaria vaccine development | $1.7 million |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | Oxford ai governance initiatives technical ai governance program | $1.7 million |
| Anima | General support | $1.7 million |
Officers and trustees
- Cari Tuna
- Dustin Moskovitz
- Divesh Makan
- Tom van Loben Sels
Questions people ask
Does Good Ventures Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Good Ventures Foundation give?
$294 million in tax year 2024, across 565 grants, with a typical grant of $153,881.
Who runs Good Ventures Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Cari Tuna (President, Board Chair, Director), Dustin Moskovitz (Secretary, Treasurer, Director), Divesh Makan (Director) and Tom van Loben Sels (Assistant Secretary).
What does Good Ventures Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly international, education and science and research.