Founders Pledge Inc
Preselected recipients only
Founders Pledge Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $33.0 million in 76 grants; the typical grant was $150,000 and the largest $2.5 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.
- Grants paid, 2023$33.0 million
- Number of grants76
- Typical grant$150,000
- Largest grant$2.5 million
- Assets$7.7 million
How to apply
Founders Pledge Inc 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 Founders Pledge Inc funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to California. It also paid $1.0 million in 7 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 25 | $14.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $5.2 million |
| District of Columbia | 10 | $3.1 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $2.7 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Texas | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 2 | $505,000 |
| New York | 5 | $483,346 |
Grants paid in 2023
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tsinghua Education Foundation NA Inc | China carbon neutrality project of the institute of energy, environment and economy, tsinghua university for the components on retrofitting coal power, chinese international climate policy leadership | $2.5 million |
| Ukraine Trustchain | General support | $2.3 million |
| Clean Air Task Force (Catf) | General support | $2.0 million |
| Center for Applied Rationality (Cfar) | General support of lightcone infrastructure and coordination project | $1.9 million |
| Alignment Research Center | General support of arc evals team | $1.8 million |
| Allfed Institute | General support | $1.6 million |
| Manifold for Charity (Aka Manifold Markets) | General support | $1.2 million |
| Far Ai Inc | General support | $1.1 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | General support and tegmark lab fund | $1.1 million |
| Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc | Long-term future fund, events team, online team, community health and special project team | $1.1 million |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | General support of arkose, project solve, technical alignment impossibility proofs, spiro project | $1.1 million |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Foundations of cooperative ai lab (focal) | $1.0 million |
| Meridian Prime Inc | General support | $1.0 million |
| The Energy for Growth Hub Inc | Supporting the ppa transparency norms project | $1.0 million |
| Center for Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc | General support | $909,000 |
| Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative | General support of beri-cltc and beri-chai collaborations, mats london | $881,000 |
| Deploy-Us Inc | General support | $875,000 |
| Founders Pledge LTD (FPL) | General support | $837,200 |
| Redwood Research | General support | $598,000 |
| Opencollective Foundation | General support of the unjournal | $565,000 |
| Securebio Inc | General support | $548,000 |
| Terrapraxis | General support | $500,000 |
| Sangro Inc | General support | $455,000 |
| The Pragmatism Foundation | General support of the pronatalist.org initiative | $432,000 |
| Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | The collective intelligence project, general support of honor society films, audrey tang project | $400,000 |
| Goodly Institute | General support of ai objectives institute | $352,000 |
| Center for Innovative Governance Research | General support of charter cities institute | $315,000 |
| Lead Exposure Elimination Project Inc | General support | $310,000 |
| Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies Inc | General support | $304,000 |
| Rethink Priorities | General support of the rethink priorities existential security team and ai governance and strategy team | $276,000 |
| Givewell | Maximum impact fund, all grants fund, general support | $250,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc & Global Catastrophic Risk Institu | General support | $250,000 |
| The Taimaka Project | Nigeria malnutrition treatment program. | $201,250 |
| Family Empowerment Media | General support | $200,000 |
| Lincoln Network Inc | General support | $189,000 |
| FP21 | General support | $172,000 |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | General support of dr. Roman yampolskiys research group (cybersecurity lab) | $159,000 |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative (Nti) | Biosecurity programs | $150,000 |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | General support | $150,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | General support of ai governance project | $136,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Rachel Ash
- David Jonathan Goldberg
- Sabrina Pourmand
- Philippa Lawrence
- Danielle Bayer
- David Klein
- Blaine Vess
Questions people ask
Does Founders Pledge Inc accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Founders Pledge Inc give?
$33.0 million in tax year 2023, across 76 grants, with a typical grant of $150,000.
Who runs Founders Pledge Inc?
Its 2023 filing lists Rachel Ash (US Managing Director), David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer), Sabrina Pourmand (Secretary) and Philippa Lawrence (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does Founders Pledge Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly international, science and research and education.