Grants paid by Waking Up Foundation
EIN 26-1643643 · Encino, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B99
Waking Up Foundation of Encino, CA (EIN 26-1643643) reported 24 grants paid totaling $3,814,700 to 21 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,814,700
24 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | $1,785,000 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $1,325,000 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $704,700 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from Waking Up Foundation, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc 47-1988398 | B | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $656,000 | 2024 |
| The Responsible Ai Collaborative | U | London, JL | 1 | $550,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc | U | Amsterdam, HG | 1 | $330,000 | 2022 |
| Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute 93-4950919 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Securebio Inc 88-3068255 | B | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $270,000 | 2023 |
| The Rand Corporation 95-1958142 | B | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Givedirectly Inc 27-1661997 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $230,000 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Boarders Medecins Sans Frontieres | U | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation Inc 52-2396428 | B | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $200,000 | 2022 |
| John Hopkins Universitydevelopment | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $125,000 | 2023 |
| Founders Pledge Inc 37-1795297 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| The Good Food Institute Inc 92-2921640 | D | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee 13-5660870 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $80,000 | 2022 |
| Horizon Institute of Public Service 87-4657441 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $74,000 | 2023 |
| Sightsavers Inc 47-4657747 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Be Herd Foundation 88-0596118 | B | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc 04-3512550 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Malaria Consortium US Inc 98-0627052 | B | Hermitage, PA | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives Incorporated | U | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Lotus Treasure 47-2021435 | C | Boulder, CO | 1 | $4,700 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 24 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute Brooklyn, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MISSION OF MINIMIZING EXTREME AI RISKS. | 202513219349104131 |
| 2024 | The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT DEVELOPS SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES TO HELP MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER, MORE SECURE, HEALTHIER, AND MORE PROSPEROUS. | 202513219349104131 |
| 2024 | Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH TO INFORM AI POLICY, TRAINING AI POLICY RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS. | 202513219349104131 |
| 2024 | Givedirectly Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY. | 202513219349104131 |
| 2024 | Lotus Treasure Boulder, CO | C | $4,700 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE TULKU URGYEN RINPOCHE DZOGCHEN COMPILATION PROJECT. | 202513219349104131 |
| 2023 | Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $426,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY FUND. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Securebio Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $270,000 | paid | TO REDUCE CATASTROPHIC RISKS FROM NOVEL BIOTECHNOLOGIES BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON PANDEMIC PREVENTION, DETECTION AND MITIGATION. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Doctors Without Boarders Medecins Sans Frontieres New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | ENSURE THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE THE CARE THEY SO URGENTLY NEED, NO MATTER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $130,000 | paid | TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVELY DETERMINING THE SAFETY OF LOW-WAVELENGTH GERMICIDAL LIGHT. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $125,000 | paid | TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, TO FOSTER INDEPENDENT & ORIGINAL RESEARCH, AND TO SHARE BENEFITS DISCOVERED. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Horizon Institute of Public Service Washington, DC | C | $74,000 | paid | HELPING INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS LEARN ABOUT AND GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT WORK IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSISTING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN ITS SEARCH FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Be Herd Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS REGARDING HEALTH, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DRIVEN BY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Malaria Consortium US Inc Hermitage, PA | B | $40,000 | paid | TO HELP SUPPORT THE SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAM THROUGH TRAINING OVER 200,000 COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTORS WHO HELP DELIVER THIS LIFE-SAVING INTERVENTION TO 26 MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS SEVEN COUNTRIES. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2023 | Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives Incorporated Woodbury, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST FEMALE MONASTIC COMMUNITIES. | 202433199349103718 |
| 2022 | The Responsible Ai Collaborative London, JL | U | $550,000 | paid | SUPPORT WORK TO MAINTAIN THE AI INCIDENT DATABASE, WHICH IS A DATABASE OF INCIDENTS WHERE AI SYSTEMS HAVE CAUSED REAL-WORLD HARM. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc Amsterdam, HG | U | $330,000 | paid | EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS EMPOWER PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THEIR MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THINKING OF WANTING TO HELP OTHERS AND PUTTING THAT IDEA INTO ACTION. EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM IS A RESEARCH FIELD WHICH USES HIGH-QUALITY EVIDENCE AND CAREFUL REASONING TO WORK OUT HOW TO HELP OTHERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT IS ALSO A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE TAKING THESE ANSWERS SERIOUSLY, BY FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS ON THE MOST PROMISING SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation Inc Wellesley, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE TO FIND A THERAPEUTIC SOLUTION. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Givedirectly Inc New York, NY | B | $180,000 | paid | RESHAPE INTERNATIONAL GIVING, MAKING UNCONDITIONAL, DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO THE POOR THE BENCHMARK AGAINST WHICH OTHER INTERVENTIONS ARE EVALUATED. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | John Hopkins Universitydevelopment Baltimore, MD | U | $125,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD BY SETTING THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Founders Pledge Inc New York, NY | B | $120,000 | paid | DEMONSTRATES THE ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS OF TECH LEADERS TO COLLECTIVELY APPLY THEIR RESOURCES, PASSIONS, AND TENACITY TOWARDS SOLVING GLOBAL CHALLENGES. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | The Good Food Institute Inc Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. POWERING SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, AND THE RISE OF ZOONOTIC AND ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT DISEASES. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | IRC FUNDS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN, WHO ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO DELIVER SERVICES TO AS MANY CIVILIANS AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ALLIES AND REFUGEES IN THEIR RESETTLEMENT PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES. IRC IS HELPING TO SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, PROTECTION, AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AFFECTED. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Sightsavers Inc Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND OTHER DISABILITIES, AND HELP TO IMPROVE LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES SO THEY ARE SUSTAINABLE. | 202301749349100760 |
| 2022 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO RAPIDLY REDUCE EMISSIONS WHILE ADVANCING BOLD, DURABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE A NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, HIGH ENERGY PLANET AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. | 202301749349100760 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513219349104131 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433199349103718 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301749349100760 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/261643643.json.
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