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Grants paid by Good Ventures Foundation, tax year 2020

EIN 46-1008520 · Palo Alto, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

In tax year 2020, Good Ventures Foundation (EIN 46-1008520) reported 108 grants paid totaling $149,967,832. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2020

Grants reported by Good Ventures Foundation for tax year 2020
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2020	Malaria Consortium London	U	$33,926,000	paid	WORK ON SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS	202121349349102747
2020	Georgetown University Washington, DC	B	$17,000,000	paid	ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACADEMIC CENTER AT THE EDMUND A WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE	202121349349102747
2020	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	U	$13,000,000	approved, future	WORK ON BIOSECURITY, GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS POSED BY PATHOGENS	202121349349102747
2020	Helen Keller International Inc New York, NY	C	$9,709,000	paid	WORK ON VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION	202121349349102747
2020	Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH	U	$9,105,777	paid	RESEARCH TO AUGMENT THE NIH-FUNDED INFLUENZA IMPRINT COHORT RESEARCH	202121349349102747
2020	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA	B	$8,293,676	paid	RESEARCH TO AUGMENT THE IMPRINT INFANT IMMUNOME STUDY	202121349349102747
2020	Sherlock Biosciences Boston, MA	U	$7,500,000	paid	DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE VERSION OF THE SHERLOCK TECHNOLOGY	202121349349102747
2020	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	U	$6,500,000	paid	WORK ON BIOSECURITY, GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS POSED BY PATHOGENS	202121349349102747
2020	Washington University in St Louis St Louis, MO	U	$5,300,000	paid	STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF DAILY BELSOMRA ON THE PROGRESSION OF AMYLOID-BETA DEPOSITION	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	B	$3,000,000	paid	ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE	202121349349102747
2020	Sightsavers Inc Boston, MA	B	$2,710,100	paid	DEWORMING PROGRAMS	202121349349102747
2020	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA	B	$2,531,000	paid	COVID-19 RESEARCH TO ADVANCE AN ANTIVIRAL DRUG CANDIDATE	202121349349102747
2020	Givedirectly Inc New York, NY	B	$2,500,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	The End Fund Inc New York, NY	B	$2,500,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA	B	$2,500,000	paid	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES	202121349349102747
2020	Against Malaria Foundation Kansas City, MO	B	$2,500,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA	U	$2,273,252	approved, future	RESEARCH ON FOOD RESILIENCE FOLLOWING GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC EVENTS	202121349349102747
2020	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	U	$2,250,000	paid	SUPPORT WORK AT USC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH'S BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH GENOMICS CENTER	202121349349102747
2020	Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ	C	$2,000,000	approved, future	RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL CLIMATIC AND HUMAN IMPACTS OF A NUCLEAR CONFLICT	202121349349102747
2020	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	U	$1,860,000	paid	PHD AND MPH PROGRAM WITHIN THE JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH	202121349349102747
2020	President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA	B	$1,784,981	paid	WORK ON SEROLOGICAL STUDIES RELATED TO SARS-COV2 INFECTION	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$1,649,358	paid	GLOBAL PRIORITIES INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$1,649,358	approved, future	GLOBAL PRIORITIES INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	The Regents of the University of California Davis Davis, CA	U	$1,500,000	paid	RESEARCH ON THE SUITABILITY OF SELECTED ISLANDS FOR TEST OF GENE DRIVE SYSTEM IN MOSQUITOES	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$1,463,625	paid	RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	Global Food Partners Inc Washington, DC	B	$1,325,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Global Food Partners Inc Washington, DC	B	$1,325,000	approved, future	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Georgetown University Washington, DC	B	$1,200,000	paid	ACTIVITIES ON DELIBERATE EVENTS AND GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY	202121349349102747
2020	Gryphon Scientific LLC Takoma Park, MD	U	$1,100,000	approved, future	ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON BIOSAFETY EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH	202121349349102747
2020	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA	B	$1,080,000	paid	RESEARCH IN THE DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY	202121349349102747
2020	Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA	B	$1,000,000	paid	WORK ON VIRAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD	202121349349102747
2020	African Union Development Agency Johannesburg	U	$1,000,000	approved, future	GENE DRIVE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN AFRICA	202121349349102747
2020	Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ	C	$1,000,000	paid	RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL CLIMATIC AND HUMAN IMPACTS OF A NUCLEAR CONFLICT	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	B	$1,000,000	approved, future	ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE	202121349349102747
2020	Community Services Unlimited Inc Los Angeles, CA	C	$975,000	paid	TRAP HEALS' CULTURAL WORK IN LOS ANGELES AROUND THE RELEASE OF THE FILM JUST MERCY	202121349349102747
2020	Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA	B	$925,000	paid	WORK ON COVID 19 DIAGNOSTIC TEST VALIDATION AND CLINICAL TESTING	202121349349102747
2020	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA	B	$850,000	paid	RESEARCH IN THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION	202121349349102747
2020	Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA	U	$791,408	paid	RESEARCH ON FOOD RESILIENCE FOLLOWING GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC EVENTS	202121349349102747
2020	Cct Marketplace Walnut, CA	U	$759,162	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	B	$750,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FAIR AND JUST PROSECUTION PROJECT	202121349349102747
2020	Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Washington, DC	B	$694,000	paid	RESEARCH TO IMPROVE CHICKPEAS AND RESEARCH ON CORN ZEIN FOOD APPLICATIONS	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$686,632	paid	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$511,536	paid	GLOBAL PRIORITIES INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	African Union Development Agency Johannesburg	U	$500,000	paid	GENE DRIVE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN AFRICA	202121349349102747
2020	International Refugee Assistance Project Inc New York, NY	B	$500,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Washington, DC	B	$500,000	paid	RESEARCH ON OPTIMIZING PLANT PROTEIN FOR USE IN PLANT-BASED MEATS	202121349349102747
2020	Employ America Washington, DC	B	$500,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Project Peanut Butter Maplewood, MO	B	$484,785	paid	RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC FOODS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN	202121349349102747
2020	The University of Queensland in America Inc Washington, DC	C	$475,001	paid	CREATION OF ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS INSTITUTE IN CHINA	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	B	$450,000	paid	PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATIONS	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	B	$450,000	approved, future	PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATIONS	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$438,685	paid	GLOBAL PRIORITIES INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	Faith in Action Network Washington, DC	D	$400,000	paid	LIVE FREE CAMPAIGNS DECARCERATION WORK	202121349349102747
2020	Gryphon Scientific LLC Takoma Park, MD	U	$400,000	paid	ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON BIOSAFETY EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH	202121349349102747
2020	Washington Center for Equitable Growth Inc Washington, DC	B	$375,000	approved, future	ESTABLISHMENT OF A MACROECONOMIC POLICY PROGRAM	202121349349102747
2020	Washington Center for Equitable Growth Inc Washington, DC	B	$375,000	paid	ESTABLISHMENT OF A MACROECONOMIC POLICY PROGRAM	202121349349102747
2020	Global Food Partners Inc Washington, DC	B	$350,000	paid	IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL CAGE-FREE PLEDGES IN ASIA	202121349349102747
2020	Center for Popular Democracy Inc Brooklyn, NY	D	$350,000	paid	FED UP CAMPAIGN	202121349349102747
2020	The Soze Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY	B	$320,000	paid	WORK ON THE RIGHT OF RETURN FELLOWSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Urban Justice Center New York, NY	B	$300,000	paid	WORTH RISES	202121349349102747
2020	Yale University New Haven, CT	U	$300,000	paid	RESEARCH ON IMPROVING UTILITY FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF HUMAN MONOCLONALS	202121349349102747
2020	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Oakland, CA	B	$265,000	paid	RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF HERPES INFECTIONS AND ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS ON INCIDENCE OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$252,631	paid	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE	202121349349102747
2020	University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO	B	$250,000	paid	RESEARCH ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THE FRONTLINE	202121349349102747
2020	Center for Popular Democracy Inc Brooklyn, NY	D	$250,000	approved, future	FED UP CAMPAIGN	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$245,847	paid	RENT AND REFURBISHMENT COSTS INCURRED FOR A NEW PROGRAM OFFICES	202121349349102747
2020	Pbfa Research and Education Fund Inc San Francisco, CA	U	$230,000	paid	STUDY TO DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF SELLING PLANT-BASED MEAT NEXT TO CONVENTIONAL MEAT	202121349349102747
2020	Veterans Education and Research Association of Northern New England Inc White River Junction, VT	C	$229,225	paid	STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON HOW HERPES INFECTIONS IMPACT THE RISK OF CONTRACTING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	202121349349102747
2020	The Regents of the University of California Davis Davis, CA	U	$206,613	paid	TEST THE USE OF AN HSP90 INHIBITOR AS A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR ZIKA INFECTIONS IN RHESUS MACAQUES	202121349349102747
2020	The Rockefeller University New York, NY	B	$200,000	paid	RESEARCH ON EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS OF HUMAN VIRUSES	202121349349102747
2020	Community Works West Inc Oakland, CA	B	$155,000	paid	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE LIFE COMES FROM IT FUND	202121349349102747
2020	Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA	C	$129,840	paid	CENTRE FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION AT SHANDONG UNIVERSITY	202121349349102747
2020	Amanda Rojek Palo Alto, CA	U	$120,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Siddharth Karamcheti Palo Alto, CA	U	$110,500	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Andrew Ilyas Palo Alto, CA	U	$108,059	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Julius Adebayo Palo Alto, CA	U	$108,059	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Jonathan Gauthier Palo Alto, CA	D	$104,450	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Yes in My Back Yard San Francisco, CA	C	$100,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Project Healthy Children Westborough, MA	B	$100,000	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202121349349102747
2020	Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA	B	$100,000	paid	JUSTICE TEAMS NETWORK'S CULTURAL WORK IN LOS ANGELES AROUND THE RELEASE OF THE FILM JUST MERCY	202121349349102747
2020	Center for Global Development Washington, DC	B	$100,000	paid	EVALUATION OF THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT	202121349349102747
2020	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	U	$97,500	paid	THREE-YEAR FFAR FELLOWSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	The Good Food Institute Inc Washington, DC	D	$92,000	paid	FARM ANIMAL WELFARE	202121349349102747
2020	Brian Wang Palo Alto, CA	D	$90,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Cassidy Nelson Palo Alto, CA	U	$74,933	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Smitha Milli Palo Alto, CA	U	$67,806	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Benjamin Mueller Palo Alto, CA	U	$62,205	paid	RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Emefa Agawu Palo Alto, CA	U	$62,200	paid	EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Humane Society International Washington, DC	U	$60,000	paid	CONDUCT TRAININGS ON HUMANE FARM ANIMAL DEPOPULATION METHODS IN VIETNAM	202121349349102747
2020	Georgia Ray Palo Alto, CA	U	$59,860	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Lydia Liu Palo Alto, CA	U	$56,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Clalit Health Services Tel Aviv	U	$55,000	paid	WORK ON CORONAVIRUS CLINICAL RESEARCH	202121349349102747
2020	Ethan Alley Palo Alto, CA	U	$52,888	paid	EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Max Simchowitz Palo Alto, CA	U	$52,540	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Felix Berkenkamp Palo Alto, CA	U	$52,205	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Pratyusha Kalluri Palo Alto, CA	U	$51,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Aidan Gomez Palo Alto, CA	U	$51,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Ruth Fong Palo Alto, CA	U	$51,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	World Economic Forum Geneva	D	$50,000	paid	WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING POSITIVE AI POLICIES RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT	202121349349102747
2020	Meridian Institute Dillon, CO	U	$50,000	paid	FARMED ANIMAL FUNDERS	202121349349102747
2020	Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE	U	$41,800	paid	RESEARCH ON STUDYING THE WELFARE OF WILD ANIMALS	202121349349102747
2020	Richard Armitage Palo Alto, CA	U	$41,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Alexander Norman Palo Alto, CA	U	$36,667	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Sophie Rose Palo Alto, CA	D	$30,600	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Toby Mcmaster Palo Alto, CA	U	$30,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Michael Janner Palo Alto, CA	U	$28,632	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Matthew Gentzel Palo Alto, CA	U	$26,850	paid	RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Aditi Raghunathan Palo Alto, CA	U	$21,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	U	$17,000	paid	SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF CENTER FOR HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE	202121349349102747
2020	Edward Elliot Palo Alto, CA	U	$16,500	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Sam Chorlton Palo Alto, CA	U	$15,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Joseph O'neill Palo Alto, CA	U	$13,200	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Humane Society International Washington, DC	U	$13,145	paid	SEND PRESENTER TO OIE ANIMAL WELFARE FOCAL POINT TRAINING IN BALI, INDONESIA	202121349349102747
2020	Caleb Withers Palo Alto, CA	U	$12,851	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	John O'brien Palo Alto, CA	U	$10,000	paid	RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Dana Gretton Palo Alto, CA	U	$10,000	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Joseph O'neill Palo Alto, CA	U	$10,000	paid	RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	Christopher Maddison Palo Alto, CA	U	$10,000	paid	AI FELLOWS PROGRAM - EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747
2020	James Wagstaff Palo Alto, CA	U	$5,500	paid	GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH PROGRAM - RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP	202121349349102747

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