FUNDER
BERKELEY EXISTENTIAL RISK INITIATIVE
8recipients FY2016–24
$9Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 99% of giving in California
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A local funder — 99% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 2 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, MA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 5 |
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | program funder | 4 |
| EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| RETHINK CHARITY | program funder | 3 | |
| EVERY ORG | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| MANIFOLD FOR CHARITY | AUSTIN, TX | program funder | 2 |
| THE FORESIGHT INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| ANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS | COVINA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| APHORISM FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| BRYAN JOHNSON FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | program funder | 1 |
| CASEY & FAMILY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 1 |
| COEFFICIENT GIVING ACTION FUND | PALO ALTO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| EDGEMON FAMILY FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 1 |
| EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS PROJECT INC | ALBANY, NY | program funder | 1 |
| FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS INSTITUTE | DECATUR, GA | program funder | 1 |
| FUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE | NARBERTH, PA | program funder | 1 |
| HEAD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 1 |
| HUMANE AMERICA ANIMAL FOUNDATION | CLAREMONT, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ISRB FUND INC | FAIRFIELD, NJ | program funder | 1 |
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION | WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | program funder | 1 |
| KARUNA FOUNDATION | NIWOT, CO | program funder | 1 |
| LENDINGTREE FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | program funder | 1 |
| LONGVIEW PHILANTHROPY USA INC | CLAYMONT, DE | program funder | 1 |
| MAURICE AMADO FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 1 |
| QUINN FOUNDATION | LEAWOOD, KS | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATS RESEARCH INC | CA | 1 | 2024 | $1,521,400 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SAFE AND ETHICAL ARTIFICIAL | CA | 1 | 2024 | $250,000 |
| SECUREBIO INC | MA | 1 | 2024 | $24,655 |
| RETHINK PRIORITIES | CA | 1 | 2024 | $16,000 |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC | CA | 4 | 2022 | $1,022,223 |
| MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | CA | 1 | 2020 | $300,000 |
| CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS | CA | 1 | 2020 | $39,282 |
| THEISS RESEARCH | CA | 1 | 2018 | $50,000 |