Waking Up Foundation

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 24 reported grants, largest first.

• $550,000

  The Responsible Ai Collaborative · 2022

  Support work to maintain the ai incident database, which is a database of incidents where ai systems have caused real-world harm.

• $426,000

  Effective Ventures Foundation USA · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To support the nuclear weapons policy fund.

• $330,000

  Center for Effective Altruism USA · 2022

  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 puttin… read allEffective 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. less
• $300,000

  Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  To support mission of minimizing extreme ai risks.

• $270,000

  Securebio · Cambridge, MA · 2023

  To reduce catastrophic risks from novel biotechnologies by conducting research on pandemic prevention, detection and mitigation.

• $250,000

  The Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

  To support research that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities safer, more secure, healthier, and more prosperous.

• $200,000

  Doctors Without Boarders Medecins Sans Frontieres · New York, NY · 2023

  Ensure that patients receive the care they so urgently need, no matter their circumstances.

• $200,000

  Alzheimer'S Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2022

  Support of fundamental research into the causes of alzheimer's disease to find a therapeutic solution.

• $180,000

  Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2022

  Reshape international giving, making unconditional, direct cash transfers to the poor the benchmark against which other interventions are evaluated.

• $130,000

  Effective Ventures Foundation USA · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  Towards comprehensively determining the safety of low-wavelength germicidal light.

• $125,000

  Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

  To educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered.

• $125,000

  John Hopkins Universitydevelopment · Baltimore, MD · 2022

  To improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.

• $120,000

  Founders Pledge · New York, NY · 2022

  Demonstrates the ability and willingness of tech leaders to collectively apply their resources, passions, and tenacity towards solving global challenges.

• $100,000

  Effective Ventures Foundation USA · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  Research to inform ai policy, training ai policy researchers and practitioners.

• $100,000

  The Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

  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.

• $80,000

  International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

  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 rese… read allIrc 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. less
• $74,000

  Horizon Institute of Public Service · Washington, DC · 2023

  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.

• $50,000

  Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2024

  In support of people in poverty.

• $50,000

  Be Herd Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

  To educate and inform the public on matters regarding health, education, research, and economic development driven by scientific research.

• $50,000

  Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022

  To rapidly reduce emissions while advancing bold, durable climate solutions to ensure a net-zero emissions, high energy planet at an affordable cost.

• $50,000

  Sightsavers · Boston, MA · 2022

  Advocate for the rights of people with visual impairments and other disabilities, and help to improve local health services so they are sustainable.

• $40,000

  Malaria Consortium US · Hermitage, PA · 2023

  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.

• $10,000

  Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives Incorporated · Woodbury, NY · 2023

  To improve the education standards and living conditions of tibetan buddhist female monastic communities.

• $4,700

  Lotus Treasure · Boulder, CO · 2024

  In support of the tulku urgyen rinpoche dzogchen compilation project.