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Coefficient Giving

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Also known as: Open Philanthropy, OP

Founded Jun 2017 (8 years old)

Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) has directed $4B+ in grants since 2014, including $336M to AI safety (~60% of external funding). The organization spent ~$50M on AI safety in 2024, with 68% going to evaluations/benchmarking, and launched a $40M Technical AI Safety RFP in 2025 covering

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Headcount
150
as of 2025
Total Funding Raised
$4 billion
as of Jun 2025
Grants Made
$4.0B
2627 grants

Grants Given

2627
2627 grants totaling $4.0B
GrantRecipientAmountDate
Helen Keller International — Vitamin A Supplementation (January 2023)sourceHelen Keller International$67.5 million2023-01
Malaria Consortium — Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Programs (2023)sourceMalaria Consortium$61.4 million2023-03
Georgetown University — Center for Security and Emerging TechnologysourceCSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)$55 million2019-01
Just Impact — Safely Reducing IncarcerationsourceJust Impact$52.8 million2021-12
Evidence Action — Dispensers for Safe Water Program (February 2022)sourceEvidence Action$48.8 million2022-02
Gates Philanthropy Partners — Tuberculosis Vaccine CandidatesourceGates Philanthropy Partners$40.0 million2023-02
Center for Security and Emerging Technology — General Support (August 2021)sourceCSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)$38.9 million2021-08
Malaria Consortium — Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Programs (February 2020)sourceMalaria Consortium$33.9 million2020-02
Evidence Action — Scale-Up of In-Line Chlorination in IndiasourceEvidence Action$33.4 million2024-01
Malaria Consortium — Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Programs (2022)sourceMalaria Consortium$32.1 million2022-03

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24
CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)Grantee
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May 2025
Johns Hopkins Center for Health SecurityGrantee
Sep 2019
Longview PhilanthropyGrantee
Oct 2024
Future of Humanity InstituteGrantee
Jul 2018
Redwood ResearchGrantee
Aug 2022
Forecasting Research Institute (FRI)Grantee
Feb 2025
NTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)Grantee
Feb 2020
Blueprint BiosecurityGrantee
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Epoch AIGrantee
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80,000 HoursGrantee
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Council on Strategic RisksGrantee
Nov 2024
Rethink PrioritiesGrantee
Jan 2024
+9 more

Facts6

Financial
Total Funding Raised$4 billion
Headcount150
Market Share60%
Organization
Founded DateJun 2017
HeadquartersSan Francisco
General
Websitehttp://www.openphilanthropy.org
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Divisions

14
NameTypeLeadStatusDates
Abundance & GrowthsourceFundMatt ClancyActiveMar 2025 – present
Air QualitysourceFundSantosh HarishActive2022 – present
Biosecurity & Pandemic PreparednesssourceFundAndrew Snyder-BeattieActive2015 – present
Criminal Justice ReformFundDissolved2014 – 2022
Effective Giving & CareerssourceFundMelanie Basnak, Sam DonaldActive
Farm Animal WelfaresourceFundLewis BollardActive2016 – present
ForecastingsourceFundBenjamin TereickActive2018 – present
Global Aid PolicysourceFundNorma AltshulerActive2018 – present
Global Catastrophic Risks OpportunitiessourceFundEli RoseActive2015 – present
Global GrowthsourceFundJustin SandefurActiveOct 2024 – present
Global Health & Wellbeing OpportunitiessourceFundJames SnowdenActive2014 – present
Lead Exposure Action Fund (LEAF)sourceFundActive2024 – present
Navigating Transformative AIsourceFundClaire Zabel, Luke Muehlhauser, Peter Favaloro, Rossa O'Keeffe-O'DonovanActive2017 – present
Science and Global Health R&DsourceFundJacob TrefethenActive2017 – present

Funding Programs

1
Total budget tracked: $40M
ProgramTypeBudgetStatusDeadline
Technical AI Safety RFP (2025)sourceRFP$40MOpen2025