Also known as: SFF
SFF distributed $141M since 2019 (primarily from Jaan Tallinn's ~$900M fortune), with the 2025 round totaling $34.33M (86% to AI safety). Uses unique S-process mechanism where 6-12 recommenders express utility functions and an algorithm allocates grants favoring projects with enthusiastic champions, though the mechanism can produce volatile grant distributions year-to-year.
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2Small group (Jaan Tallinn, SFF Advisors, 2-5 anonymous voters) that makes proactive grants outside the S-Process rounds.
SFF's primary fund distributing grants via the S-Process simulation-based allocation. ~$152M cumulative since 2019. Three tracks since 2025: Main, Freedom, Fairness.
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