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Open Philanthropy (now Coefficient Giving) - Technical AI Safety Funding
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Open Philanthropy (now Coefficient Giving) is one of the largest funders of AI safety research; this page is the entry point for their technical AI safety funding priorities and grant history, relevant for understanding the broader AI safety funding landscape.
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This page represents Open Philanthropy's technical AI safety research funding hub, now rebranded as Coefficient Giving. The organization has directed over $4 billion in grants since 2014, with a dedicated 'Navigating Transformative AI' fund focused on ensuring AI is safe and well-governed. It serves as a major philanthropic funder for AI safety research and related existential risk work.
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- •Open Philanthropy has rebranded as Coefficient Giving, directing over $4 billion in grants since 2014 and over $1 billion in 2025 alone.
- •The 'Navigating Transformative AI' fund explicitly targets ensuring AI is safe and well-governed, a core AI safety focus area.
- •Organization conducts in-depth cause prioritization research to identify highest-impact funding opportunities across global risks.
- •Funds span biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, global catastrophic risks, and AI safety as interconnected existential risk areas.
- •As a major funder of AI safety research, grant decisions significantly shape which technical safety research gets resourced.
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Coefficient Giving directed over $1 billion in 2025, the most in our history. This significant milestone is the result of extraordinary dedication from our funders, staff, and grantees, who share the conviction that effective philanthropy can be a powerful lever for making the world a much better place.
Open Philanthropy Is Now Coefficient Giving
Our new name marks our next chapter as we double down on our longstanding goal of helping more funders increase their impact. We believe philanthropy can be a far more vital force for progress than it is today.
Cool Things Our Global Health & Wellbeing Grantees Accomplished in 2025
Our GHW grantees made remarkable progress in 2025: a diagnostics comp
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