Good Ventures Grant: Rethink Priorities Global Health and Wellbeing Research (2022)
webThis is a grant page from Good Ventures/Open Philanthropy funding Rethink Priorities' global health and wellbeing research in 2022. While not directly AI safety focused, Rethink Priorities also conducts AI safety research, and this grant reflects the broader EA funding ecosystem that supports AI safety work.
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This is a Good Ventures grant page for Rethink Priorities' global health and wellbeing research in 2022. The page also provides an overview of Good Ventures' broader philanthropic portfolio, including global health, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, and economic growth initiatives. The funding reflects the effective altruism ecosystem's approach to cause prioritization.
Key Points
- •Good Ventures has distributed over $5B to grantees across 15+ years of giving, focusing on global health, biosecurity, and economic growth.
- •The grant supports Rethink Priorities' global health and wellbeing research, an organization that also conducts AI safety and existential risk research.
- •Good Ventures funds biosecurity initiatives including SecureBio's pathogen detection and Blueprint Biosecurity's airborne disease prevention work.
- •The portfolio reflects EA-aligned cause prioritization, funding both near-term interventions and longer-term catastrophic risk reduction.
- •Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund is supported to address risks from mirror bacteria, illustrating attention to emerging technological risks.
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15+
years of giving
$5B
distributed to grantees
Pure Earth works on reducing lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries
We support ideas and institutions that make the world safer, healthier, and more prosperous for all. W e’ve researched hundreds of causes and chosen our focus areas based on where we think more funding will help others the most.
This has led us to a diverse portfolio of causes, from proven programs that save lives in low-income countries and reduce animal suffering, to ambitious bets on potentially transformative innovations. We’re committed to using the best evidence we can find and approaching our work with rigor, curiosity, and compassion.
Focus Areas
Global Health & Development
Supporting interventions that save and improve lives in low- and middle-income countries, from proven treatments to policy reforms.
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GiveWell-recommended charities : GiveWell estimates our funding has saved over 100,000 lives through interventions like medicine to prevent malaria, childhood vaccination programs, and vitamin A supplementation.
Lead Exposure Action Fund : This collaborative fund — with partners like the Gates Foundation — works to eliminate lead poisoning, which causes irreparable harm to 1 in 2 children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Grantees work to reduce lead exposure from sources like paint, cosmetics, and cookware.
Air Quality : We support organizations working to reduce particulate air pollution in South Asia through policy advocacy, cleaner technologies, and better monitoring programs in some of the world’s most polluted cities.
Global Growth : We’re exploring promising approaches to accelerate economic growth in LMICs, building on decades of research in development economics.
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Abundance & Growth
Accelerating economic growth and removing barriers to prosperity, primarily in the United States.
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Institute for Progress: IFP publishes research and advocates for policy reforms to increase the pace of scientific, technological, and industrial progress in the United States.
California YIMBY: This advocacy organization helped advance SB 79, a landmark housing reform that was signed into law in 2025. The law created an estimated 16 million new units of zoned capacity — if just 5% are built, that would add 800,000 homes to a state facing a severe housing shortage.
Institute for Replication: I4R runs replication workshops and works with journals to identify errors and publication bias in economics and other fields, encouraging transparency and improving trust in social science research.
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