Good Ventures Grant: Rethink Priorities Farm Animal Welfare Research Support 2023
webThis is a grant page from Good Ventures/Open Philanthropy funding Rethink Priorities' farm animal welfare research in 2023. It is tangentially related to AI safety as Open Philanthropy also funds major AI safety work, but this specific grant is focused on animal welfare, not AI safety.
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This is a grant listing page from Good Ventures documenting a 2023 grant to Rethink Priorities for farm animal welfare research. The broader page also describes Good Ventures' philanthropic focus areas including global health, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, and economic growth. The grant itself is part of Open Philanthropy's animal welfare portfolio.
Key Points
- •Good Ventures has distributed over $5B to grantees across 15+ years of philanthropic giving.
- •This specific grant supports Rethink Priorities' farm animal welfare research in 2023.
- •Good Ventures' focus areas include global health, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, and economic abundance.
- •Biosecurity work includes funding SecureBio's Nucleic Acid Observatory and Blueprint Biosecurity for pathogen detection.
- •The organization uses evidence-based approaches to prioritize high-impact causes across diverse domains.
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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.
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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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Accelerating economic growth and removing barriers to prosperity, primarily in the United States.
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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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