2024 marked 10 years since we launched Open Philanthropy. We spent our first decade learning (about grantmaking, cause selection, and the history of philanthropy), and growing our team and expertise to be able to effectively deploy billions of dollars from Good Ventures, our main funder. Our early grants — and some grantees we’ve helped get started — are now old enough that we can see material signs of our impact in the world.
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Like many organizations, Open Philanthropy has had multiple founding moments. Depending on how you count, we will be either seven, ten, or thirteen years old this...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. In March 2023, we launched the Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest. The goal of the contest was to surface novel considerations that could affect our views on...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. 2022 was a big year for Open Philanthropy: We recommended over $650 million in grants — more, by far, than in any other year of...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the goals...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, The Open Philanthropy Project. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress...
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