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Funders to approach for Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

Covina, California$5.8M revenue19 funders on file

To improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. Currently, our main strategy is collaborating with university research groups working to reduce existential risk, by providing them with free services and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$160k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$130k–$1.3Mover two years, from 2–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$730kfrom 3 new funders

Half the value is in your top 12 funders, of 152

$0$640k$1.3Mhalf from the top 12likely range1st10thAll 152
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Trustees of Boston University ($6.8M/yr), Educational Policy Improvement Center ($280k/yr), Brandeis University ($1.0M/yr)1 in 21$450k
  2. 2The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchSimilar grantees: Trustees of Boston University ($830k/yr), Brandeis University ($62k/yr), The Broad Institute Inc ($330k/yr)1 in 21$400k
  3. 3The Scripps Research InstituteSimilar grantees: Trustees of Boston University ($250k/yr), The Broad Institute Inc ($470k/yr), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($1.2M/yr)1 in 16$220k

149 more funders on the list for Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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