Good Ventures Foundation
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 46-1008520 · reported 2023–2025
1,522grants reported
$124Kmedian award
$38Klower quartile
$367smallest grant
$985.2Mtotal paid
28states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 1,522 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
314 Lytton Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1430
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 25 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Philanthropy Partners WORK ON TB VACCINES, ORAL CHOLERA VACCINES AND GLOBAL EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $31,250,000 |
| Against Malaria Foundation DELIVERY OF INSECTICIDE-TREATED BED NETS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | Kansas City, MO | $22,000,000 |
| Georgetown University CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | Washington, DC | $19,260,000 |
| Georgetown University CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | Washington, DC | $17,890,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc MALNUTRITION TREATMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING IN AFRICA | New York, NY | $12,845,308 |
| Horizon Institute for Public Service | Washington, DC | $11,837,990 |
| Centre for Effective Altruism Inc | Milton, DE | $10,500,000 |
| The Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,500,000 |
| The Accountability Board Inc CORPORATE FARM ANIMAL WELFARE AND INVESTOR CAMPAIGNS | Wakefield, MA | $10,324,603 |
| The Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000,000 |
| Open Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000,000 |
| Malaria Consortium CAMPAIGN FOR INSECTICIDE-TREATED NETS IN NIGERIA | London | $9,381,474 |
| US Agency for International Development DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $9,000,000 |
| US Agency for International Development DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $9,000,000 |
| Open Road Impact Inc ZERO-INTEREST LOANS TO ORGS WITH OUTSTANDING FUNDS OWED TO THEM BY USAID UNDER THE DIV PROGRAM | Fort Worth, TX | $8,850,983 |
| The University of Edinburgh CENTRE FOR PESTICIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION | Edinburgh | $8,328,964 |
| Ird Global Limited WORK ON OPERATIONS OF THE ZINDAGI MEHFOOZ PLATFORM | Singapore | $7,733,637 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROJECT | Oxford | $7,333,334 |
| 80000 Hours Ltd | London | $6,600,000 |
| Alpenglow Group Ltd | London | $6,374,319 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc MALNUTRITION TREATMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING IN AFRICA | New York, NY | $6,304,221 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology RESEARCH RELATED TO AI AND COMPUTING TRENDS AND IMPACTS | Cambridge, MA | $6,020,919 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation | Oxford | $5,925,000 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation LEASE FOR COWORKING SPACE | Oxford | $5,680,486 |
| Ird Global Limited WORK ON OPERATIONS OF THE ZINDAGI MEHFOOZ PLATFORM | Singapore | $5,597,405 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation | Oxford | $5,500,000 |
| The Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,500,000 |
| Gdi-Solutions Inc GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR | Washington, DC | $5,339,190 |
| Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc LEASE FOR BIOSECURITY COWORKING | San Francisco, CA | $5,318,000 |
| Center for AI Safety | San Francisco, CA | $5,160,000 |
| The Good Food Institute | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 |
| The Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000,000 |
| Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM INFRASTRUCTURE FUND | San Francisco, CA | $4,929,000 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc EA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND AND LONG-TERM FUTURE FUND | San Francisco, CA | $4,842,545 |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford GMP MANUFACTURE OF BLOOD STAGE VACCINE ANTIGENS | Oxford | $4,703,785 |
| Pattern Labs Tech Inc DEVELOPING SOFTWARE TOOLS, PRODUCTS AND ANALYSIS FOCUSED ON GLOBAL SECURITY | Wilmington, DE | $4,533,333 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE BRAIN | Boston, MA | $4,500,000 |
| Factor Philanthropy Inc PREVENTION OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS AND EA COMMUNITY BUILDING | Palo Alto, CA | $4,440,000 |
| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc EXPANSION OF A TRIAL FOR A NOVEL TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE | New York, NY | $4,391,492 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION | San Marcos, TX | $4,250,000 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION | San Marcos, TX | $4,250,000 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION | San Marcos, TX | $4,250,000 |
| Center for AI Safety | San Francisco, CA | $4,025,729 |
| Oregon Health & Science University Foundation RESEARCH ON METHODS FOR PRODUCING HUMAN OOCYTES FROM SOMATIC CELLS | Portland, OR | $4,000,000 |
| Helen Keller International WORK IN VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION | New York, NY | $3,936,955 |
| Johns Hopkins University EDUCATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS | Baltimore, MD | $3,908,161 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,850,000 |
| Institut de Formulation Des Vaccins (CH) Ltd DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE OPEN-ACCESS GMP ADJUVANTS | Planlesouates | $3,804,570 |
| Johns Hopkins University THE CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY | Baltimore, MD | $3,746,247 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROJECT | Oxford | $3,666,667 |
| Katholieke Universiteit TE Leuven RESEARCH IN INFLUENZA A VIRUS POLYMERASE INHIBITORS | Leuven | $3,550,000 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc SUPPORT CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM | San Francisco, CA | $3,513,240 |
| Tara Climate Ltd ACCELERATED COAL PHASE OUT WORK | Singapore | $3,500,000 |
| Open Road Impact Inc DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES PROGRAM | Fort Worth, TX | $3,456,582 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation SUPPORT CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM | Oxford | $3,342,240 |
| Anima | Copenhagen | $3,311,964 |
| International Vaccine Institute PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL OF A CONJUGATE VACCINE FOR CHOLERA | Seoul | $3,300,000 |
| Blueprint Biosecurity | Washington, DC | $3,250,000 |
| Compassion in World Farming International BROILER CHICKEN WELFARE AND ENDING CAGES AND CRATES | Surrey | $3,148,778 |
| Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROJECT | San Francisco, CA | $3,133,332 |
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