Good Ventures is a private philanthropic foundation founded by Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz with a mission to help humanity thrive. The foundation supports organizations, researchers, and initiatives working to accelerate human progress, reduce suffering, expand opportunity, and mitigate major risks to a flourishing future.
Good Ventures selects causes using three primary criteria: importance, neglectedness, and tractability. Its giving spans global health and development, scientific research, economic opportunity, pandemic preparedness, emerging technology risks, and other areas where additional philanthropic capital may produce significant impact. The foundation works closely with external research and grantmaking partners, particularly Coefficient Giving and GiveWell, rather than maintaining a large internal grantmaking team.
Good Ventures believes philanthropic resources should be directed toward causes where additional funding can generate the greatest benefit for humanity. Its approach evaluates opportunities according to the importance of the problem, how neglected it is by other funders, and whether additional resources are likely to produce meaningful progress.
The foundation supports evidence-based and high-leverage interventions across global health, scientific research, economic opportunity, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, advanced artificial intelligence, and other challenges that could substantially affect present and future generations. Good Ventures primarily deploys grants through trusted philanthropic research and advisory partners that identify opportunities, evaluate evidence, recommend grants, and monitor results.
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Evidence-Based Philanthropy
Uses research and cause prioritization to direct funding toward opportunities with the potential for substantial measurable impact.
Large-Scale Grantmaking
Has distributed more than $5 billion to organizations addressing urgent global challenges and long-term risks.
Expert Grantmaking Partners
Works closely with Coefficient Giving, GiveWell, and other trusted partners to evaluate causes, recommend grants, and monitor results.
Long-Term Global Perspective
Supports work that reduces present suffering while preparing society for emerging risks that could affect future generations.
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