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Independent, bipartisan national-security research and policy institution in Washington whose AI Security and Stability project researches AI policy, compute governance and military AI.
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Received $14M from 3 funders
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9 grants totalling $14M, newest first.
2025 2 grants · $8.6M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Founders Pledge | $250k | Track II dialogue among US, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan on AI policy source |
| Jun 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $8.3M | AI Security and Stability Program source |
2024 1 grant · $157k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | Founders Pledge | $157k | Incubating policy research on AI crisis preparedness source |
2023 2 grants · $200k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | Founders Pledge | $100k | International Autonomous Incidents Agreement project; GCR Fund share of a $200k co-funded grant (the $100k advised share is a separate row) source |
| Jan 2023 | Founders Pledge | $100k | Advised grant (deployed by outside philanthropists on GCR Fund managers' advice): advised share of the $200k International Autonomous Incidents Agreement grant source |
2022 1 grant · $4.8M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Navigating Transformative AI | $4.8M | Grant to "support work related to artificial intelligence policy and governance.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |
2021 1 grant · $101k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | Navigating Transformative AI | $101k | Grant to "support a working group that will focus on mitigating risks from possible military applications of artificial intelligence. This group will be composed of technical and policy experts from the US, Russia, China, and Europe,.... From Vipul Naik's donations database (via source |
2020 2 grants · $141k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | Navigating Transformative AI | $117k | Grant "to support work by Paul Scharre on projects related to AI and security.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |
| Oct 2020 | Navigating Transformative AI | $24k | Grant "to support work exploring possible projects related to AI governance.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |