“Redwood Research is a nonprofit AI safety and security research organization”In its own words: redwoodresearch.org
Nonprofit AI safety and security research organisation studying risks from AI systems acting against their developers' interests; introduced AI control research, collaborates with governments and advises AI companies.
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Received $140M from 4 funders
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Led by Buck Shlegeris (Chief Executive Officer)Checked 25 Oct 2026
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11 grants totalling $140M, newest first.
2026 1 grant · $70M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Coefficient Giving | ~$70M | "More than $70 million over the next two years to enable them to scale up their work" (recommended by Individual #8144 and Individual #6297); amount is a lower bound; named in CG's 9 Sep 2026 scaling post source |
2025 3 grants · $38M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $37M | General Support source |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Advanced Research + Invention Agency | $635k | Mathematics for Safe AI (contract, 6 months); £499,977 incl. VAT source |
| May 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $1.1M | AI Safety Research Collaborations source |
2023 3 grants · $9.4M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | Navigating Transformative AI | $5.3M | Grant "for general support. Redwood Research is a nonprofit research institution focused on aligning advanced AI with human interests.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |
| Jun 2023 | Coefficient Giving | $3M | Operations of a coworking space for professionals working on the long-run future of humanity — paid by Good Ventures Foundation on Open Philanthropy's advice, fiscal year Jul 2022–Jun 2023 (990-PF Part XIV 3a; payment in that year, not the grant total) source |
| 2023 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $1.1M | SFF-2023-H1: General support — Jaan Tallinn payments per jaan.online: $598,000 on 2023-06-15 (Redwood Research, via FP-US) source |
2022 2 grants · $12M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2022 | Navigating Transformative AI | $11M | Grant "for general support. Redwood Research is a nonprofit research institution focused on aligning advanced AI with human interests.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |
| 2022 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $1.3M | SFF-2022-H1: General support source |
2021 2 grants · $11M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2021 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $1.3M | Paid by Jaan Tallinn via Founders Pledge (US): General support source |
| Nov 2021 | Navigating Transformative AI | $9.4M | Grant "for general support. Redwood Research is a new research institution that conducts research to better understand and make progress on AI alignment in order to improve the long-run future.". From Vipul Naik's donations database (via OpenBook) source |