Good Ventures Foundation
Good Ventures Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. Created by Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz, its mission is to help humanity thrive by accelerating progress, reducing suffering, and mitigating risks to a flourishing world. The foundation says it has distributed more than $6 billion to grantees over more than 15 years.
Good Ventures Foundation at a glance
In short: Good Ventures Foundation gave $306.7M across 565 grants in 2025 (avg $543K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $306,706,819
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 565
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $542,844
- -25.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $153,881
- Total assets
- $10,107,955,038
- +27.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (16% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Good Ventures Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Its website identifies Coefficient Giving as its primary philanthropic advisor, which helps choose causes, make grants, track results, and pool resources with other donors. GiveWell has also guided more than $1 billion of the foundation’s giving since 2011.
- Contact
Mailing address: 314 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 804-7100
Website: https://goodventures.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Good Ventures Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Open Road Impact Inc ($12.3M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $90.3M.
Organizations only. It also paid 172 grants to individuals ($6,602,137), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,989 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 579 grants of 1,989 (29%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes work in low- and middle-income countries and economic-opportunity work primarily in the United States. Its 2025 grants included recipients in California, Washington, DC, Delaware, Texas, and other locations, as well as international recipients. California accounted for 16% of grant dollars, Washington, DC for 7%, Delaware for 7%, and Texas for 6%; a further 43% was listed with an unspecified recipient state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 565 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Good Ventures Foundation gives
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 86% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105.1M (2019) to $357.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 565 grants totaling $306.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Effective Altruism Inc Milton, DE | General Support | $10,500,000 |
| Malaria Consortium | Campaign for Insecticide-Treated Nets in Nigeria | $9,381,474 |
| Open Road Impact Inc Fort Worth, TX | Zero-interest loans to orgs with outstanding funds owed to them by usaid under the div program | $8,850,983 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention | $8,328,964 |
| 80000 Hours Ltd | General Support | $6,600,000 |
| Alpenglow Group Ltd | General Support | $6,374,319 |
| GDI-Solutions Inc Washington, DC | Global Development Incubator | $5,339,190 |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | GMP Manufacture of Blood Stage Vaccine Antigens | $4,703,785 |
| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc New York, NY | Expansion of a trial for a novel tuberculosis vaccine | $4,391,492 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation San Marcos, TX | Cost-Effective Interventions to Address Malnutrition | $4,250,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,107,955,038 | $2,597,571,672 | $369,108,718 | $306,706,819 | 565 | $337,695,777 | $2,477,590,471 | $393,790,093 |
| 2024 | $7,935,504,121 | $1,505,225,400 | $377,244,665 | $357,542,418 | 493 | $377,402,717 | $1,415,559,973 | $330,356,089 |
| 2023 | $5,863,998,880 | $2,206,469,589 | $423,383,550 | $320,936,992 | 464 | $337,683,266 | $1,852,600,956 | $196,779,866 |
| 2022 | $4,000,631,017 | $627,055,825 | $405,912,195 | $341,839,346 | 315 | $343,647,363 | $559,838,252 | $204,361,990 |
| 2021 | $4,383,621,636 | $449,683,738 | $226,738,896 | $166,823,343 | 152 | — | $427,803,192 | $205,986,144 |
| 2020 | $3,336,254,185 | $1,237,792,121 | $171,959,948 | $149,967,832 | 108 | — | $1,199,171,967 | $134,974,584 |
| 2019 | $2,114,481,819 | $642,823,522 | $153,374,023 | $105,062,197 | 74 | — | $617,437,660 | $79,521,158 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Good Ventures Foundation reported a distributable amount of $393.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Good Ventures says it chooses causes according to their importance, neglectedness, and tractability. Its stated focus areas include global health and development, reducing animal suffering, and abundance and growth. Its global health and development work includes interventions to save and improve lives in low- and middle-income countries; its abundance and growth work aims to accelerate economic growth and remove barriers to prosperity, primarily in the United States. The foundation also describes support for ambitious potential innovations.
Its grantees work across varied fields. For example, Blueprint Biosecurity says it conducts and supports research on technical countermeasures to emerging airborne pathogen threats. Arc Research Institute describes its mission as accelerating scientific progress, understanding disease causes, and narrowing the gap between discoveries and patient impact. GDI-Solutions says it provides strategic, operational, programmatic, and implementation support to build social-impact startups and partnerships. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 565 grants totaling $306,706,819. Grant amounts ranged from $398 to $10,500,000, with a median of $153,881.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $10,500,000 to Centre for Effective Altruism Inc. for general support; $9,381,474 to Malaria Consortium for a campaign for insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria; $8,850,983 to Open Road Impact Inc. for zero-interest loans to organizations with outstanding funds owed to them by USAID under the DIV program; and $8,328,964 to the University of Edinburgh for its Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention. Other recipients included 80,000 Hours Ltd ($6,600,000 for general support), GDI-Solutions Inc. ($5,339,190), and Johns Hopkins University ($3,746,247).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cari Tuna as president, board chair, and director; Dustin Moskovitz as secretary, treasurer, and director; Divesh Makan as director; and Tom Van Loben Sels as assistant secretary. The foundation’s website also lists Tuna as board chair and Moskovitz as secretary and treasurer.
Good Ventures Foundation is led by Cari Tuna, President, Board Chair & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cari Tuna
President, Board Chair & Director
President & Director → President, Board Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Divesh Makan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Moskovitz
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Van Loben Sels
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Good Ventures Foundation
How much does Good Ventures Foundation give each year?
Good Ventures Foundation gave $306.7M across 565 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $357.5M across 493 grants.
What is Good Ventures Foundation's typical grant size?
Good Ventures Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $153,881, and its average grant was $542,844, across 565 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Good Ventures Foundation give grants?
Good Ventures Foundation's top state is California, with 16% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (7%) and Delaware (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (20 grants), Stanford, CA (16 grants), New York, NY (15 grants) and Berkeley, CA (15 grants).
Does Good Ventures Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of Good Ventures Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (44 of 565) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Global Risk Research Program - Educational Scholarship" (13 grants), "Ai Fellows Program - Educational Scholarship" (12 grants) and "Farm Animal Welfare" (8 grants).
Who are Good Ventures Foundation's largest grantees?
Good Ventures Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Open Road Impact Inc ($12,307,565 across 2 grants), Centre for Effective Altruism Inc ($10,500,000) and Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford ($10,191,544 across 10 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 172 grants to individuals ($6,602,137), which are not listed by name. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Good Ventures Foundation?
Good Ventures Foundation reported $10.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $337.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $393.8M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Good Ventures Foundation fund?
Good Ventures says it chooses causes according to their importance, neglectedness, and tractability. Its stated focus areas include global health and development, reducing animal suffering, and abundance and growth. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Good Ventures Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Good Ventures Foundation's EIN?
Good Ventures Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1008520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Good Ventures Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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