Good Ventures Foundation
EIN 461008520 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$1.5B
1,290 grants · $186.6M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$215K
typical big bets · $50K–$994K
grant size
34%
supporter · 214/628 multi-year
repeat
$5.9B
Assets (2023)
628
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
ADITI RAGHUNATHAN
Phone
(650) 804-7100
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $22.2M | $738.5M | $261.1M | 37 |
| 2017 | $102.9M | $1.0B | $312.9M | 40 |
| 2018 | $41.0M | $1.5B | $462.6M | 42 |
| 2020 | $174.4M | $3.3B | $1.2B | 119 |
| 2021 | $227.3M | $4.4B | $449.7M | 173 |
| 2022 | $469.3M | $4.0B | $627.1M | 358 |
| 2023 | $455.7M | $5.9B | $2.2B | 521 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1290 grants on record
Minimum
$150
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$215K
Average
$1.2M
75th Pctl
$994K
Maximum
$37.1M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.1% of US grants
· Rank #10 of 32 states
$19.7M across
12 grants
4 of 254 counties
Top 4 counties
- 1 Hays
- 2 Travis
- 3 Harris
- 4 Dawson
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (1,290 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $37,150,000 | CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | 2022 |
| Us Agency for International Development | Washington, DC | $36,000,000 | DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES PROGRAM | 2023 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $33,926,000 | WORK ON SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2020 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $32,096,856 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| Arc Research Institute | PALO ALTO, CA | $21,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Sci Foundation | London, None | $20,151,540 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| OpenAI Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000,000 | Advance digital intelligence | 2017 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $18,259,171 | LONG-LASTING INSECTICIDAL NET CAMPAIGNS IN NIGERIA | 2021 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $17,890,000 | CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $17,000,000 | ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACADEMIC CENTER AT THE EDMUND A WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE | 2020 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $15,918,958 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS IN MOZAMBIQUE | 2022 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $15,770,000 | CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | 2022 |
| Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $15,080,000 | Control and eventual eradication of malaria | 2017 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $15,000,000 | ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACADEMIC CENTER AT THE EDMUND A WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE | 2021 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $13,538,379 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2021 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $13,538,379 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2021 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $13,538,379 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| The Imperial College Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $13,500,000 | Schistosomiasis Control Initiative | 2017 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $13,000,000 | WORK ON BIOSECURITY, GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS POSED BY PATHOGENS | 2020 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation | San Marcos, TX | $12,750,000 | COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION | 2023 |
| Horizon Institute for Public Service | Washington, DC | $11,837,990 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $11,664,206 | MALNUTRITION TREATMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING IN AFRICA | 2022 |
| The Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $11,355,246 | CENTER FOR HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 2021 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $10,971,084 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2021 |
| Malaria Consortium | London, None | $10,971,084 | SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAMS | 2021 |
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