====== Building a Stronger Future ======

**Building a Stronger Future** is an American foundation founded by brothers [[Sam Bankman-Fried]] and [[Gabe Bankman-Fried]].((Kahn, J. (2022, November 15). //Is the collapse of Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire the end of Effective Altruism?// Fortune. https://archive.ph/zK2G1))

===== History =====

On February 28, 2022, Building a Stronger Future announced a $5 million grant to [[ProPublica]] to "support reporting on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness."((//Bankman-Fried Family Donates $5 Million to ProPublica.// (2022, February 28). ProPublica. https://web.archive.org/web/20220228172729/https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/bankman-fried-family-donates-5-million-to-propublica)) The three-year grant was intended to "support investigations into ongoing questions about the COVID-19 pandemic, biosecurity and public health preparedness."

On December 20, ProPublica announced that it was returning the initial $1.6 million it had received "and that it has terminated its relationship with the Building a Stronger Future foundation following allegations of fraudulent activities against Sam Bankman-Fried."((ProPublica. (2022, December 20). //ProPublica to Return Grant Funded by Bankman-Fried Family.// ProPublica. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230000759/https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/bankman-fried-family-donates-5-million-to-propublica))