Good Ventures
The Good Ventures Foundation, branded simply as Good Ventures, is an American non-profit organization based in Palo Alto, California.1)
History
Good Ventures was founded in 2011 by Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna.2)
Activities
Grantmaking
According to Good Ventures' grant database, early funding recipients include:3)
Open Philanthropy
Following the formation of Open Philanthropy in August 2014, grants were awarded to:
- Degrees Initiative (formerly the Solar Radiation Management Governance Institute)
- Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)
Organization
Partners
Shortly following its founding, Good Ventures partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and GiveWell to “work closely with other funders to support promising projects and learn how to give effectively.”6)
External links
1)
Good Ventures Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221208201618/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/461008520
2)
Weissman, L. (2015, January 2). Silicon Valley Billionaire Dustin Moskovitz And Cari Tuna On the Reasoned Art Of Giving. Jewish Business News. https://archive.ph/rmr9U
3)
Grants Database. Good Ventures. Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221209002150/https://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants-database?orderby=cf_grants_date&sort=asc
4)
Swett, J. (2021). Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (p. 22). altLabs. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116033559/https://altlabs.tech/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/altLabs-2020-Form-990-FINAL.pdf
5)
Debt Collective — Criminal Justice Reform Work. (2019, December). Good Ventures. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920152336/https://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants/debt-collective-criminal-justice-reform-work
6)
Partners. Good Ventures. Retrieved March 15, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130315053714/http://www.goodventures.org/about-us/partners