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Center for Security and Emerging Technology

organization · CSET

AI governance, policy, and advocacy

Received
$136,510,000
from 30 funders
Grants
47
Funders
30
Years active
2019–26

Grants over time

$0$20M$40M$60M20192020202120222023202420252026

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$107,750,00079%5
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$5,927,0004%3
NobleReach Foundation$5,927,0004%3
Musk Foundation$5,611,0004%2
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation$3,869,0003%2
The Diller-von Furstenberg Foundation$1,414,0001%2
Google.org$1,000,0001%1
Craig Falls$1,000,0001%1

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Apr 2026Coefficient Giving$2,500,000Domestic policycoefficient_givingAI Frontiers Initiative
2025Apple~$39,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Smith Richardson Foundation~$316,000†Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation~$316,000†Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025NVIDIA~$4,000‡Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Bockus Brown Family Foundation~$4,000‡Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Eric Schmidt~$316,000†Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Google.org~$1,000,000§Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025NobleReach Foundation~$316,000†Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Forterra~$39,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Richard Danzig~$4,000‡Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Leidos~$39,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Joel Farquhar~$4,000‡Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2025Craig Falls~$1,000,000§Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2025 annual report donor tiers.
2024Domino Data Lab~$6,000Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024The Diller-von Furstenberg Foundation~$707,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Effective Giving~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Timothy McDonald~$6,000Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024The Chao Family~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation~$3,162,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024The Rockefeller Foundation~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Chan Zuckerberg Initiative~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024AI Safety Fund~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Alfred P. Sloan Foundation~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Musk Foundation~$3,162,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024National Science Foundation~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024NobleReach Foundation~$3,162,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024The Rob Granieri Fund~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Schmidt Sciences~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Google Research~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Microsoft~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2024Patrick J. McGovern Foundation~$3,162,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.
2023Effective Giving~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023The Rockefeller Foundation~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023NobleReach Foundation~$2,449,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023The Diller-von Furstenberg Foundation~$707,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023Timothy McDonald~$6,000Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023The Rob Granieri Fund~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023The Chao Family~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023Musk Foundation~$2,449,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023Patrick J. McGovern Foundation~$707,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023Alfred P. Sloan Foundation~$316,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
2023The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation~$2,449,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedCumulative giving through 2023 per the CSET at Five donor list.
Aug 2021Coefficient Giving$3,330,000Domestic policycoefficient_givingBiosecurity Research Project
Aug 2021Coefficient Giving$38,920,000Domestic policycoefficient_givingGeneral Support
Jan 2021Coefficient Giving$8,000,000Domestic policycoefficient_givingGeneral Support
Jan 2019Coefficient Giving$55,000,000Domestic policycoefficient_givingCenter for Security and Emerging Technology

* The source reports this donation in the $15,000–$99,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

† The source reports this donation in the $100,000–$999,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

‡ The source reports this donation in the $1,000–$14,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

§ The source reports this donation in the $1,000,000+ tier; recorded at the tier minimum.

The source reports this donation in the $2,500–$14,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

* The source reports this donation in the $500,000–$999,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

* The source reports this donation in the $200,000–$499,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

* The source reports this donation in the $15,000–$199,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

* The source reports this donation in the $1,000,000–$9,999,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

* The source reports this donation in the $1,000,000–$6,000,000 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.

Grants made 1 · $0

Date ↓RecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
2025FAR AI—Technical AI safety researchorg_reportedPrincipal supporters include...Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)