Trace

Columbia University

organization

BiosecurityGlobal health and developmentAI safety fieldbuilding

Received
$3,798,600
from 2 funders
Grants
4
Funders
2
Years active
2022–25

Grants over time

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M2022202320242025

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$3,708,60098%3
Long-Term Future Fund$90,0002%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Aug 2025Coefficient Giving$370,000Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingPolicy Research on Lead Exposure Mitigation
Jun 2023Coefficient Giving$138,600Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingRegulatory Affairs Position
Jun 2022Coefficient Giving$3,200,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingFar-UVC Sterilization Research
Jan 2022Long-Term Future FundEA Funds$90,000Training pipelinesea_fundsSupport for AI-safety related CS PhD thesis on enabling AI agents to accurately report their actions

Grants via 7 · ~$1,200,659 · $171,523 average

DateFunderRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Feb 19, 2026UK AI Security InstituteRocco Servedio, Xi Chen, and Anindya DeColumbia University~$589,500*Technical AI safety researchuk_aisiDiscovering rare harmful behaviors exhibited by high-dimensional AI systems — led by Rocco Servedio, Xi Chen, Anindya De. — Alignment Project
Nov 2025Coefficient GivingHongseok NamkoongColumbia University$451,159Foundationscoefficient_givingNew Methods for Estimating Rare Event Probabilities (Hongseok Namkoong)
2022FTX Future FundClaudia ShiColumbia University$100,000Training pipelinesftx_future_fundWe recommended a grant to pay for research assistants over three years to support the work of a PhD student working on AI safety at Columbia University. — Artificial Intelligence
Dec 8, 2020Jaan TallinnClaudia ShiFounders Pledge, Columbia University$15,000Training pipelinesjaan_onlineTo support Claudia Shi’s work in AI safety during her PHD at Columbia
Sep 10, 2020Jaan TallinnClaudia ShiFounders Pledge, Columbia University$15,000Training pipelinesjaan_onlineTo support Claudia Shi’s work in AI safety during her PHD at Columbia
Jun 18, 2020Jaan TallinnClaudia ShiFounders Pledge, Columbia University$15,000Training pipelinesjaan_onlineTo support Claudia Shi’s work in AI safety during her PHD at Columbia
Apr 15, 2020Jaan TallinnClaudia ShiFounders Pledge, Columbia University$15,000Training pipelinesjaan_onlineTo support Claudia Shi’s work in AI safety during her PHD at Columbia

* UK AISI reported a total of 27m GBP over 60 projects, so estimating each of them at the average grant size.