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Harvard University

organization · Harvard University (Wattenberg & Viegas AI interpretability lab)

Global health and developmentBiosecurityOtherTechnical AI safety researchAI safety fieldbuilding

Received
$11,636,134
from 2 funders
Grants
9
Funders
2
Years active
2016–24

Grants over time

$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M201620172018201920202021202220232024

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$11,526,13499%8
Longview Philanthropy$110,0001%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
May 2024Coefficient Giving$3,078,640Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingAntimalarial Bednet Development and Evaluation
Feb 2024Coefficient Giving$1,597,247Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingCRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Febrile Diseases
Jan 2024Coefficient Giving$974,132Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingFluorescent Imaging for In Vivo Monitoring
Aug 2023Longview Philanthropy$110,000Interpretability, AI safety fieldbuildinglongviewAI interpretability research: compute cluster setup and hiring graduate students or postdoctoral fellows. Longtermism Fund August 2023 grants report. — Emerging Challenges Fund (formerly Longtermism Fund)
Mar 2023Coefficient Giving$100,000Othercoefficient_givingPolitical Polarization App
Jan 2022Coefficient Giving$2,500,000Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingAntiviral Research
Dec 2021Coefficient Giving$600,213Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingCRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Febrile Diseases
Jun 2020Coefficient Giving$175,902Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiosecurity and Biosafety Work
Dec 2016Coefficient Giving$2,500,000Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingSolar Geoengineering Research Program

Grants via 15 · $8,046,908 · $536,461 average

DateFunderRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Apr 2026Coefficient GivingJames MickensHarvard University$666,168Controlcoefficient_givingTechniques For Containing Misaligned AI (James Mickens)
Dec 2025Coefficient GivingKianté BrantleyHarvard University$748,000Evalscoefficient_givingModel Organisms of Reward Hacking (Kianté Brantley and Shi Feng)
Dec 2025Coefficient GivingShi FengHarvard University$748,000Evalscoefficient_givingStudy on Model Organisms of Reward-Hacking (Shi Feng and Kianté Brantley)
Nov 2025Coefficient GivingNada AminHarvard University$653,431Technical AI safety researchcoefficient_givingLLM Techniques for Generating and Verifying Code (Nada Amin)
Nov 2025Coefficient GivingBerkman Klein CenterHarvard University$704,697Other existential riskcoefficient_givingEvents and Course at Berkman Klein Center
Oct 2025Coefficient GivingMelanie WeberHarvard University$436,700Interpretabilitycoefficient_givingNonlinear Structure in Language Models (Melanie Weber)
Oct 2025Coefficient GivingRoy RinbergHarvard University$124,300Evalscoefficient_givingRobust Unlearning Evaluations (Roy Rinberg)
Sep 2025Coefficient GivingFlavio CalmonHarvard University$303,931Alignment methodscoefficient_givingLLM Discretion in Deliberative Alignment (Flavio Calmon)
Apr 2025Coefficient GivingRebecca DiamondHarvard University$335,500Othercoefficient_givingResearch on Zoning Reforms (Rebecca Diamond)
Jan 2024Coefficient GivingMartin WattenbergHarvard University$1,000,000Interpretabilitycoefficient_givingAI Interpretability, Controllability, and Safety Research (Martin Wattenberg, Fernanda Viégas)
Aug 2023Longview PhilanthropyCenter for Communicable Disease DynamicsHarvard University$80,000BiosecuritylongviewPartially funding the Director of Research and Administration position to support pandemic prevention and biosecurity work. Longtermism Fund August 2023 grants report. — Emerging Challenges Fund (formerly Longtermism Fund)
Jan 2023Coefficient GivingCenter for Communicable Disease DynamicsHarvard University$190,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingCenter for Communicable Disease Dynamics
2022FTX Future FundJoshua GreeneHarvard University$250,000Otherftx_future_fundThis regrant will support the real-world testing and roll-out of 'Red Brain, Blue Brain', an online quiz designed to reduce negative partisanship between Democrats and Republicans in the US. — Values and Reflective Processes
Apr 2020Coefficient GivingMichael MinaHarvard University$1,784,981Global health and developmentcoefficient_givingCOVID-19 Serological Tests (Michael Mina)
Oct 2017Coefficient GivingAnimal Law and Policy ProgramHarvard University$21,200Animal welfarecoefficient_givingAnimal Law and Policy Program