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Organization Profile
Survival and Flourishing Fund
aka Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF), SFF, survival flourishing sff
A fund organizing the collection and evaluation of donation applications for organizations working to improve humanity's long-term prospects for survival and flourishing, including reducing global catastrophic and existential risks. Grants are produced via the recurring S-Process algorithm and meeting procedure, run once or twice per year, plus faster rolling Speculation Grants. Both non-profit and for-profit entities may apply, with for-profit grants administered through Survival and Flourishing Corp.1,2,3,4
Programs
2 programs on fileSFF S-Process Grant Rounds
0 grants tracked
SFF-2026 S-Process (Main, Freedom, and Fairness tracks): reviewing, closes 2026-04-22; SFF-2026 S-Process — Climate Change track: reviewing, closes 2026-06-10; SFF-2026 S-Process — Animal Welfare track: reviewing, closes 2026-06-24; SFF-2026 S-Process — Human Self-Enhancement and Empowerment (HSEE) track: reviewing, closes 2026-07-08
Speculation Grants (Rolling Application)
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec◆ Today
SFF S-Process Grant RoundsSFF-2026 S-Process (Main, Freedom, and Fairness tracks): reviewing, closes 2026-04-22; SFF-2026 S-Process — Climate Change track: reviewing, closes 2026-06-10; SFF-2026 S-Process — Animal Welfare track: reviewing, closes 2026-06-24; SFF-2026 S-Process — Human Self-Enhancement and Empowerment (HSEE) track: reviewing, closes 2026-07-08
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
Awards
173 on fileShowing 76-100 of 173, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- FoxgloveProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$5,000Date–
- Global Catastrophic Risk InstituteProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$53,000Date–
- Global ShieldProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$424,000Date–
- Good Ancestors PolicyProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$171,000Date–
- History LabProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$27,000Date–
- ILINA ProgramProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$369,000Date–
- Impact Academy LimitedProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$72,000Date–
- Institute for AI Policy and StrategyProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$183,000Date–
- James PayorProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$202,000Date–
- John WentworthProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$258,000Date–
- JUSTICEProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$258,000Date–
- Langsikt - Centre for Long-Term PolicyProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$199,000Date–
- Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST)ProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$150,000Date–
- Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, Inc.ProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$278,000Date–
- Legal Safety LabProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$29,000Date–
- Lightcone InfrastructureProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$1,311,000Date–
- Lightcone Infrastructure Inc.ProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$513,500Date–
- Live TheoryProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$128,000Date–
- ProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$522,000Date–
- Machine Intelligence and Normative Theory lab, ANUProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$32,000Date–
- Machine Intelligence Research InstituteProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$54,000Date–
- Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)ProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$1,607,000Date–
- Machine Learning for Socio-technical Systems LabProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$163,000Date–
- Macrostrategy Research InitiativeProgramSFF-2024 S-ProcessAmount$154,000Date–
- Macrostrategy Research Initiative (MRI)ProgramSFF-2025 S-Process (Jaan Tallinn)Amount$60,000Date–
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Programs
173
Awards
157
Grantees
$56.0M
Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas
existential risk reduction, AI safety, long-term survival of sentient life, global catastrophic risk, longtermism, civilizational flourishing.
Typical size$10k–$1.6M per grant (most $50k–$500k; up to $4M via the Initiative Committee)
CadenceS-Process grant rounds run once or twice per year (sometimes labeled H1/H2); a rolling Speculation Grant application is open continuously, including when no S-Process round is open.