For humanity to flourish, we must work to improve life in the present, while also addressing many sources of long-term, catastrophic risk. To that end, Waking Up donates a minimum of 10% of its profits to the most effective charities.
Causes We Support
(CCDD)
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
CCDD improves modeling and statistical inference of infectious diseases to strengthen policy decisions, educate broadly, and train future leaders.
GFI works all over the world with scientists, industry, and policymakers to build a food system that preserves biodiversity, protects our climate, and mitigates pandemic and antibiotic resistance risk.
FHI is a unique multi-disciplinary research centre working on big picture questions about civilisation and ways to ensure a flourishing long-term future.
The AIID is a comprehensive collection of incidents in which AI systems have caused real-world harm. It aims to highlight AI failures and avoid repeating them.
Malaria Consortium works to strengthen health systems and improve the health of communities in Africa and Asia, specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of devasting diseases like malaria.
This endowment will support a professorship and establish a world class program of rigorous, empirical psychedelic research to promote human flourishing for generations to come.