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Good Ventures

Moskovitz/Tuna philanthropic foundation; funds Open Philanthropy
Tracked because Moskovitz/Tuna philanthropic foundation; funds Open Philanthropy · 10 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Philanthropic foundation created by Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna. Primary funder of Open Philanthropy. Has committed billions to charitable giving. Part of the Giving Pledge. Functions as the financial vehicle for the Moskovitz philanthropic empire — structurally parallel to the Thiel Foundation.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped10
Sources cited5
✦ Thin coverage gap +39 connected to 10 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Cari Tuna person
founder
Cari Tuna co-founded Good Ventures with her husband Dustin Moskovitz and serves as its president.
→ Meta Platforms company
source of wealth / former employer
Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Good Ventures, amassed the wealth that funds Good Ventures through his co-founding role at Facebook/Meta Platforms. Good Ventures' philanthropic capacity is directly tied to the value of Moskovitz's Meta equity.
→ OpenAI company
grant recipient
Good Ventures / Open Philanthropy provided early funding and ongoing grant support to OpenAI, including a $30 million grant in 2016 and additional support for AI safety research. This is a documented philanthropic connection.
→ Anthropic company
grant recipient
Good Ventures / Open Philanthropy provided substantial grant funding to Anthropic, the AI safety company founded by former OpenAI researchers including Dario Amodei. The funding was directed through Open Philanthropy's AI safety portfolio.
← Dustin Moskovitz person
founder
Moskovitz created Good Ventures with Cari Tuna.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 249d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "Good Ventures" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Good Ventures — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (10)
→ Cari Tuna person
founder primary since 2011
Cari Tuna co-founded Good Ventures with her husband Dustin Moskovitz and serves as its president.
→ Meta Platforms company
source of wealth / former employer primary since 2011
Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Good Ventures, amassed the wealth that funds Good Ventures through his co-founding role at Facebook/Meta Platforms. Good Ventures' philanthropic capacity is directly tied to the value of Moskovitz's Meta equity.
→ Holden Karnofsky person
former employee / affiliate secondary since 2011
Holden Karnofsky was the co-founder and co-CEO of GiveWell, and later played a key role in Open Philanthropy, which is the primary grantmaking vehicle funded and operated by Good Ventures. He worked closely with the Good Ventures team on grant recommendations.
→ OpenAI company
grant recipient primary since 2016
Good Ventures / Open Philanthropy provided early funding and ongoing grant support to OpenAI, including a $30 million grant in 2016 and additional support for AI safety research. This is a documented philanthropic connection.
→ Anthropic company
grant recipient primary since 2021
Good Ventures / Open Philanthropy provided substantial grant funding to Anthropic, the AI safety company founded by former OpenAI researchers including Dario Amodei. The funding was directed through Open Philanthropy's AI safety portfolio.
→ Sam Altman person
grant recipient / former affiliate secondary since 2015
Open Philanthropy (the grantmaking arm of Good Ventures) provided grants and funding to organizations led by or associated with Sam Altman, including OpenAI (where Altman served as CEO). Good Ventures funding supported AI safety work during Altman's tenure.
← Open Philanthropy institution
affiliation inferential since 2023
Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures are both listed as entities linked through Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna.
← Dario Amodei person
funder/investor secondary since 2022
Good Ventures, part of the Open Philanthropy network, has provided significant funding to Anthropic, with Dario Amodei as CEO.
← Dustin Moskovitz person
founder primary
Moskovitz created Good Ventures with Cari Tuna.
← PayPal Mafia organization
Philanthropy co-founded by member inferential since 2011
Cari Tuna (married to Dustin Moskovitz, a Facebook co-founder who was influenced by PayPal Mafia) and possibly Peter Thiel's philanthropic circle.
Sources (5)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Good Ventures not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Good Ventures — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Good Ventures — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Good Ventures — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Good Ventures — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt