Pareto Initiative

Pareto Initiative is a Swiss non-profit grantmaker that aims to safely advance science and technology and reduce risks to the future progress of civilization.

 
From the Articles of Association:

Article 2: Purpose

1 The Association is committed to safely advancing science and technology for the long-term global common good and to reducing global risks for the future progress of civilization.

2 The Association acts primarily as a grantmaking organization. It is active in the areas of artificial intelligence safety and control, biosecurity, applied analytic philosophy, impact evaluation, and decision making, as well as other areas relevant to the long-term global common good.

3 Initiatives supported include, but are not limited to: Research organizations and independent research, educational scholarships and career development, policy research and implementation, public campaigns and nonpartisan political engagement for the common good, publications (e.g., scholarly papers and educational media), and research field-building activities (e.g., events and workshops).

4 The Association pursues its goals both domestically and internationally.

5 The Association does not pursue any commercial interests and is not profit-oriented.

Article 3: Nonpartisanship

1 The Association is politically independent.

2 It may participate in political life insofar as this serves Article 2.