The Sapiens Institute directs philanthropic capital toward the highest-leverage opportunities to advance human understanding, ethical progress, and long-term flourishing.
Sapiens Institute was founded on the conviction that the greatest philanthropic returns come from deepening humanity’s collective intelligence and moral clarity.
We identify and support exceptional researchers, institutions, and initiatives that generate durable knowledge about human nature, society, and our shared future. Our grants emphasize intellectual rigor, long time horizons, and measurable progress toward human flourishing.
Grants for foundational research in cognitive science, moral philosophy, anthropology, and the history of ideas.
Multi-year support for outstanding early- and mid-career scholars working on questions central to human progress.
Bridging rigorous research and real-world decision makers through reports, convenings, and public scholarship.
International convenings that bring together thinkers across cultures to address civilizational challenges.
"The fellowship gave me the intellectual freedom and time to pursue a project that has already influenced two major policy reports on AI governance."
"Sapiens Institute’s support enabled the first large-scale longitudinal study on moral development across six societies. The data is now open for researchers worldwide."
"Their convenings are the only place where I regularly encounter both leading philosophers and working policymakers in the same room."
Your gift directly funds high-quality, independent inquiry that would otherwise go unsupported.
Any amount. 100% of your gift goes to our grantmaking programs.
Reliable support that lets us plan multi-year commitments to scholars.
Create a dedicated fund in your name or honor a cause. $250,000+.
All donations are tax-deductible in the United States.
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