About Us
We fund programs and research that alleviate human suffering globally.
Guided by an Allocation Committee of accomplished development economists and practitioners, we support evidence-based, cost-effective programs and research that we believe will yield a high, risk-adjusted social return.
Through our rolling Request for Proposals, we support programs and research across all sectors in low-and-lower-middle-income countries.
We seek to support activities that deliver evidence-based programming.
We seek to support research that generates evidence to directly inform programs or policies.
We support programs and research that can unlock or strengthen larger-scale investment and implementation by governments, multilateral development banks, and other funders.
We assess proposals on the expected cost-effectiveness of the intervention.
We seek opportunities where philanthropic funding can generate substantial impact relative to its cost, particularly for work that might otherwise go unfunded. We are willing to accept greater uncertainty when the potential upside is sufficiently large.
Examples of recent work we are proud to support
The WAM Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Weiss Asset Management and operates independently of any other grant-making foundation.
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