Abundance & Growth Fund

Abundance & Growth Fund — Living Literature Reviews

Funds scholarly teams through the Abundance and Growth Fund to produce living literature reviews for informed policy work.

Coefficient Giving's Abundance & Growth Fund — the rebranded successor to Open Philanthropy's abundance-focused grantmaking — supports the creation and maintenance of living literature reviews: continuously updated, policymaking-focused syntheses of research on a single topic. The fund cites Matt Clancy's New Things Under The Sun as the model it is seeking to replicate. This track is one of the only open, unsolicited application pathways the fund maintains; the majority of Coefficient Giving's grantmaking is proactive. The fund launched with $120 million and is backed by Good Ventures alongside other philanthropic partners.

Eligibility is broad: individuals, academics, independent scholars, nonprofits, universities, and research organizations may apply. For-profit entities are not eligible. There is no published award range; project sizes vary with scope and ambition, and the fund does not disclose grant floors or ceilings for this track. Applications take the form of pre-proposals rather than full grant applications, consistent with Coefficient Giving's general preference for an initial light-touch intake before committing to deeper due diligence.

The living literature reviews track accepts applications on a rolling basis with no stated deadline. Applicants best positioned to succeed are scholars who have already demonstrated expertise in synthesizing academic literature on a policy-relevant topic — housing, innovation policy, economic growth, scientific progress, or adjacent areas of interest to the Abundance & Growth Fund. Because only a small fraction of unsolicited proposals across all Coefficient Giving programs are funded, teams should review the Clancy model closely and articulate a clear, ongoing editorial and update process before submitting a pre-proposal.