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What your gift supports

Donations to the Bulletin power public access to expert thinking on the greatest threats humanity faces and how to overcome them.

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Bulletin donations empower experts, the public, and the next generation

At the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, we believe everyone has a right to understand the threats that are shaping our future. That’s why we provide open access to science-backed journalism, convene world-leading experts, and speak truth to power on a global stage. At a time when disinformation runs rampant and global threats are accelerating, your support is more impactful than ever. It allows us to expand our reporting efforts, elevate expert perspectives, and bring clarity to complex global threats. Understanding the world’s most urgent threats is the first step toward solving them.

What your gift funds

Your gift does more than fund operations—it uplifts truth in an age of uncertainty and helps bridge the gap between science and policy by supporting:

A view of the Fukushima nuclear plant on March 14, 2011 after the reactor failures that was included in an investigation by Bulletin nuclear editor François Diaz-Maurin. (Photo12 / Ann Ronan Picture Library)

Investigative reporting

From uncovering the untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb to explaining how climate change and antimicrobial resistance are driving disease spread in Africa, Bulletin investigations focus on consequential angles of global threats.

Members of the Bulletin's Pathogens Project task force launched a report for recommendations on safer global pathogen research at the United Nations Headquarters in 2024.

Global policy Impact

The Bulletin has brought global threats to the United Nations headquarters, the COP26 climate summit, the United States Congress, and millions of readers around the world.

Bill Nye at the 2024 Clock announcement in Washington, D.C.

The Doomsday Clock

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying itself. Set each year by experts on the Bulletin‘s Science and Security Board, the Clock has sparked worldwide conversation about existential threats for nearly 80 years.

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The Arts + Science Initiative

By working together with leading artists, designers, and creative communicators, the Bulletin broadens conversations about global threats through its Arts + Science Initiative.

Voices of Tomorrow columnist and Rieser award recipient Emily Strasser speaks at Conversations Before Midnight in 2024.

The next generation

The next generation will inherit an acceleratingly dangerous world, and they have every right to be included in conversations about that. The Bulletin’s Next Generation Initiative holds space for rising experts to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

Bulletin climate editor Jessica McKenzie speaking at the Green and Blue Festival in 2025.

Illuminating threats

The Bulletin works to ensure that world-ending risks aren’t thrown on the back burner. We cut through the noise with fact-based, science journalism from a diverse range of cutting-edge experts. As a nonprofit, 80% of our revenue comes from donors.

Trusted. Transparent. Impact-driven.

Founded by Manhattan Project scientists more than 80 years ago, the Bulletin remains fiercely independent, science-based, and committed to protecting future generations.

We don’t accept government or corporate funding that could influence our work. Instead, we rely on supporters like you.

All online gifts are handled securely, and we’re proud to share how they’re used in our annual report.

As a nonprofit, the Bulletin relies on donors for 80% of our revenue.

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