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12 funders with a record of paying for “altruism”
Where the money went Good Ventures Foundation → Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc: $14M across 5 grants, latest 2022 John Templeton Foundation → Georgetown University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Founders Pledge Inc → Effective Altruism Foundation: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Health Forward Foundation → Altruism Media Inc: $805K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Open Philanthropy Action Fund → Effective Altruism Foundation Inc: $697K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism Dc: $686K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Waking Up Foundation → Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Institute for Progress and Altruism: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Reach Healthcare Foundation → Altruism Media Inc: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-21-40 → Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation → Effective Altruism: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dechambeau Creek Foundation → Diego Muirra: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Centre for Effective Altruism Inc: $11M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Founders Pledge Inc → Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Impact Labs: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Open Philanthropy Action Fund → Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dechambeau Creek Foundation → Jade Perez: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Centre for Effective Altruism: $6.8M across 5 grants, latest 2022 Founders Pledge Inc → Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc (Cea): $381K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism Nyc Inc: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Open Philanthropy Action Fund → Prometheus Science Bowl Inc: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dechambeau Creek Foundation → Charles Peake: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc: $4.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Cambridge Effective Altruism Cic: $3.8M across 5 grants, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Effective Ventures Foundation: $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Rational Animations Srl: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Arcadia Impact Cic: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Institute for Progress and Altruism: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Effective Altruism Singapore Ltd: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Effektiv Altruisme Norge: $937K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → London Effective Altruism Hub Cic: $445K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Tlon: $407K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Anti Entropy: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Adaptation Entertainment LLC: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Rethink Priorities: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Lee Mcclenon LLC: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Healthier Hens: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Ues Gemeinnutzige Gmbh Fur Effektives Spenden: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Players Philanthropy Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Momentum: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Canopy Retreats: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → The University of Queensland in America Inc: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Wanbam: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Stichting Effectief Altruisme Nederland: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism Consulting Network: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Librea: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Rethink Priorities: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism at New York University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Impactful Altruism Initiative: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Idinsight: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism Salt Lake City: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Harvard Law School Effective Altruism: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Uniwersytet Warszawski: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc → Effective Altruism at Ucla: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Adam Bales: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Simon Koser: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Saumya Mishra: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Riya Sharma: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Olivia Crawford: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Yash Aggarwal: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Miloslava Mackova: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Krishna Sudan: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Ventures Foundation → Andrei Florian: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Alexander Briand: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation: $52M on this topic. Open the funder. Good Ventures Foundation $52M Founders Pledge Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Founders Pledge Inc $2.7M Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Effective Ventures Foundation… $2.0M John Templeton Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. John Templeton Foundation $1.2M Open Philanthropy Action Fund: $887K on this topic. Open the funder. Open Philanthropy Action Fund $887K Health Forward Foundation: $805K on this topic. Open the funder. Health Forward Foundation $805K Waking Up Foundation: $330K on this topic. Open the funder. Waking Up Foundation $330K Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $150K The Reach Healthcare Foundation: $110K on this topic. Open the funder. The Reach Healthcare Foundati… $110K Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-21-40: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-2… $45K Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family… $15K Dechambeau Creek Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Dechambeau Creek Foundation $8K Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc: received $16M on this topic Centre for Effective Altruism U… $16M Centre for Effective Altruism Inc: received $11M on this topic Centre for Effective Altruism I… $11M Centre for Effective Altruism: received $6.8M on this topic Centre for Effective Altruism $6.8M Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc: received $4.0M on this topic Effective Ventures Foundation U… $4.0M Cambridge Effective Altruism Cic: received $3.8M on this topic Cambridge Effective Altruism Cic $3.8M Effective Ventures Foundation: received $3.4M on this topic Effective Ventures Foundation $3.4M Rational Animations Srl: received $2.7M on this topic Rational Animations Srl $2.7M Arcadia Impact Cic: received $2.0M on this topic Arcadia Impact Cic $2.0M Institute for Progress and Altruism: received $1.9M on this topic Institute for Progress and Altr… $1.9M Georgetown University: received $1.2M on this topic Georgetown University $1.2M Effective Altruism Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic Effective Altruism Foundation $1.2M Effective Altruism Singapore Ltd: received $1.0M on this topic Effective Altruism Singapore Ltd $1.0M Effektiv Altruisme Norge: received $937K on this topic Effektiv Altruisme Norge $937K Altruism Media Inc: received $805K on this topic Altruism Media Inc $805K Effective Altruism Foundation Inc: received $697K on this topic Effective Altruism Foundation I… $697K Effective Altruism Dc: received $686K on this topic Effective Altruism Dc $686K London Effective Altruism Hub Cic: received $445K on this topic London Effective Altruism Hub C… $445K Tlon: received $407K on this topic Tlon $407K Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc (Cea): received $381K on this topic Centre for Effective Altruism U… $381K Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc: received $330K on this topic Center for Effective Altruism U… $330K Impact Labs: received $300K on this topic Impact Labs $300K Effective Altruism Nyc Inc: received $296K on this topic Effective Altruism Nyc Inc $296K Anti Entropy: received $150K on this topic Anti Entropy $150K Rethink Priorities: received $120K on this topic Rethink Priorities $120K Adaptation Entertainment LLC: received $115K on this topic Adaptation Entertainment LLC $115K Altruism Media Inc: received $110K on this topic Altruism Media Inc $110K Prometheus Science Bowl Inc: received $85K on this topic Prometheus Science Bowl Inc $85K Lee Mcclenon LLC: received $73K on this topic Lee Mcclenon LLC $73K Healthier Hens: received $56K on this topic Healthier Hens $56K Ues Gemeinnutzige Gmbh Fur Effektives Spenden: received $55K on this topic Ues Gemeinnutzige Gmbh Fur Effe… $55K Players Philanthropy Fund: received $50K on this topic Players Philanthropy Fund $50K Momentum: received $50K on this topic Momentum $50K Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc: received $45K on this topic Center for Effective Altruism U… $45K Canopy Retreats: received $38K on this topic Canopy Retreats $38K The University of Queensland in America Inc: received $36K on this topic The University of Queensland in… $36K Wanbam: received $27K on this topic Wanbam $27K Stichting Effectief Altruisme Nederland: received $25K on this topic Stichting Effectief Altruisme N… $25K Effective Altruism Consulting Network: received $15K on this topic Effective Altruism Consulting N… $15K Librea: received $15K on this topic Librea $15K Effective Altruism: received $15K on this topic Effective Altruism $15K Effective Altruism at New York University: received $10K on this topic Effective Altruism at New York… $10K Impactful Altruism Initiative: received $9K on this topic Impactful Altruism Initiative $9K Idinsight: received $9K on this topic Idinsight $9K Effective Altruism Salt Lake City: received $8K on this topic Effective Altruism Salt Lake Ci… $8K Harvard Law School Effective Altruism: received $7K on this topic Harvard Law School Effective Al… $7K Uniwersytet Warszawski: received $6K on this topic Uniwersytet Warszawski $6K Effective Altruism at Ucla: received $6K on this topic Effective Altruism at Ucla $6K Diego Muirra: received $3K on this topic Diego Muirra $3K Jade Perez: received $3K on this topic Jade Perez $3K Charles Peake: received $3K on this topic Charles Peake $3K Adam Bales: received $2K on this topic Adam Bales $2K Simon Koser: received $2K on this topic Simon Koser $2K Saumya Mishra: received $2K on this topic Saumya Mishra $2K Riya Sharma: received $2K on this topic Riya Sharma $2K Olivia Crawford: received $2K on this topic Olivia Crawford $2K Yash Aggarwal: received $2K on this topic Yash Aggarwal $2K Miloslava Mackova: received $2K on this topic Miloslava Mackova $2K Krishna Sudan: received $2K on this topic Krishna Sudan $2K Andrei Florian: received $2K on this topic Andrei Florian $2K Alexander Briand: received $2K on this topic Alexander Briand $2K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “altruism” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $6.6M to CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM — effective altruism infrastructure fund and long-term future fund
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Largest: $56,300 to HEALTHIER HENS — research to test the efficacy of two promising interventions to reduce the rate of keel bone fractures in laying hens, support for building effective altruism community in kenya
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Largest: $57,500 to CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM USA INC — produce filmed content related to effective altruism
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Largest: $85,000 to ALTRUISM MEDIA INC — altruism media, inc. core operating support
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Largest: $1.2M to EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM FOUNDATION — general support of center on long-term risk
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Largest: $621,105 to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — markets, social entrepreneurship, and effective altruism
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Largest: $40,000 to Altruism Media Inc — bridge the coverage divide
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Largest: $330,000 to CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM USA INC — effective altruism is an educational organization that helps empower people who want to make a positive impact in their community. their mission is to bridge the gap between thinki…
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Largest: $2,500 to JADE PEREZ — altruism scholarship
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Largest: $6,300 to EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM — support general operations
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Largest: $25,000 to Center for Effective Altruism USA Inc — animal welfare fund
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Largest: $150,000 to INSTITUTE FOR PROGRESS AND ALTRUISM — to conduct research on best practices in transit development and translate this research into actionable policy interventions at the federal level.
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