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12 funders with a record of paying for “altruistic”
Where the money went
Largest: $585,000 to EFFECTIVE ALTRUIST COMMUNICATIONS FELLOWSHIP INC — effective altruist communications fellowship
Open Philanthropy Action FundPalo Alto, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $155,000 · through 2022Largest: $95,000 to LEVERAGE DEBATE LLC — effective altruists-focused education and research
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
2 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION — becoming altruistic: using genetic approaches to decode neural circuits and modulators
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $25,303 · through 2024Largest: $12,415 to ALTRUISTIC — this grant is designated for general support.
World Voices MediaPort Hueneme, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to ALTRUIST RELIEF KITCHEN — general operations
Largest: $116,700 to Carnegie Hero Fund Commission — as a one-time grant in support of the research project on extreme altruistic behavior
Largest: $75,000 to Altruistic — toward expansion of a high-quality, day-service provider for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities in north texas
Centre for Effective Altruism USASan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $170,000 · through 2021Largest: $170,000 to RECKLESS GIVING LLC — to support post-production to finish a film on altruistic kidney-donation
Largest: $1,000 to SUMMER SEARCH — to support the mission of the summer search. "the mission of summer search is to find resilient low-income high school students and inspire them to become responsible and altruisti…
The American PsychoanalyticNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS ROBERT M GUERIN PHD — "psychoanalysis and altruistic living kidney donation:
Largest: $10,000 to ALTRUIST RELIEF KITCHEN — program support
Largest: $10,000 to KARUNA SECHEN — act and advocate an altruistic world
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →