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Grants
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Grant
Title -
Organization
Name -
Focus
Area -
Amount
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Date
May 2017
Grant Title
Center for Applied Rationality — European Summer Program on Rationality
Organization Name
Center for Applied Rationality
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$340,000
Date
May 2017
July 2022
Grant Title
Apollo Fellowship — Effective Altruism Debate Camp
Organization Name
Apollo Fellowship
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$321,838
Date
July 2022
May 2023
Grant Title
Non-Trivial — Fellowship Program
Organization Name
Non-Trivial
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$315,894
Date
May 2023
May 2016
Grant Title
Center for Applied Rationality — SPARC
Organization Name
Center for Applied Rationality
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$304,000
Date
May 2016
June 2023
Grant Title
Condor Camp — Summer Program for Brazilian Students
Organization Name
Condor Camp
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$301,197
Date
June 2023
April 2020
Grant Title
LessWrong — General Support
Organization Name
LessWrong
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$300,000
Date
April 2020
April 2022
Grant Title
Cecil Abungu — Effective Altruism Fellowship in Africa
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$294,000
Date
April 2022
May 2023
Grant Title
Swiss Existential Risk Initiative — Summer Research Fellowship
Organization Name
Pivotal Research
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$286,500
Date
May 2023
November 2021
Grant Title
Rational Animations — Video Animation Costs (2021)
Organization Name
Rational Animations
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$285,000
Date
November 2021
May 2023
Grant Title
University of Chicago — Existential Risk Laboratory Fellowship Program
Organization Name
University of Chicago
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$285,000
Date
May 2023
January 2023
Grant Title
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative — Machine Learning Bootcamps
Organization Name
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$284,629
Date
January 2023
October 2023
Grant Title
Centre for Effective Altruism — Groups Team Support (EVF USA)
Organization Name
Centre for Effective Altruism
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$276,127
Date
October 2023
August 2022
Grant Title
Kuhan Jeyapragasan — University Group Organizing
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$250,000
Date
August 2022
October 2023
Grant Title
Should We Studio — Video Production (2023)
Organization Name
Should We Studio
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$245,000
Date
October 2023
October 2021
Grant Title
Eon Essay Contest — The Precipice Essay Contest
Organization Name
Eon Essay Contest
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$240,000
Date
October 2021
March 2023
Grant Title
PIBBSS — AI Safety Summer Fellowship
Organization Name
Principles of Intelligent Behavior in Biological and Social Systems
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$239,000
Date
March 2023
December 2022
Grant Title
Latecomer Institute — Longtermist Magazine
Organization Name
Latecomer Institute
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$234,000
Date
December 2022
March 2024
Grant Title
cFactual — Fellowship Program
Organization Name
cFactual
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$220,000
Date
March 2024
July 2023
Grant Title
EffiSciences — Existential Risk Programs (2023)
Organization Name
Effisciences
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$205,000
Date
July 2023
February 2020
Grant Title
Centre for Effective Altruism — Support for Jade Leung
Organization Name
Centre for Effective Altruism
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$180,000
Date
February 2020
September 2021
Grant Title
Peter McIntyre — Effective Altruism Community Building Projects
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$165,257
Date
September 2021
September 2023
Grant Title
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative — HAIST Office Space
Organization Name
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$151,678
Date
September 2023
February 2023
Grant Title
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative — MIT Office Space
Organization Name
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$143,751
Date
February 2023
August 2023
Grant Title
Effective Altruism Canada — Toronto Coworking Space
Organization Name
Effective Altruism Canada
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$135,378
Date
August 2023
January 2023
Grant Title
High Impact Medicine — Community Building for Medical Students
Organization Name
High Impact Medicine
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$134,000
Date
January 2023
January 2024
Grant Title
Nice Light — AI Documentary
Organization Name
Nice Light
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$127,070
Date
January 2024
August 2022
Grant Title
Support for London Group Organizers
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$125,000
Date
August 2022
September 2022
Grant Title
Michael Specter — Existential Risk Courses at MIT
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$110,000
Date
September 2022
January 2023
Grant Title
Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk — University Scholarships
Organization Name
Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$110,000
Date
January 2023
March 2023
Grant Title
cFactual — Consulting Services
Organization Name
cFactual
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$105,000
Date
March 2023
November 2023
Grant Title
Dandelion Labs — Machine Learning and AI Safety Bootcamps
Organization Name
Dandelion Labs
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$104,803
Date
November 2023
June 2023
Grant Title
Effective Altruism Switzerland — Zurich Coworking Space
Organization Name
Effective Altruism Switzerland
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$101,426
Date
June 2023
February 2022
Grant Title
Prometheus Science Bowl — EA-Themed Science Bowl
Organization Name
Prometheus Science Bowl
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$97,500
Date
February 2022
May 2022
Grant Title
Victory Briefs Institute — Effective Altruism Curriculum for Debaters
Organization Name
Victory Briefs Institute
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$95,000
Date
May 2022
July 2022
Grant Title
Aaron Mayer — Effective Altruism Community Growth Projects
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$85,000
Date
July 2022
November 2021
Grant Title
Michael Specter — Course Development Support
Organization Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$85,000
Date
November 2021
November 2022
Grant Title
Hamish Huggard — EA Content Creation
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$83,000
Date
November 2022
May 2023
Grant Title
Michael West — Pivotal Essay Contest
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$80,500
Date
May 2023
March 2023
Grant Title
Effective Ventures Foundation USA — Support for What We Owe The Future
Organization Name
Effective Ventures Foundation USA
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$75,617
Date
March 2023
February 2022
Grant Title
Fiona Pollack — Effective Altruism Organizing at Harvard
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$75,000
Date
February 2022
January 2023
Grant Title
Eon Essay Contest — The Precipice Essay Contest (2023)
Organization Name
Eon Essay Contest
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$73,000
Date
January 2023
December 2023
Grant Title
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative — AI Research and Governance Workshop (2023)
Organization Name
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$66,950
Date
December 2023
September 2022
Grant Title
Riley Harris — Global Priorities Research Blog
Organization Name
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$65,000
Date
September 2022
May 2023
Grant Title
Stiftelsen Impact Academy — Future Academy Program
Organization Name
Stiftelsen Impact Academy
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$62,000
Date
May 2023
September 2023
Grant Title
Michael Specter — Existential Risk Courses at MIT (2023)
Organization Name
Michael Specter
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$60,000
Date
September 2023
March 2024
Grant Title
Good Impressions — Amazon Advertising Campaign
Organization Name
Good Impressions
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$60,000
Date
March 2024
January 2023
Grant Title
Effective Ventures Foundation — Effective Giving Summit
Organization Name
Effective Ventures Foundation
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$59,344
Date
January 2023
April 2022
Grant Title
University of Illinois — Course Development Support (Ben Levinstein)
Organization Name
University of Illinois
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$58,141
Date
April 2022
January 2023
Grant Title
Longview Philanthropy — Film Project Scoping Work
Organization Name
Longview Philanthropy
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$57,500
Date
January 2023
January 2023