Also, they [Open Phil] could fund TLYCS through their global health and poverty program instead. They’ve funded One for the World. The EA Infrastructure Fund has also funded TYLCS among many other multiplier orgs.
To get funded, One for the World had to change the recommendations to use only GiveWell’s research. That was also a precondition of any discussion with GiveWell about funding for TLYCS, which was not a strategic compromise we were willing to make.
As you say, the EA Infrastructure Fund has funded a lot of multiplier orgs. But aside from Founders Pledge, the grants have been pretty small- at the organizational level, I think they’re all under $30k in almost 4 years the fund has been operating. That’s definitely helpful, but not really a sustainable funding source for an organization.
To get funded, One for the World had to change the recommendations to use only GiveWell’s research. That was also a precondition of any discussion with GiveWell about funding for TLYCS, which was not a strategic compromise we were willing to make.
As you say, the EA Infrastructure Fund has funded a lot of multiplier orgs. But aside from Founders Pledge, the grants have been pretty small- at the organizational level, I think they’re all under $30k in almost 4 years the fund has been operating. That’s definitely helpful, but not really a sustainable funding source for an organization.