“Charitable purpose” can be pretty broad under U.S. law, for instance, and could probably encompass such funding. Or do you mean that funders are not interested in it?
I think a charity that only existed to do this would have trouble getting charitable status; e.g. I think the Berkeley REACH wasn’t able to get approved as a nonprofit because it didn’t have a clear enough benefit to society.
There are some projects like this that charities can fund as part of a wider portfolio, e.g. the shorter fellowships Ollie points to, or career development grants. But “3 years of explore whatever seems best to you” sounds like a stretch to me.
“Charitable purpose” can be pretty broad under U.S. law, for instance, and could probably encompass such funding. Or do you mean that funders are not interested in it?
I think a charity that only existed to do this would have trouble getting charitable status; e.g. I think the Berkeley REACH wasn’t able to get approved as a nonprofit because it didn’t have a clear enough benefit to society.
There are some projects like this that charities can fund as part of a wider portfolio, e.g. the shorter fellowships Ollie points to, or career development grants. But “3 years of explore whatever seems best to you” sounds like a stretch to me.