Manifund is pretty small in comparison to these other grantmakers (we’ve moved ~$3m to date), but we do try to encourage transparency for all of our grant decisions; see for example here and here.
A lot of our transparency just comes from the fact that we have our applicants post their application in public—the applications have like 70% of the context that the grantmaker has. This is a pretty cheap win; I think many other grantmakers could do if they just got permission from the grantees. (Obviously, not all applications are suited for public posting, but I would guess ~80%+ of EA apps would be.)
Thanks for commenting, Austin! I think it is great that Manifund shares more information about its grants than all grantmakers I mentioned except for CE (which is incubating organisations, so it makes sense they have more to share).
Sorry for not having mentioned Manifund. I have now added:
Manifund’s grants have write-ups (comments) of a few paragraphs, and the applications for funding are made public.
I have been donating to the Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF), but, if I was going to donate now[1], I think I would either pick specific organisations, or Manifund’s regrantors or projects.
Thanks for updating your post and for the endorsement! (FWIW, I think the LTFF remains an excellent giving opportunity, especially if you’re in less of a position to evaluate specific regrantors or projects.)
Manifund is pretty small in comparison to these other grantmakers (we’ve moved ~$3m to date), but we do try to encourage transparency for all of our grant decisions; see for example here and here.
A lot of our transparency just comes from the fact that we have our applicants post their application in public—the applications have like 70% of the context that the grantmaker has. This is a pretty cheap win; I think many other grantmakers could do if they just got permission from the grantees. (Obviously, not all applications are suited for public posting, but I would guess ~80%+ of EA apps would be.)
Thanks for commenting, Austin! I think it is great that Manifund shares more information about its grants than all grantmakers I mentioned except for CE (which is incubating organisations, so it makes sense they have more to share).
Sorry for not having mentioned Manifund. I have now added:
I have been donating to the Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF), but, if I was going to donate now[1], I think I would either pick specific organisations, or Manifund’s regrantors or projects.
I usually make my annual donations late in the year.
Thanks for updating your post and for the endorsement! (FWIW, I think the LTFF remains an excellent giving opportunity, especially if you’re in less of a position to evaluate specific regrantors or projects.)