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Cen­tre for Ex­plo­ra­tory Altru­ism Research

TagLast edit: 27 May 2025 22:03 UTC by Dane Valerie

The Centre for Exploratory Altruism Research (CEARCH) is a research and grantmaking organization founded by Joel Tan in 2022 through the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme. [1] They try to find and fund highly cost-effective philanthropic ideas. In practice, this involves:

CEARCH operates under a fiscal sponsorship arrangement with Players Philanthropy Fund, a Texas nonprofit with federal tax-exempt status, which allows it to receive and distribute funds efficiently. The funding supports research, grantmaking, and donor advisory activities, with an emphasis on identifying and supporting highly cost-effective philanthropic causes.[2]

External links

Centre for Exploratory Altruism Research (CEARCH). Official website.

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  1. ^

    Charity Entrepreneurship (n.d.) Centre for Exploratory Altruism Research, Charity Entrepreneurship. https://​​www.charityentrepreneurship.com/​​centre-for-exploratory-altruism-research

  2. ^

    Centre for Exploratory Altruism Research (n.d.) Financials, Exploratory Altruism. https://​​exploratory-altruism.org/​​financials/​​

To­tal num­ber of neu­rons and welfare of an­i­mal populations

Vasco Grilo🔸11 Oct 2025 8:57 UTC
37 points
11 comments12 min readEA link

Re­duc­tion in life ex­pec­tancy, and agri­cul­tural land due to con­sum­ing sugar-sweet­ened bev­er­ages, sodium, and un­pro­cessed red meat

Vasco Grilo🔸23 Jul 2025 16:30 UTC
23 points
4 comments9 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Tinnitus

Joel Tan🔸23 Nov 2022 5:55 UTC
26 points
0 comments15 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Nu­clear War (Abol­ish­ment)

Joel Tan🔸18 Oct 2022 7:36 UTC
35 points
14 comments18 min readEA link

Effects on microor­ganisms are much larger than those on an­i­mals and plants un­der the as­sump­tions of Re­think Pri­ori­ties’ main­line welfare ranges?

Vasco Grilo🔸28 Jul 2025 16:26 UTC
14 points
7 comments8 min readEA link

Deep Re­port on Hypertension

Joel Tan🔸1 Aug 2023 2:39 UTC
67 points
34 comments3 min readEA link

In­ter­me­di­ate Re­port on Di­a­betes Mel­li­tus Type 2

Joel Tan🔸24 Apr 2023 7:11 UTC
28 points
6 comments5 min readEA link

Cen­tre for Ex­plo­ra­tory Altru­ism Re­search (CEARCH)

Joel Tan🔸18 Oct 2022 7:23 UTC
125 points
15 comments5 min readEA link

[Paid Con­sult­ing Pro­ject] Look­ing for Health Economists & Epidemiologists

Joel Tan🔸5 Apr 2023 12:22 UTC
17 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Shigella

Joel Tan🔸24 Jan 2023 2:51 UTC
7 points
2 comments14 min readEA link

Deep Re­port on Diabetes

Joel Tan🔸6 Oct 2023 2:33 UTC
28 points
45 comments3 min readEA link

I bet su­perfore­caster David Man­heim 2 k$ that the un­em­ploy­ment rate in the United States in 2027 will be lower than 8 %

Vasco Grilo🔸1 Sep 2025 16:53 UTC
55 points
18 comments1 min readEA link

More an­i­mal farm­ing in­creases an­i­mal welfare if soil an­i­mals have nega­tive lives?

Vasco Grilo🔸26 Oct 2025 9:21 UTC
16 points
29 comments17 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Fun­gal Diseases

Joel Tan🔸19 Oct 2022 5:13 UTC
17 points
0 comments15 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Ac­cess to Men­tal Health Drugs

Joel Tan🔸22 Nov 2022 2:27 UTC
37 points
8 comments18 min readEA link

In­ter­me­di­ate Re­port on Hypertension

Joel Tan🔸3 Apr 2023 3:54 UTC
50 points
12 comments5 min readEA link

Cost-effec­tive­ness ac­count­ing for soil ne­ma­todes, mites, and springtails

Vasco Grilo🔸3 Jun 2025 16:43 UTC
67 points
46 comments23 min readEA link

CEARCH Mo­ral Weights Sur­vey: Sodium & Soda Tax

Joel Tan🔸30 May 2023 8:32 UTC
16 points
13 comments1 min readEA link
(docs.google.com)

Shal­low Re­port on Nu­clear War (Arse­nal Limi­ta­tion)

Joel Tan🔸21 Feb 2023 4:57 UTC
44 points
16 comments29 min readEA link

Sav­ing hu­man lives cheaply is the most cost-effec­tive way of in­creas­ing an­i­mal welfare?

Vasco Grilo🔸7 Aug 2025 16:29 UTC
23 points
17 comments16 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Coronary Heart Disease

Joel Tan🔸20 Feb 2023 4:49 UTC
26 points
11 comments18 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Di­a­betes Mel­li­tus Type 2

Joel Tan🔸23 Jan 2023 3:45 UTC
41 points
11 comments14 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Productivity

Joel Tan🔸25 Jan 2023 8:18 UTC
24 points
4 comments17 min readEA link

CEARCH’s Cause Ex­plo­ra­tion Con­test: Awards

Joel Tan🔸7 Sep 2023 3:39 UTC
38 points
13 comments1 min readEA link

Shal­low Re­port on Asteroids

Joel Tan🔸20 Oct 2022 1:34 UTC
27 points
7 comments13 min readEA link

Longlist of Causes + Cause Ex­plo­ra­tion Contest

Joel Tan🔸30 Jun 2023 12:15 UTC
46 points
6 comments2 min readEA link
(exploratory-altruism.org)

Shal­low Re­port on Hypertension

Joel Tan🔸21 Nov 2022 5:22 UTC
55 points
17 comments16 min readEA link

GWWC’s Giv­ing Multiplier

Joel Tan🔸3 Sep 2024 4:59 UTC
118 points
27 comments3 min readEA link

In­ter­me­di­ate Re­port on Low Phys­i­cal Activity

Joel Tan🔸24 Jan 2024 2:50 UTC
31 points
6 comments4 min readEA link

Men­tal Health Re­port (CEARCH) [Ex­ec­u­tive Sum­mary]

Stan Pinsent17 Jan 2024 15:16 UTC
41 points
5 comments5 min readEA link

[Job] Re­searcher (CEARCH)

Joel Tan🔸2 Jan 2023 7:28 UTC
36 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

Cost-effec­tive­ness of elec­tri­cally stun­ning rain­bow trout

Vasco Grilo🔸22 Aug 2025 16:42 UTC
20 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

An­i­mal farm­ing im­pacts soil ne­ma­todes, mites, and spring­tails hugely more than di­rectly af­fected an­i­mals?

Vasco Grilo🔸28 Jun 2025 14:02 UTC
47 points
43 comments6 min readEA link
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