Effective Altruism Funds

TagLast edit: Jun 9, 2022, 8:07 PM by Leo

Effective Altruism Funds (often called EA Funds) are expert-managed, cause-specific pools of funds for regranting. This structure allows small and large donors to efficiently delegate their charitable decision-making to central fund managers. Since the EA Funds sometimes support small, speculative, or individual projects that would not normally qualify for tax deductions, this can also be tax-efficient, as donations to EA Funds are deductible in some jurisdictions.

EA Funds is a spin-off of the Centre for Effective Altruism. Currently, four Funds exist:

External Links

Effective Altruism Funds. Official website.

Apply for funding.

EA Funds is more flexible than you might think

Jonas VMar 5, 2021, 9:35 AM

158 points

14 comments2 min readEA link

The EAIF is discontinuing most university group funding

Max_DanielAug 19, 2022, 2:40 AM

68 points

2 comments5 min readEA link

EA Funds has appointed new fund managers

Jonas VMar 23, 2021, 10:55 AM

76 points

33 comments11 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: May 2021 grant recommendations

abergalMay 27, 2021, 6:44 AM

110 points

17 comments57 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: November 2020 grant recommendations

SamDeereDec 3, 2020, 1:00 PM

28 points

2 comments7 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Long-Term Future Fund: September 2020 grants

Habryka [Deactivated]Sep 18, 2020, 10:25 AM

76 points

27 comments18 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Why you should give to a donor lottery this Giving Season

SamDeereNov 17, 2020, 12:40 PM

75 points

25 comments11 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund Grants (November 2020)

agdfosterDec 1, 2020, 12:11 PM

58 points

0 comments12 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Long-Term Future Fund: Ask Us Anything!

AdamGleaveDec 3, 2020, 1:44 PM

89 points

153 comments1 min readEA link

You can now apply to EA Funds anytime! (LTFF & EAIF only)

Jonas VJun 17, 2021, 8:06 PM

97 points

34 comments1 min readEA link

Request For Proposals: EA Animal Welfare Fund

kierangreig🔸May 7, 2021, 7:50 PM

67 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

Ask Us Anything: EA Animal Welfare Fund

KarolinaSarek🔸Dec 18, 2024, 4:21 PM

73 points

41 comments1 min readEA link

EA Funds’ Grantmaking Pause runs 1 June − 31 July, Apply by 9 May

Nicole SMay 5, 2025, 8:35 PM

27 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

A Qualitative Case for LTFF: Filling Critical Ecosystem Gaps

LinchDec 3, 2024, 9:57 PM

89 points

26 comments9 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund’s Plan to Focus on Principles-First EA

LinchDec 6, 2023, 3:24 AM

224 points

41 comments9 min readEA link

LTFF and EAIF are unusually funding-constrained right now

LinchAug 29, 2023, 11:56 PM

168 points

31 comments15 min readEA link

Public reports are now optional for EA Funds grantees

abergalNov 13, 2021, 12:37 AM

69 points

34 comments1 min readEA link

The Long-Term Future Fund has room for more funding, right now

abergalMar 29, 2021, 1:46 AM

127 points

22 comments1 min readEA link

My quick thoughts on donating to EA Funds’ Global Health and Development Fund and what it should do

Vasco Grilo🔸Dec 15, 2023, 9:08 AM

33 points

14 comments3 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund Ask Us Anything (January 2024)

Tom Barnes🔸Jan 12, 2024, 6:36 PM

35 points

23 comments2 min readEA link

EA Funds organisational update: Open Philanthropy matching and distancing

calebpAug 2, 2023, 1:28 AM

126 points

40 comments5 min readEA link

EA Animal Welfare Fund: 2024 Review, Changes, and Plans

KarolinaSarek🔸Nov 11, 2024, 4:23 PM

162 points

10 comments10 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: April 2019 grant recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Apr 23, 2019, 7:00 AM

142 points

242 comments47 min readEA link

You can talk to EA Funds before applying

evhubSep 28, 2021, 8:39 PM

104 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund: May 2021 grant recommendations

Jonas VJun 3, 2021, 1:01 AM

92 points

99 comments42 min readEA link

Brief Updates on EAIF

hbesceliSep 12, 2024, 10:01 AM

96 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund: May–August 2021 grant recommendations

Max_DanielDec 24, 2021, 10:42 AM

85 points

19 comments21 min readEA link

(funds.effectivealtruism.org)

Announcing EffectiveCrypto.org, powered by EA Funds

SamDeereNov 30, 2021, 3:31 PM

147 points

24 comments2 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: Ask us anything!

kierangreig🔸May 7, 2021, 7:54 PM

61 points

130 comments2 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: Payout recommendations from May 2022 to March 2024

LinchJun 26, 2024, 1:33 PM

134 points

11 comments24 min readEA link

EA Animal Welfare Fund: Request for Proposals Regarding Scoping Research/Project(s) on Neglected yet Large-Scale Animal Populations

kierangreig🔸Sep 3, 2021, 8:15 PM

42 points

1 comment6 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund Grants – August 2020

SamDeereAug 14, 2020, 2:57 PM

18 points

4 comments8 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

The EA Animal Welfare Fund (Once Again) Has Significant Room For More Funding

kierangreig🔸Nov 20, 2023, 10:02 PM

162 points

13 comments4 min readEA link

Kerry Vaughan, Nick Beckstead, and Lewis Bollard: EA Funds

EA GlobalAug 11, 2017, 8:19 AM

7 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

GWWC’s evaluations of evaluators

Sjir Hoeijmakers🔸Nov 22, 2023, 4:21 PM

222 points

42 comments6 min readEA link

The EA Animal Welfare Fund is looking for guest fund managers

Neil_Dullaghan🔹 Nov 4, 2023, 10:37 PM

84 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

(www.notion.so)

EA Meta Fund Grants – July 2020

agdfosterAug 12, 2020, 11:58 AM

53 points

23 comments11 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Funds are available to fund non-EA-branded groups

BuckJul 21, 2021, 1:08 AM

104 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

Giving What We Can & EA Funds now operate independently of CEA

MaxDaltonDec 22, 2020, 3:47 AM

99 points

2 comments7 min readEA link

(www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org)

Donor Lotteries Aren’t Worth the Effort

AnonymousEAForumAccountFeb 27, 2025, 10:38 PM

24 points

8 comments2 min readEA link

EA Funds Beta Launch

TaraMacAulayFeb 28, 2017, 3:40 AM

31 points

24 comments15 min readEA link

Announcing an updated drawing protocol for the EffectiveAltruism.org donor lotteries

SamDeereJan 24, 2019, 10:22 PM

7 points

13 comments2 min readEA link

November 2019 Animal Welfare Fund Payout Report

SamDeereDec 11, 2019, 7:06 PM

31 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Long-Term Future Fund Ask Us Anything (September 2023)

LinchAug 30, 2023, 11:02 PM

64 points

127 comments2 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: November 2019 short grant writeups

Habryka [Deactivated]Jan 5, 2020, 12:15 AM

46 points

11 comments9 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund and EA Meta Fund applications open until June 12th

agdfosterMay 15, 2020, 12:28 PM

48 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

EA Meta Fund AMA: 20th Dec 2018

agdfosterDec 19, 2018, 6:06 PM

21 points

32 comments1 min readEA link

Apply to EA Funds now

Jonas VSep 15, 2020, 7:23 PM

56 points

7 comments4 min readEA link

Pandemic preparedness orgs now on EA Funds

SamDeereApr 9, 2020, 9:15 AM

14 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

List of EA funding opportunities

MichaelA🔸Oct 26, 2021, 7:49 AM

174 points

42 comments6 min readEA link

Apply to EA Funds now

Jonas VFeb 13, 2021, 1:36 PM

79 points

15 comments4 min readEA link

Hypothetical grants that the Long-Term Future Fund narrowly rejected

calebpNov 15, 2023, 7:39 PM

95 points

12 comments6 min readEA link

Things I often tell people about applying to EA Funds

MichaelA🔸Oct 27, 2021, 6:51 AM

79 points

5 comments6 min readEA link

Changes to EA Funds management teams (June 2019)

SamDeereJul 9, 2019, 11:30 PM

28 points

4 comments2 min readEA link

EA Funds has a Public Grants Database

calebpOct 18, 2022, 12:55 PM

63 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

How much extra funding can EA AWF regrant?

KarolinaSarek🔸Nov 13, 2024, 1:44 PM

101 points

6 comments8 min readEA link

EA Meta Fund Grants—July 2019

agdfosterSep 13, 2019, 3:40 PM

32 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

Effective Altruism Funds Project Updates

SamDeereDec 20, 2019, 10:23 PM

46 points

36 comments6 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: May 2021 grant recommendations

kierangreig🔸May 22, 2021, 3:44 AM

26 points

0 comments16 min readEA link

(funds.effectivealtruism.org)

CEA’s 2020 Annual Review

MaxDaltonDec 10, 2020, 11:45 PM

69 points

9 comments31 min readEA link

(www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org)

Long-Term Future Fund: November 2020 grant recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Dec 3, 2020, 12:57 PM

76 points

5 comments14 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

The EA Meta Fund is now the EA Infrastructure Fund

Jonas VAug 20, 2020, 12:46 PM

50 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund: March 2024 recommendations

LinchMay 27, 2024, 9:11 PM

88 points

9 comments9 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund: Ask us anything!

Jonas VJun 3, 2021, 1:06 AM

70 points

117 comments3 min readEA link

2018-19 Donor Lottery Report, pt. 1

Ross Rheingans-Yoo🔸Dec 13, 2020, 5:18 PM

77 points

2 comments11 min readEA link

The flow of funding in EA movement building

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Jun 23, 2023, 3:45 AM

206 points

33 comments10 min readEA link

CEA’s Community Building Grants are becoming more targeted; the EA Infrastructure Fund will start evaluating grants for some EA groups

Uni Groups TeamMay 12, 2021, 4:20 PM

33 points

9 comments6 min readEA link

Announcing the 2017 donor lottery

SamDeereDec 16, 2017, 12:34 AM

27 points

36 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What is the marginal impact of a small donation to an EA Fund?

Eevee🔹Nov 23, 2020, 7:09 AM

12 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

EA Funds donation platform is moving to Giving What We Can

Luke FreemanMay 23, 2022, 3:57 AM

47 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

EA Meta Fund November 2019 Payout Report

SamDeereDec 7, 2019, 4:32 PM

40 points

14 comments7 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Long-Term Future Fund: December 2021 grant recommendations

abergalAug 18, 2022, 8:50 PM

68 points

19 comments15 min readEA link

Announcing the 2019-20 Donor Lottery

SamDeereDec 2, 2019, 1:56 PM

52 points

8 comments2 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund AMA

HelenDec 19, 2018, 4:10 AM

39 points

30 comments1 min readEA link

The Grant Decision Boundary: Recent Cases from the Long-Term Future Fund

LinchNov 29, 2024, 1:50 AM

66 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

Help us improve EA Funds

SamDeereOct 30, 2020, 1:12 PM

40 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Which Community Building Projects Get Funded?

AnonymousEAForumAccountNov 13, 2019, 8:31 PM

99 points

56 comments9 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund AMA

Jamie_SpurgeonDec 19, 2018, 2:48 PM

21 points

20 comments1 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: Payout recommendations from April to October 2024

KarolinaSarek🔸Nov 27, 2024, 11:43 AM

60 points

1 comment7 min readEA link

Donating crypto on EA Funds: more coins, low fees

SamDeereNov 22, 2021, 5:02 PM

75 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: August 2019 grant recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Oct 3, 2019, 6:46 PM

79 points

70 comments64 min readEA link

Donating effectively does not necessarily imply donating tax-deductibly

SamDeereAug 18, 2020, 10:53 AM

87 points

11 comments4 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: April 2020 grants and recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Sep 18, 2020, 10:28 AM

40 points

7 comments9 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Long Term Future Fund application is closing this Friday (June 12th)

Habryka [Deactivated]Jun 11, 2020, 4:17 AM

16 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(docs.google.com)

Long Term Future Fund: November grant decisions

Habryka [Deactivated]Dec 2, 2018, 12:26 AM

35 points

6 comments3 min readEA link

The Long-Term Future Fund is looking for a full-time fund chair

LinchOct 5, 2023, 1:49 AM

101 points

21 comments8 min readEA link

CEA’s 2019 Annual Review

MaxDaltonApr 23, 2020, 7:39 AM

38 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org)

EA Funds—An update from CEA

MarekDudaAug 7, 2018, 6:21 PM

33 points

24 comments8 min readEA link

Request for proposal—EA Animal Welfare Fund

KarolinaSarek🔸May 28, 2020, 3:02 AM

35 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Introducing the EA Funds

William_MacAskillFeb 9, 2017, 12:15 AM

46 points

62 comments4 min readEA link

EA Meta Fund Grants Report: Nov 18

agdfosterDec 3, 2018, 10:45 AM

23 points

0 comments10 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund Grants – March 2020

SamDeereApr 9, 2020, 8:48 AM

27 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Animal Welfare Fund: July 2021 grant recommendations

kierangreig🔸Aug 26, 2021, 9:29 AM

40 points

6 comments13 min readEA link

(funds.effectivealtruism.org)

Discussion: Adding New Funds to EA Funds

Kerry_VaughanJun 1, 2017, 6:52 PM

14 points

22 comments9 min readEA link

What Does a Marginal Grant at LTFF Look Like? Funding Priorities and Grantmaking Thresholds at the Long-Term Future Fund

LinchAug 10, 2023, 8:11 PM

176 points

22 comments8 min readEA link

Long Term Future Fund and EA Meta Fund applications open until June 28th

Habryka [Deactivated]Jun 10, 2019, 8:37 PM

60 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

EA Meta Fund Grants – March 2020

SamDeereApr 9, 2020, 8:43 AM

18 points

0 comments9 min readEA link

(app.effectivealtruism.org)

EA Meta Fund Grants—March 2019

agdfosterMay 23, 2019, 8:55 AM

67 points

5 comments11 min readEA link

[Question] Where should I donate?

Eevee🔹Nov 22, 2021, 8:56 PM

29 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

EA Funds: Long-Term Future fund is open to applications until Feb. 7th

Habryka [Deactivated]Jan 17, 2019, 8:25 PM

19 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Org Proposal: Effective Foundations

Kyle SmithApr 22, 2023, 2:22 PM

57 points

7 comments3 min readEA link

EA Funds and CEA are merging

calebpApr 30, 2025, 5:03 PM

107 points

4 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] What should EAIF Fund?

hbesceliOct 26, 2024, 8:49 PM

59 points

20 comments1 min readEA link

Estimating EA Growth Rates (MCF memo)

Angelina LiOct 25, 2023, 8:48 AM

133 points

18 comments30 min readEA link

A change to the grantmaking schedule of the Effective Altruism Global Health & Development Fund

James Snowden🔸Jun 26, 2019, 10:05 PM

34 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

EA Funds: Long-Term Future fund is open to applications until November 24th (this Saturday)

Habryka [Deactivated]Nov 21, 2018, 3:41 AM

21 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman explains why he took the pledge

Keyboard_catNov 26, 2021, 8:17 PM

55 points

3 comments7 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: Payout recommendations from January to March 2025

KarolinaSarek🔸Apr 9, 2025, 9:27 PM

105 points

7 comments6 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: November 2021 grant recommendations

kierangreig🔸Jan 18, 2022, 9:45 AM

59 points

4 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] How should I allocate my donations among EA funds?

Jung EnthusiastDec 9, 2020, 2:08 AM

3 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Finding before funding: Why EA should probably invest more in research

Falk LiederAug 17, 2022, 8:48 AM

103 points

11 comments10 min readEA link

[Question] Will EAIF and LTFF publish its reports of recent grants?

throwaway129103Apr 23, 2022, 12:24 PM

46 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

EA Funds and Donor Lottery this December: Quick Update

MarekDudaDec 6, 2018, 12:50 AM

25 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Did Fortify Health receive $1 million from EA Funds?

HStencilNov 26, 2019, 6:41 PM

17 points

19 comments1 min readEA link

Hit Based Giving for Global Development

DavidNashFeb 6, 2019, 6:19 PM

24 points

10 comments2 min readEA link

Emergency call for ORCG support: Mitigating Global Catastrophic Risks

JorgeTorresCApr 30, 2025, 7:31 PM

69 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

EA grants available to individuals (crosspost from LessWrong)

Jameson QuinnFeb 7, 2019, 3:23 PM

31 points

13 comments3 min readEA link

EA Funds—A simple analysis of grants

Ricardo PimentelFeb 9, 2024, 9:13 PM

22 points

11 comments6 min readEA link

Animal Welfare Fund: April 2022 grant recommendations

kierangreig🔸Aug 25, 2022, 11:47 PM

59 points

7 comments14 min readEA link

How to improve EA Funds

Henry Stanley 🔸Apr 4, 2018, 9:27 AM

43 points

33 comments3 min readEA link

Update on Effective Altruism Funds

Kerry_VaughanApr 20, 2017, 5:20 PM

21 points

92 comments12 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: April 2023 grant recommendations

abergalAug 2, 2023, 1:31 AM

107 points

55 comments43 min readEA link

Farmed animals are suffering—here’s how THL UK would use marginal funding to help them.

Molly Archer-ZeffNov 11, 2024, 11:00 AM

65 points

7 comments5 min readEA link

The 2021 EA Funds Donor Lottery is now open

SamDeereNov 29, 2021, 7:08 PM

37 points

3 comments2 min readEA link

EA Funds hands out money very infrequently—should we be worried?

Henry Stanley 🔸Jan 31, 2018, 8:10 AM

41 points

16 comments1 min readEA link

Long-Term Future Fund: July 2021 grant recommendations

abergalJan 18, 2022, 8:49 AM

75 points

7 comments17 min readEA link

AMA: JP Addison and Sam Deere on software engineering at CEA

JP Addison🔸Mar 12, 2021, 10:54 PM

53 points

56 comments1 min readEA link

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