This is an online portal with information on donations that were announced publicly (or have been shared with permission) that were of interest to Vipul Naik. The git repository with the code for this portal, as well as all the underlying data, is available on GitHub. All payment amounts are in current United States dollars (USD). The repository of donations is being seeded with an initial collation by Issa Rice as well as continued contributions from him (see his commits and the contract work page listing all financially compensated contributions to the site) but all responsibility for errors and inaccuracies belongs to Vipul Naik. Current data is preliminary and has not been completely vetted and normalized; if sharing a link to this site or any page on this site, please include the caveat that the data is preliminary (if you want to share without including caveats, please check with Vipul Naik). We expect to have completed the first round of development by the end of July 2025. See the about page for more details. Also of interest: pageview data on analytics.vipulnaik.com, tutorial in README, request for feedback to EA Forum.
We do not have any donee information for the donee Australian National University in our system.
| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 100,000 | 254,989 | 1,000 | 6,750 | 20,790 | 43,686 | 55,554 | 100,000 | 150,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 664,032 | 2,095,748 |
| FIXME | 21 | 55,554 | 283,984 | 1,000 | 6,750 | 18,499 | 22,849 | 43,686 | 55,554 | 136,032 | 200,000 | 600,000 | 664,032 | 2,095,748 |
| Past Programs | 6 | 150,000 | 182,500 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Natural Sciences | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| AI safety | 1 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 | 276,000 |
| Donor | Total | 2018 | 2013 | 2012 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1997 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellcome Trust (filter this donee) | 5,117,580.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,095,748.00 | 152,052.00 | 801,586.00 | 1,024,010.00 | 22,590.00 | 777,675.00 | 243,919.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (filter this donee) | 1,095,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 300,000.00 | 45,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 250,000.00 |
| MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee) | 846,087.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 600,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 46,087.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Future of Life Institute (filter this donee) | 276,000.00 | 276,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Templeton Foundation (filter this donee) | 60,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 7,394,667.00 | 276,000.00 | 200,000.00 | 60,000.00 | 600,000.00 | 2,095,748.00 | 152,052.00 | 801,586.00 | 1,024,010.00 | 172,590.00 | 777,675.00 | 243,919.00 | 46,087.00 | 100,000.00 | 300,000.00 | 45,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 250,000.00 |
| Title (URL linked) | Publication date | Author | Publisher | Affected donors | Affected donees | Affected influencers | Document scope | Cause area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison (GW, IR) | 2018-12-17 | Larks | Effective Altruism Forum | Larks | Machine Intelligence Research Institute Future of Humanity Institute Center for Human-Compatible AI Centre for the Study of Existential Risk Global Catastrophic Risk Institute Global Priorities Institute Australian National University Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Ought AI Impacts OpenAI Effective Altruism Foundation Foundational Research Institute Median Group Convergence Analysis | Review of current state of cause area | AI safety | Cross-posted to LessWrong at https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/a72owS5hz3acBK5xc/2018-ai-alignment-literature-review-and-charity-comparison (GW, IR) This is the third post in a tradition of annual blog posts on the state of AI safety and the work of various organizations in the space over the course of the year; the previous two blog posts are at https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nSot23sAjoZRgaEwa/2016-ai-risk-literature-review-and-charity-comparison (GW, IR) and https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/XKwiEpWRdfWo7jy7f/2017-ai-safety-literature-review-and-charity-comparison (GW, IR) The post has a "methodological considerations" section that discusses how the author views track records, politics, openness, the research flywheel, near vs far safety research, other existential risks, financial reserves, donation matching, poor quality research, and the Bay Area. The number of organizations reviewed is also larger than in previous years. Excerpts from the conclusion: "Despite having donated to MIRI consistently for many years as a result of their highly non-replaceable and groundbreaking work in the field, I cannot in good faith do so this year given their lack of disclosure. [...] This is the first year I have attempted to review CHAI in detail and I have been impressed with the quality and volume of their work. I also think they have more room for funding than FHI. As such I will be donating some money to CHAI this year. [...] As such I will be donating some money to GCRI again this year. [...] As such I do not plan to donate to AI Impacts this year, but if they are able to scale effectively I might well do so in 2019. [...] I also plan to start making donations to individual researchers, on a retrospective basis, for doing useful work. [...] This would be somewhat similar to Impact Certificates, while hopefully avoiding some of their issues. |
Graph of top 10 donors (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations
| Donor | Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 29) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future of Life Institute | 276,000.00 | 7 | AI safety | https://futureoflife.org/2018-ai-grant-recipients#Hutter | -- | A project grant. Project title: Marcus Hutter. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 200,000.00 | 11 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To assess the competitive and cooperative processes of America’s Asian allies (over two years). Affected countries: Australia; affected cities: Canberra. | |
| John Templeton Foundation | 60,000.00 | 17 | Natural Sciences | https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database | -- | For project Human Knowledge Compression Contest; Project leaders: Marcus Hutter. Affected regions: Oceania; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 600,000.00 | 5 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support policy research on how the United States, its treaty allies and other selected states could integrate their bilateral diplomatic, economic and strategic interaction with multilateral institutions (over three years). Affected countries: Australia; affected cities: Canberra. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 2,095,748.00 | 1 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Immunity and Infection Genomics Consortium. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 6,750.00 | 26 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Reducing deaths from pesticide poisoning -establishing a regional toxicology research centre. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 6,750.00 | 26 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Thai health-risk transistion: Anational cohort study. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 138,552.00 | 13 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Abortion in Iran: causes, consequences and policy implications. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 55,554.00 | 18 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | A programme of ENU mutagenesis to identify the pathways governing lymphocyte responses to antigen - supplement to continue Phase 1 and 2 for Year 4. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 136,032.00 | 14 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | The health and social consequences of very low fertility and early cessation of childbearing: the case of Iran. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 610,000.00 | 4 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Thai health-risk transition: A national cohort study. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 950,000.00 | 2 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Reducing deaths from pesticide poisoning - establishing a regional toxicology research centre. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 74,010.00 | 16 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Health and Mortality Transition in Shanghai 1950-2000. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 20,790.00 | 24 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Barriers to the use of antenatal care and safe delivery in Matlab, Bangladesh. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 150,000.00 | 12 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/20200666/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 1,800.00 | 28 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Maternal characteristics and timing of first intercourse among Filipino adolescent girls. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 1,000.00 | 29 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Obesity and manhood in France: an exploration of similarities and differences in the relationship between manhood and obesity in France, Britain and America. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 664,032.00 | 3 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | A programme of ENU mutagenesis to identify the pathways governing lymphocyte responses to antigen. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 22,849.00 | 23 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | The impact of the birth interval on childhood mortality in Zambia. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 27,609.00 | 22 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | An analysis of Zambia's censuses of population and housing: 1969-2000. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 18,499.00 | 25 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Maternal characteristics and timing of first intercourse among Filipo adolescent girls. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 43,686.00 | 21 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | Genes, T1-2 antibody responses and autoimmunity. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| Wellcome Trust | 243,919.00 | 10 | FIXME | https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/wellcome-grants-awarded-2000-2016.xlsx | -- | An integrated microarray system for the analysis of gene expression and mutation detection. Affected regions: International; affected countries: Australia. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 46,087.00 | 19 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | For "Feminist Analysis of International Dispute Resolution.". Affected countries: Australia; affected cities: Canberra. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 100,000.00 | 15 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/49700630/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 300,000.00 | 6 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/49500636/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 45,000.00 | 20 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/49400878/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 250,000.00 | 8 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/19300040/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 250,000.00 | 8 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/australian-national-university/48900218/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. |