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 2027. 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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 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 | 27 | 250,000 | 296,249 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 38,829 | 80,000 | 137,511 | 250,000 | 313,090 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 750,000 | 900,000 |
| Disarmament | 6 | 10,000 | 24,275 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 15,647 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| FIXME | 20 | 313,090 | 382,654 | 38,829 | 50,000 | 125,000 | 225,000 | 250,000 | 313,090 | 450,000 | 470,000 | 533,700 | 750,000 | 900,000 |
| Special Projects | 1 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Donor | Total | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2003 | 2000 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1991 | 1990 | 1988 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee) | 7,653,081.00 | 88,829.00 | 500,000.00 | 450,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 125,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 75,000.00 | 350,000.00 | 900,000.00 | 750,000.00 | 800,000.00 | 470,000.00 | 0.00 | 450,000.00 | 0.00 | 695,511.00 | 533,700.00 | 313,090.00 | 426,951.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 |
| Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Merck Fund (filter this donee) | 145,647.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80,000.00 | 20,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15,647.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 7,998,728.00 | 88,829.00 | 500,000.00 | 450,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 125,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 75,000.00 | 350,000.00 | 1,100,000.00 | 750,000.00 | 880,000.00 | 490,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 460,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 695,511.00 | 533,700.00 | 313,090.00 | 426,951.00 | 15,647.00 | 225,000.00 |
| Title (URL linked) | Publication date | Author | Publisher | Affected donors | Affected donees | Affected influencers | Document scope | Cause area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will splashy philanthropy cause the biosecurity field to focus on the wrong risks? | 2019-04-25 | Filippa Lentzos | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Open Philanthropy | Third-party coverage of donor strategy | Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness | Filippa Lentzos examines the Open Philanthropy Project's funding in the biosecurity field. She argues that the scale and speed of Open Phil's grantmaking may hurt the field by shaping the agenda of the field to be too focused on global catastrophic risks, and to be less diverse on the whole. The post is linked and discussed on the Effective Altruism Forum at https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Kkw8uDwGuNnBhiYHi/will-splashy-philanthropy-cause-the-biosecurity-field-to (GW, IR) by Tessa Alexanian. Howie Lempel, in the comments, describes more of the post author's views based on her past article https://thebulletin.org/2017/07/ignore-bill-gates-where-bioweapons-focus-really-belongs/ Others who share thoughts in the comments include Alex Foster, Denise Melchin, and Rob Bensinger. |
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 27) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Foundation | 38,829.00 | 22 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | X-grant in support of a project to examine the implications of an overhaul to the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 50,000.00 | 21 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | X-grant in support of Korea-based insight and analysis of the North Korea nuclear crisis. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 500,000.00 | 6 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | for general operating support. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 450,000.00 | 8 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of activities to engage new audiences on key issues surrounding nuclear security and nurture a new generation of science and security leaders (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 250,000.00 | 13 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support a project on estimating and disseminating information about the costs of nuclear reprocessing (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 125,000.00 | 18 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support an international conference entitled, Leadership and the Future of Nuclear Energy, with a focus on nuclear security. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 250,000.00 | 13 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To provide information to policymakers and the public on nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, climate change and bioterrorism and foster informed dialogue on solutions to such global risks. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 75,000.00 | 20 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of a business plan to increase earned revenue from digital publishing. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 350,000.00 | 10 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of its publication which provides information to policymakers and the public on nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, climate change and bioterrorism and fosters informed dialogue on solutions to such global risks (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| Hewlett Foundation | 200,000.00 | 16 | Special Projects | https://hewlett.org/grants/bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists-for-development-of-the-bulletin-website/ | -- | For Development Of The Bulletin Website. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 900,000.00 | 1 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support ofcoverage of science and security issues and public forums (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 750,000.00 | 3 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of the "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists"and its coverage of science and security issues (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| John Merck Fund | 80,000.00 | 19 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To support The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a bimonthly magazine that provides in-depth, non-technical articles on nuclear weapons and related global security issues for the broad disarmament and arms control community, as well as for policymakers, mainstream journalists and the public. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 800,000.00 | 2 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of general operations (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| John Merck Fund | 20,000.00 | 23 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To support the International Visiting Fellows Program, which provides journalists from around the world training in research and writing on nuclear disarmament and arms control issues. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 470,000.00 | 7 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of general operations (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| John Merck Fund | 10,000.00 | 25 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To support the International Visiting Fellows Program, which will provide an internship on nuclear nonproliferation reporting to a South Asian journalist. | |
| John Merck Fund | 10,000.00 | 25 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To provide a training internship for a Kashmiri journalist. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 450,000.00 | 8 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of general operations and a visiting fellows program (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| John Merck Fund | 10,000.00 | 25 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To provide a training internship for an Indian journalist. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 695,511.00 | 4 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | In support of general operations and a visiting fellows program (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 533,700.00 | 5 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support expansion and internationalization of editorial content and for long-term planning (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 313,090.00 | 11 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support the visiting fellows program (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 289,440.00 | 12 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support increased investigative reporting, special series, and a strengthened editorial staff (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 137,511.00 | 17 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support the visiting scholars program. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. | |
| John Merck Fund | 15,647.00 | 24 | Disarmament | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To print and mail 10,000 copies of a special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists dedicated to alternative defense. | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 225,000.00 | 15 | FIXME | https://www.macfound.org/grants/ | -- | To support publications serving different constituencies within the peace and security community and for strengthening of editorial programs (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Illinois; affected cities: Chicago. |