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 2024. 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 Wild-Animal Suffering Research 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 | 5 | 30,000 | 37,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Animal welfare | 4 | 30,000 | 45,625 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 1 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Donor | Total | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund (filter this donee) | 180,000.00 | 180,000.00 |
| Donor lottery (filter this donee) | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| Peter Hurford (filter this donee) | 2,500.00 | 2,500.00 |
| Total | 187,500.00 | 187,500.00 |
| Title (URL linked) | Publication date | Author | Publisher | Affected donors | Affected donees | Affected influencers | Document scope | Cause area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Altruism Foundation: Plans for 2020 (GW, IR) | 2019-12-23 | Jonas Vollmer | Effective Altruism Foundation | Open Philanthropy | Effective Altruism Foundation Raising for Effective Giving Wild-Animal Suffering Research Utility Farm Wild Animal Initiative Sentience politics | Donee periodic update | Effective altruism/movement growth/s-risk reduction | The document includes the 2019 review and plans for 2020 of the Effective Altruism Foundation (EAD). Key highlights: EAD plans to change its name in 2020 as a rebranding effort to highlight its focus on s-risk reduction, rather than the effective altruism; as part of this, the Foundational Research Institute brand will also be deprecated. Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm merged to form Wild Animal Initiative, which is now completely separate from EAF. Raising for Effective Giving and Sentience Politics continue to be housed under EAF. The post also describes communication guidelines developed along with Nick Beckstead of the Open Philanthropy Project (that also made a $1 million grant to EAF). The guidelines "recommend highlighting beliefs and priorities that are important to the s-risk-oriented community" and "recommend communicating in a more nuanced manner about pessimistic views of the long-term future by considering highlighting moral cooperation and uncertainty, focusing more on practical questions if possible, and anticipating potential misunderstandings and misrepresentations." The post also says the guidelines will soon be made public, and that it was a mistake to not announce the guidelines earlier; doing so might have addressed https://www.simonknutsson.com/problems-in-effective-altruism-and-existential-risk-and-what-to-do-about-them/ and related concerns | |
| Announcing Wild Animal Initiative | 2019-01-25 | Abraham Rowe Persis Eskander | Wild Animal Initiative | Wild Animal Initiative Utility Farm Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Merger | Animal welfare/wild animal suffering | The post announces that two organizations focused on wild animals, namely Wild-Animal Suffering Research and Utility Farm, are merging into one organization called the Wild Animal Initiative. Cross-posted to https://was-research.org/blog/announcing-wild-animal-initiative/ on the Wild-Animal Suffering Research blog and to https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jzikTHMSpckYg9ZPp/announcing-wild-animal-initiative (GW, IR) on the Effective Altruism Forum. See also the associated discussion on Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/comments/ajr27e/announcing_wild_animal_initiative_wildanimal/ | ||
| 2017 Donor Lottery Report (GW, IR) | 2018-11-12 | Adam Gleave | Effective Altruism Forum | Donor lottery | Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters Global Catastrophic Risk Institute AI Impacts Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Single donation documentation | Global catastrophic risks|AI safety|Animal welfare | The write-up documents Adam Gleave’s decision process for where he donated the money for the 2017 donor lottery. Adam won one of the two blocks of $100,000 for 2017 | |
| Reducing Wild Animal Suffering Ecosystem & Directory (GW, IR) | 2018-10-31 | Evan Gaensbauer | Effective Altruism Forum | Effective Altruism Foundation Wild-Animal Suffering Research Animal Ethics Utility Farm Rethink Priorities The Hedonistic Imperative The Abolitionist Project Qualia Research Institute Sentience Politics Sentience Institute Animal Charity Evaluators | Review of current state of cause area | Animal welfare/wild animal welfare | The post covers the current state of the ecosystem of efforts to reduce wild-animal suffiering. It includes a diagram depicting the relations between organizations mentioned in the post | ||
| Thinking behind 2017 donations to reduce animal use | 2017-12-31 | Jason Ketola | New Harvest The Good Food Institute Plant Based Foods Association Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Single donation documentation | Animal welfare | The document describes recent developments with The Good Food Institute, New Harvest, and other organizations, and why the author decided to donate to New Harvest | |||
| Where the ACE Staff Members Are Giving in 2017 and Why | 2017-12-26 | Allison Smith | Animal Charity Evaluators | Jon Bockman Allison Smith Toni Adleberg Sofia Davis-Fogel Kieran Greig Jamie Spurgeon Erika Alonso Eric Herboso Gina Stuessy | Animal Charity Evaluators The Good Food Institute Vegan Outreach A Well-Fed World Better Eating International Encompass Direct Action Everywhere Animal Charity Evaluators Recommended Charity Fund Against Malaria Foundation Animal equality The Nonhuman Rights Project AnimaNaturalis Internacional The Humane League GiveDirectly Food Empowerment Project Mercy For Animals New Harvest StrongMinds Centre for Effective Altruism Effective Altruism Funds Machine Intelligence Research Institute Donor lottery Sentience Institute Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Periodic donation list documentation | Animal welfare|AI safety|Global health and development|Effective altruism | Continuing an annual tradition started in 2016, Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) staff describe where they donated or plan to donate in 2017. Donation amounts are not disclosed, likely by policy | |
| Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff - 2017 | 2017-12-21 | Holden Karnofsky | Open Philanthropy | Jaime Yassif Chloe Cockburn Lewis Bollard Nick Beckstead Daniel Dewey | Center for International Security and Cooperation Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Good Call Court Watch NOLA Compassion in World Farming USA Wild-Animal Suffering Research Effective Altruism Funds Donor lottery Future of Humanity Institute Center for Human-Compatible AI Machine Intelligence Research Institute Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Centre for Effective Altruism 80,000 Hours Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters | Donation suggestion list | Animal welfare|AI safety|Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness|Effective altruism|Criminal justice reform | Open Philanthropy Project staff give suggestions on places that might be good for individuals to donate to. Each suggestion includes a section "Why I suggest it", a section explaining why the Open Philanthropy Project has not funded (or not fully funded) the opportunity, and links to relevant writeups. | |
| Why I am Donating to Wild Animal Suffering Research | 2017-12-21 | Zach Groff | Zach Groff | Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Single donation documentation | Animal welfare/wild animal suffering | The post describes why the donor is interested in wild animal suffering, and why he considers the donee organization particularly promising | ||
| Effective Altruism Foundation update: Plans for 2018 and room for more funding (GW, IR) | 2017-12-15 | Jonas Vollmer | Effective Altruism Foundation | Effective Altruism Foundation Raising for Effective Giving Foundational Research Institute Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Donee donation case | Effective altruism/movement growth/s-risk reduction | The document describes the 2018 plan and room for more funding of the Effective Altruism Foundation. Subsidiaries include Raising for Effective Giving, Foundational Research Institute, and Wild-Animal Suffering Research, Also cross-posted at https://ea-foundation.org/blog/our-plans-for-2018/ (own blog) | ||
| Four Organizations EAs Should Fully Fund for 2018 | 2017-12-12 | Peter Hurford | Effective Altruism Forum | Peter Hurford | Charity Science Health Rethink Charity Sentience Institute Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Donation suggestion list | Peter Hurford makes the case to donate to four organizations that he plans to donate to in 2018, based on the promise of their programs as well as their room for more funding | ||
| Wild-Animal Suffering Research’s Plans for 2018 and RFMF | 2017-12-06 | Tobias Pulver | Effective Altruism Forum | Wild-Animal Suffering Research | Donee donation case | Animal welfare/wild animal suffering | The post describes the planned activities of Wild-Animal Suffering Research (WASR) for the years 2018 to 2020, and estimates room for more funding for minimum and maximum growth of $100,173 and $161,205 respectively | ||
| Fear and Loathing at Effective Altruism Global 2017 | 2017-08-16 | Scott Alexander | Slate Star Codex | Open Philanthropy | GiveWell Centre for Effective Altruism Center for Effective Global Action Raising for Effective Giving 80,000 Hours Wild-Animal Suffering Research Qualia Research Institute Foundational Research Institute | Miscellaneous commentary | Scott Alexander describes his experience at Effective ALtruism Global 2017. He describes how the effective altruism movement has both the formal-looking, "suits" people who are in charge of large amounts of money, and the "weirdos" who are toying around with ideas that seem strange and are not mainstream even within effective altruism. However, he feels that rather than being two separate groups, the two groups blend into and overlap with each other. He sees this as a sign that the effective altruism movement is composed of genuinely good people who are looking to make a difference, and explains why he thinks they are succeeding |
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 5) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor lottery | 5,000.00 | 4 | -- | https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SYeJnv9vYzq9oQMbQ/2017-donor-lottery-report (GW, IR) | Adam Gleave | The blog post explaining the donation has some discussion of the grantee. Highlight: "Overall I think WASR is a well-run organisation with a clear strategy and a short but encouraging track record. I would encourage those with a near-term animal welfare centric worldview to support them. Under my own worldview, I did not find them competitive with the other organisations, and so recommended a small grant of $5,000.". Percentage of total donor spend in the corresponding batch of donations: 5.00%. | |
| Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund | 30,000.00 | 3 | Animal welfare/wild-animal suffering | https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare/payouts/4Bianu30diUQeWGU2Oiq8E | Lewis Bollard | Grant proposed along with two other grants related to the wild animals space; the amount of the grant was chosen based on the estimated room for more funding. Percentage of total donor spend in the corresponding batch of donations: 24.90%. | |
| Peter Hurford | 2,500.00 | 5 | Animal welfare/wild-animal suffering | http://peterhurford.com/other/donations.html | -- | See https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/EgCiFPbcQqbphv4Pv/four-organizations-eas-should-fully-fund-for-2018 (GW, IR) for more background and thinking. | |
| Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund | 100,000.00 | 1 | Animal welfare/wild-animal suffering | https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare/payouts/2ENqwtVsfWAw22eogwS4cG | Lewis Bollard | Grant will provide continued support for the research of Persis Eskander, Ozy Brennan, and Georgia Ray into the subjective experiences of wild animals, and how we could improve them. Grant made for same reasons as outlined in previous writeup: https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare/payouts/3tRg1Hfwu46EQ8mskEGUOE. Percentage of total donor spend in the corresponding batch of donations: 13.33%. | |
| Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund | 50,000.00 | 2 | Animal welfare/wild-animal suffering | https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare/payouts/3tRg1Hfwu46EQ8mskEGUOE | Lewis Bollard | Bollard is happy with the way the April grant enabled Ozy Brennan, Persis Eskander, and Georgia Ray to launch Wild-Animal Suffering Research under the Effective Altruism Foundation. Percentage of total donor spend in the corresponding batch of donations: 33.33%. |