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.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Affiliated organizations (current or former; restricted to potential donees or others relevant to donation decisions) | GiveWell Good Ventures |
| Best overview URL | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants |
| Website | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants |
| Donations URL | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants |
| Regularity with which donor updates donations data | continuous updates |
| Regularity with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | continuous updates |
| Lag with which donor updates donations data | months |
| Lag with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | days |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | Manual (no scripts used) |
Brief history: GiveWell Incubation Grants start off as GiveWell Experimental, with the goal of supporting the growth and discovery of future GiveWell top charities
Brief notes on broad donor philosophy and major focus areas: The focus is on charities that have a decent chance (usually, 10% or more at the time of the grant) of becoming GiveWell top charities, and also on academic research or evaluation processes that would help better evaluate or help improve current or future GiveWell top charities
Notes on grant decision logistics: Organizations may apply by contacting info@givewell.org but more details on the decision process are not publicly stated
Notes on grant publication logistics: Each grant has a separate page. The grant has four associated dates: a grant date (called donation date on the Donations List Website; this is the date the grant is made), a grant announcement date (called donation announcement date; this is the date the grant page is made public and announced on the mailing list), and dates that the grant is made public in the grants databases on the websites of Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures. The latter two dates do not concern us, since they essentially just link to the GiveWell Incubation Grants grant page. The grant page is reviewed by grantee staff prior to publication
Notes on grant financing: After GiveWell decides on a grant, the grant is recommended to Open Philanthropy, which in turn recommends to Good Ventures to fund the grant. Historically, grant requests were made directly to Good Ventures, and even now, in practice, the intermediate role of Open Philanthropy is mostly just a formality. For these reasons, the cross-posting of the grants to Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures pages is not of substantive interest to us. Even though the grants are listed in Open Philanthropy database, they are not included in Open Philanthropy self-reports of how much grant money they decided on. Occasionally, however, grants listed under GiveWell Incubation Grants are financed via Effective Altruism Funds (specifically, the Global Health and Development Fund). We list these grants only under Effective Altruism Funds and not under GiveWell Incubation Grants
Miscellaneous notes: List last checked for completeness and accuracy on 2017-12-24
| 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 | 12 | 492,188 | 1,820,274 | 34,382 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 170,000 | 474,374 | 492,188 | 800,000 | 2,642,300 | 3,408,259 | 5,069,866 | 7,751,915 |
| Global health and development | 12 | 492,188 | 1,820,274 | 34,382 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 170,000 | 474,374 | 492,188 | 800,000 | 2,642,300 | 3,408,259 | 5,069,866 | 7,751,915 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
| Cause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global health and development (filter this donor) | 12 | 7 | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,934,488.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,934,488.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
If you hover over a cell for a given subcause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
For the meaning of “classified” and “unclassified”, see the page clarifying this.
| Subcause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global health and development | 7 | 3 | 20,642,340.00 | 8,721,915.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,442,300.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Global health and development/Randomized controlled trials | 1 | 1 | 492,188.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 492,188.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Global health and development/feedback collection | 1 | 1 | 474,374.00 | 474,374.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Global health and development/immunization and cash incentives | 2 | 2 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 |
| Global health and development/scale-up | 1 | 1 | 34,382.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34,382.00 |
| Classified total | 12 | 7 | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,934,488.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
| Unclassified total | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,934,488.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (cumulative)
| Donee | Cause area | Metadata | Total | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence Action (filter this donor) | 11,994,215.00 | 8,551,915.00 | 0.00 | 3,442,300.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Evidence Action Beta (filter this donor) | 8,478,125.00 | 0.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| IDinsight (filter this donor) | Site | 508,756.00 | 474,374.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34,382.00 | |
| Center for Effective Global Action (filter this donor) | 492,188.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 492,188.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| University of California, Berkeley (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 170,000.00 | 170,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | |
| Interactive Research and Development (filter this donor) | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | -- | -- | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 3,934,488.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
Graph of spending by donee and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by donee and year (cumulative)
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If you hover over a cell for a given country and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
For the meaning of “classified” and “unclassified”, see the page clarifying this.
| Country | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2019 | 2018 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 4,242,641.00 | 800,000.00 | 3,408,259.00 | 0.00 | 34,382.00 |
| India|Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 |
| Classified total | 5 | 5 | 4,442,641.00 | 800,000.00 | 3,408,259.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
| Unclassified total | 7 | 5 | 17,400,643.00 | 8,396,289.00 | 5,069,866.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 21,843,284.00 | 9,196,289.00 | 8,478,125.00 | 200,000.00 | 34,382.00 |
Graph of spending by country and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by country and year (cumulative)
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Graph of top 10 donees (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations
| Donee | Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 12) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
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| Evidence Action | 800,000.00 | 5 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/march-2019-evidence-action-beta-iron-folic-acid-impact-evaluation | -- | Grant to Evidence Action for the Phase 2 pilot stage of its technical assistance to the Government of India's national school-based iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation program. Affected countries: India; announced: 2019-04-02. | |
| Evidence Action | 7,751,915.00 | 1 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/march-2019-evidence-action | -- | Grant for organizational strengthening. Evidence Action plans to use this grant to build its fundraising function, add senior leadership capacity, review its compensation scheme, and strengthen its affiliated entity in India. The grant also includes some flexible funding. GiveWell recommends making this grant in order to: a) leverage a larger increase in funds for Evidence Action's programs, several of which we believe are highly cost-effective, through its fundraising activities, b) increase senior leadership capacity and make existing senior leaders' workloads more manageable, and c) help improve the long-term health of Evidence Action as an organization. Announced: 2019-04-02. | |
| IDinsight | 474,374.00 | 8 | Global health and development/feedback collection | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/IDinsight-beneficiary-preferences-march-2019 | -- | Intended use of funds (category): Direct project expenses Intended use of funds: Grant to support a scaled-up study surveying potential beneficiaries of GiveWell top charities about the relative value they place on different good outcomes, such as averting a death or doubling a household's income. The research aims to inform GiveWell's approach to two questions: (1) Valuing health vs. income, (2) Age-weighting. The pilot phase of this work was conducted by IDinsight using an April 2018 grant https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/IDinsight-embedded-givewell-team-2018 IDinsight expects its total budget of $474,374 to break down roughly as follows: IDinsight staff costs: $364,160; Fieldwork: $104,214; Other costs: $6,000 Donor reason for selecting the donee: GiveWell has worked closely with IDinsight in the past on related work, including on the pilot phase of this project conducted by IDinsight using an April 2018 grant https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/IDinsight-embedded-givewell-team-2018 so it is natural to continue the work with IDinsight Donor reason for donating that amount (rather than a bigger or smaller amount): Amount likely determined based on budget calculation. IDinsight expects its total budget of $474,374 to break down roughly as follows: IDinsight staff costs: $364,160; Fieldwork: $104,214; Other costs: $6,000 Other notes: GiveWell lists some open questions: (1) How reliable will this study's results be relative to the results of similar studies conducted in high-income countries? (2) To what extent will this study's results influence our approach to valuing health vs. income or age-weighting? (3) How can we encourage more research to be conducted on the moral values of people living in poverty in low-income countries?. Announced: 2019-05-22. |
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| University of California, Berkeley | 170,000.00 | 9 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/february-2019-ted-miguel-research-support | -- | Grant to hire an additional research assistant to support Ted Miguel's research on deworming and cash transfers. Announced: 2019-03-01. | |
| Evidence Action Beta | 3,408,259.00 | 3 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/december-2018-evidence-action-beta-iron-folic-acid-phase-2 | -- | Grant to pilot a project to provide technical assistance for the Indian government's work on large-scale school-based iron and folic acid supplementation targeting children and adolescents. Affected countries: India; announced: 2019-04-02. | |
| Evidence Action Beta | 5,069,866.00 | 2 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/july-2018-evidence-action-beta-incubator | -- | Grant to create a dedicated portfolio within its overall incubator portfolio focused on GiveWell-aligned evidence-backed, cost-effective interventions and to provide cross-cutting support to the incubator. This grant will fund roughly two-and-a-half years of operations for this portfolio in the incubator. Announced: 2018-09-13. | |
| Evidence Action | 800,000.00 | 5 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/charities/evidence-action/dec-2017-grant | -- | Grant for general operating support. Grantee intends to use this support to fund a deficit in its operating budget. We made this grant with two goals in mind: (a) to support the development of programs that could be future top charities (the goal of our Incubation Grants program), and (b) to support the Deworm the World Initiative and No Lean Season, programs run by Evidence Action that are GiveWell top charities. Announced: 2018-01-03. | |
| Center for Effective Global Action | 492,188.00 | 7 | Global health and development/Randomized controlled trials | https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/cega-uc-berkeley/july-2017-grant | -- | Grant to fund creation of a list of previously completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that could potentially be candidates for follow-up studies analyzing longer-term effects of programs. Announced: 2017-09-07. | |
| Evidence Action | 2,642,300.00 | 4 | Global health and development | https://www.givewell.org/charities/evidence-action/april-2017-grant | -- | Grant to strengthen its financial systems, human resources, and information technology. In addition to its role as an incubation grant (for the development of new top charities) the grant would also support Deworm the World Initiative, which is run by Evidence Action. Announced: 2017-07-31. | |
| Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab | 100,000.00 | 10 | Global health and development/immunization and cash incentives | https://www.givewell.org/JPAL-IRD-grant | -- | Grant for research on whether non-cash incentives increase child immunization rates. Affected countries: India|Pakistan. | |
| Interactive Research and Development | 100,000.00 | 10 | Global health and development/immunization and cash incentives | https://www.givewell.org/JPAL-IRD-grant | -- | Grant for research on whether non-cash incentives increase child immunization rates. Affected countries: India|Pakistan. | |
| IDinsight | 34,382.00 | 12 | Global health and development/scale-up | https://www.givewell.org/charities/IDinsight/september-2014-grant | -- | Help with scaling up a high-potential development intervention in India. Affected countries: India. |
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