What the community has achieved

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Global health and economic development
Protected hundreds of millions of people against malaria through the distribution of insecticide-treated nets
Protected hundreds of millions of people against malaria through the distribution of insecticide-treated nets
Against Malaria Foundation
Built mobile financial solutions for millions of users across Africa
Built mobile financial solutions for millions of users across Africa
Wave
Advocated for human challenge trials to understand COVID-19
Advocated for human challenge trials to understand COVID-19
1Day Sooner
Implemented regulations that are projected to prevent lead exposure in tens of millions of children by 2100
Implemented regulations that are projected to prevent lead exposure in tens of millions of children by 2100
Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP)
Supported the delivery over $800 million in cash transfers to over 1.6 million people in need in 12 countries
Supported the delivery over $800 million in cash transfers to over 1.6 million people in need in 12 countries
GiveDirectly
Animal welfare
Freed hundreds of millions of hens from painful battery cages
Freed hundreds of millions of hens from painful battery cages
Open Wing Alliance
Helped secure regulatory clearance for cultivated meat in the United States
Helped secure regulatory clearance for cultivated meat in the United States
Good Food Institute
Established a new legal framework for animal advocates to challenge animal cruelty in court
Established a new legal framework for animal advocates to challenge animal cruelty in court
Legal Impact for Chickens
Secured commitments from top companies to adopt higher animal welfare policies
Secured commitments from top companies to adopt higher animal welfare policies
Anima International
Existential risk and the long-term future
Researched the implications of superintelligent AI for humanity's future
Researched the implications of superintelligent AI for humanity's future
Forethought
Pioneered advances in the field of mechanistic interpretability
Pioneered advances in the field of mechanistic interpretability
Neel Nanda, Google Deep Mind
Developed a monitoring network to detect concerning biological sequences before they spread
Developed a monitoring network to detect concerning biological sequences before they spread
Nucleic Acid Observatory
Research and charity evaluation
Directed more than $2.4 billion of donations to evidence-backed charities, informed by 60,000+ research hours each year
Directed more than $2.4 billion of donations to evidence-backed charities, informed by 60,000+ research hours each year
GiveWell
Produced groundbreaking research that influenced millions in philanthropic funding decisions, including studies on animal welfare, global health priorities, and existential risk reduction
Produced groundbreaking research that influenced millions in philanthropic funding decisions, including studies on animal welfare, global health priorities, and existential risk reduction
Rethink Priorities
Incubated 40+ effective nonprofits serving 35 million people and 1 billion animals
Incubated 40+ effective nonprofits serving 35 million people and 1 billion animals
Charity Entrepreneurship
Influenced more than $68 million toward highly effective charities and projects helping animals
Influenced more than $68 million toward highly effective charities and projects helping animals
Animal Charity Evaluators
Grantmaking, fundraising, and donor advising
Built a network of thousands of pledgers who have donated more than $300 million
Built a network of thousands of pledgers who have donated more than $300 million
Giving What We Can
Empowered entrepreneurs to give effectively, mobilizing $1.5 billion in charitable donations across 2,500+ pledges
Empowered entrepreneurs to give effectively, mobilizing $1.5 billion in charitable donations across 2,500+ pledges
Founders Pledge
Advised millions of dollars to evidence-based climate interventions
Advised millions of dollars to evidence-based climate interventions
Giving Green
Founded Germany's leading effective giving platform, directing millions of Euros to highly impactful charities
Founded Germany's leading effective giving platform, directing millions of Euros to highly impactful charities
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