We designed Effective Altruism Funds to help individuals give as effectively as possible. We've set up four funds which cover a set of problems that are important, tractable, and neglected. They are managed by experts in the field who work at one of the largest and most respected foundations in the world. These Fund Managers will pool the community's donations and research the most impactful organizations to donate your money so that you can do the most good.
Together we’re building a community focused on effectiveness and eager to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.
Donate based on your values
Different donors will give different amounts to different funds based on their view of the world. Take our quiz to get an allocation tailored to your values, or just go with our default allocation.
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Why donate to the Effective altruism funds?
Expertise
Each of our funds focuses on a set of problems that are important, tractable, and neglected and they’re managed by experts in the field who work at one of the largest and most respected foundations in the world and have strong track records in donating effectively. They will research the most effective donation opportunities and manage your money to ensure it has the highest impact.
Play to your comparative advantage
Our Fund Managers spend thousands of hours a year thinking about how to use money to do the most good. Donating to Effective Altruism Funds allows you to take advantage of their work instead of trying to replicate it all yourself. This means you can use your time wisely by sharing in their expertise.
Community
We are building a community of people focused on effectiveness and eager to solve the world’s most pressing problems. By joining the community and pooling all of our donations we avoid coordination problems and give everyone the opportunity to match the influence of the largest donors by joining together with other donors in one fund. In the future we envision Effective Altruism Funds as an open marketplace where anyone can set up a fund and compete for donations to their fund on the basis of the fund’s effectiveness.
High leverage opportunities
By pooling our resources we can also fund certain high leverage opportunities that are only possible when donating larger sums of money. For example, we could fund early-stage charities that might need substantial support to get off the ground. We could even use the fund to encourage the creation of new charities by signaling that money will be available to fund them. Together we can create more impact than we could as individuals.
Cost Effectiveness
Maximise your impact by making your money go further. Donations through the EA Fund are tax deductible, have low fees and reduce the administrative burden on charities so that more of your money goes exactly where it is needed.