Project for Awesome (P4A) is a charity video contest running again in February 2026! Participants create short videos supporting a specific charity. Afterwards, the public can vote, and based on the results, the best charities receive substantial donations. This presents an excellent (and cost-effective) opportunity to raise funds for EA charities and promote EA principles to a wider audience.

In recent years, several effective charities have participated and won donations. Last year, for example, ProVeg International received nearly $40,000. On average, each submitted EA video resulted in about $900 in donations. Videos don’t need to be professionally made but must be submitted by 11:59 AM EST on Saturday, February 8th.

How It Works

1. Create and Submit Videos
   Participants make 1-4 minute videos supporting charities, upload them to YouTube, and submit them via the P4A website by 11:59 AM EST on Saturday, February 8th (earlier submissions are preferable).
2. Voting Period
   Voting takes place between February 10th and February 18th. You can cast one vote per charity. This year, you need to create an account to cast votes.
3. Livestream
   A P4A livestream will run from Friday, February 13th, to Sunday, February 15th. Some videos will be featured during this stream, increasing their chances of receiving donations by roughly a factor of five.
4. Donation Distribution
   Funds raised during P4A are split 50/50. Half goes to Save the Children and Partners in Health, while the other half is distributed among approximately 30 charities, based on community votes.

Key Statistics

• Recent Successes
  In 2025, ProVeg International won $38,841. In 2024, the Against Malaria Foundation, GiveDirectly, and ProVeg International each received $37,297.
• Video Impact
  Around 320 videos were submitted last year, averaging $3,700 in donations per video. EA-related videos, however, averaged about $900 per submission. In total, 33 videos were featured in the livestream, and 15 of those ultimately won donations.
• Voting Impact
  In 2024, a total of 120,000 votes were counted, meaning each vote was worth more than $5 on average. The distribution of votes among videos is unknown. With the need to register this year, it’s likely that the total number of votes will decrease.

How to Get Involved

Every video for an EA charity is incredibly valuable! Your efforts will raise awareness and, with some luck, your video could be featured during the livestream, securing a significant donation for your favorite charity. According to P4A, there is no magic formula for being featured in the livestream. But to give you an example, last year, a video about ProVeg International was promoted.

Never made a video before? No problem! According to the P4A FAQ: “You don’t need a fancy camera or microphone to make a good video. Use whatever you have, even if it’s a webcam or a phone. However, we won't accept videos that plagiarize or significantly use generative AI (including AI voiceovers or images). Here’s a video from Hank explaining how to best use the resources you have!”

Five Steps to Follow:

1. Register your planned video in our spreadsheet. You’re welcome to make multiple videos for different charities (one charity per video).
2. Read the P4A video guidelines carefully. Note: Videos must be new and created specifically for P4A 2026, and they must mention P4A.
3. Upload your video to YouTube and submit it to P4A as early as possible. Submissions will be accepted between 12:00 PM EST on Saturday, January 24th, and 11:59 AM EST on Sunday, February 8th.
4. Optional: Join the Facebook group EA Project for Awesome!
5. Vote for your video and other great EA videos, and encourage your friends to do the same!

Detailed instructions and hints can be found here.

Opportunities for Charities

Charities can participate directly by creating one or more videos, they can also encourage their supporters to create videos. Additionally, they can promote the videos (e.g., via newsletters), increasing their chances of securing a donation of over $30,000 with minimal effort. All this is encouraged by P4A: “We love it when charities get directly involved with the Project for Awesome, and we highly encourage you to make a video and share it with your community.”