Rethink Priorities is a think tank dedicated to informing decisions made by high-impact organizations and funders across various cause areas, including longtermism, building effective altruism , animal welfare, and global health and development.

Funding

As of July 2022, Rethink Priorities has received nearly $5.2 million in funding from Open Philanthropy,^[1] over $1.3 million from Effective Altruism Funds,^[2] $700,000 from the Future Fund,^[3] and over $200,000 from the Survival and Flourishing Fund.^[4]^[5]

Further reading

Wildeford, Peter (2021) Rethink Priorities 2021 Impact and 2022 Strategy, Effective Altruism Forum, November 15.

Wildeford, Peter (2021) We’re Rethink Priorities. Ask Us Anything, Effective Altruism Forum, November 15.

External links

Rethink Priorities. Official website.

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Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Rethink Priorities, Open Philanthropy.
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Animal Welfare Fund (2018) June 2018: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, June.
Animal Welfare Fund (2018) December 2018: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, December.
Animal Welfare Fund (2019) March 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March.
Animal Welfare Fund (2019) July 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, July.
Animal Welfare Fund (2019) November 2019: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, November.
Animal Welfare Fund (2020) July 2020: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, July.
Animal Welfare Fund (2021) May 2021: Animal Welfare Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, May.
Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund (2019) March 2019: EA Meta Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March.
Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund (2019) July 2019: EA Meta Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, July.
Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund (2020) March 2020: EA Meta Fund Grants, Effective Altruism Funds, March.
Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund (2021) May 2021: EA Infrastructure Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, May.
Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund (2021) May-August 2021: EA Infrastructure Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, August.
Long-Term Future Fund (2020) April 2020: Long-Term Future Fund grants and recommendations, Effective Altruism Funds, April.
Long-Term Future Fund (2021) May 2021: Long-Term Future Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, May.
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Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: Rethink Priorities, Future Fund.
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Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.
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Survival and Flourishing Fund (2021) SFF-2022-H1 S-Process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.