EIN 47-1988398

Centre for Effective Altruism USA

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Centre for Effective Altruism USA promotes a growing social movement committed to making the world a better place. The organization uses evidence and reason to determine the most effective solutions for important, tractable and neglected problems. This is accomplished through EA Funds, which includes Animal Welfare for nonhuman animals, EA-Global Program with workshops and speakers on many subjects related to effective altruism. The organization is located in San Francisco, CA.
Also known as...
Effective Ventures Foundation USA
Total revenues
$75,847,179
2022
Total expenses
$48,499,642
2022
Total assets
$57,355,191
2022
Num. employees
17
2022

Program areas at Centre for Effective Altruism USA

Effective Altruism funds provide funds to small or early-stage projects focused on improving the lives of people in extreme poverty, improving the well-being of non-human animals, supporting the Effective Altruism community, and improving the long-term future.
Longview philanthropy educates philanthropists on charitable giving and conducts research into existential and catastrophic risks. This includes educating people about the world's most important problems, hosting events to connect philanthropists and experts, and researching and recommending grants.
Centre for Effective Altruism supports the Effective Altruism community. It nurtures spaces where people can explore how to apply the ideas of Effective Altruism to their future careers, research, or donations. These spaces include events such as the ea global conference, local community groups, and online spaces such as the ea forum.
80,000 hours provides research and support to help people enter careers that effectively tackle the world's most pressing problems by providing 1-on-1 career advising, as well as maintaining a blog, a podcast, and a curated job board of high-impact opportunities. Giving what we can inspires donations to the world's most Effective organizations and provides a platform for making those donations. Asterisk is a quarterly journal of writing and clear thinking designed to educate the public about things that matter. The forethought foundation aims to promote and communicate academic and non-academic work that addresses the question of how to use our scarce resources to improve the world as much as possible. Forethought supports and promotes individuals and institutions working on global priorities research, furthers and develops Effective Altruism and long-term ideas, and promotes and presents the ideas of Effective Altruism and long-term in social and traditional media, in person, and within academia. The Centre for the governance of ai ("gov ai") aims to define and map the field of artificial intelligence (ai) governance and address the most important and neglected research questions. Gov ai fellowships and prizes support promising early-career researchers working on ai governance. Gov ai runs seminars and conferences to connect the field of ai governance better and build a thriving global research community.

Grants made by Centre for Effective Altruism USA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Pure EarthGeneral Support$1,670,000
The Council on Strategic RisksGrowing the Council on Strategic Risks' Nuclear Security Policy Development and Engagement With Decision-Makers$1,600,000
Rethink PrioritiesGeneral Support, Support for Project To Organize and Fund Public Journal-Independent Evaluation of Ea-Relevant/Adjacent Research, Insect Welfare Project, Support the Ea Market Testing Team Research, Wild Animal Welfare and Invertebrate Welfare Research, Grant for Fellows/eag and Survey Team Research$1,240,257
...and 60 more grants made totalling $15,723,907

Who funds Centre for Effective Altruism USA

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Education$32,232,050
Good Ventures FoundationEffective Altruism Infrastructure Fund and Long-Term Future Fund$6,583,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$2,540,916
...and 44 more grants received totalling $48,029,721

Personnel at Centre for Effective Altruism USA

NameTitleCompensation
Oscar SupportsChief of Staff
Ben WestInterim Managing Director$105,566
Ev UsHead of Community Health and Special Projects, Trustee
Shakeel HashimHead of Communications
Caitlin ElizondoHead of People Operations
...and 20 more key personnel

Financials for Centre for Effective Altruism USA

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$75,416,473
Program services$10,101
Investment income and dividends$321,790
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$23,460
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$49,879
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$25,476
Total revenues$75,847,179

Form 990s for Centre for Effective Altruism USA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-122021-10-08990View PDF
2019-122021-02-22990View PDF
2018-122020-01-28990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s

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OrganizationLocationRevenue
Institute for Better Education (IBE)Tucson, AZ$28,870,649
The Center for Election Innovation & ResearchWashington, DC$23,400,380
Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GA$283,884,508
University of South Florida FoundationTampa, FL$141,849,189
Florida State University Research Foundation (FSURF)Tallahassee, FL$28,107,542
Clemson University FoundationClemson, SC$80,225,172
The Philadelphia Foundation (PF)Philadelphia, PA$80,318,312
Empower IllinoisChicago, IL$54,261,503
Vancouver FoundationCanada, $88,948,385
University ImpactProvo, UT$97,083,151
Data update history
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $32,232,050 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 31 new grant, including a grant for $6,583,000 from Good Ventures Foundation
July 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsLobbyingOperates internationallyCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2443 Fillmore St 380-16662
San Francisco, CA 94115
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ 
Phone
(415) 907-6452
IRS details
EIN
47-1988398
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B05: Education Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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