Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc
San Francisco, CA · EIN 47-1988398. Reported 217 grants totalling $41.5M to 130 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B05) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 130 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 44% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $61,704. Half of what it reported fell between $30,000 and $161,000; the smallest was $5,101 and the largest $3,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Fellowship | Berkeley, CA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helen Keller International | New York, NY | $2,653,415 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rethink Priorities | San Francisco, CA | $2,427,922 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $2,179,501 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blacksmith Institute Inc | New York, NY | $1,670,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alignment Research Center | Covina, CA | $1,654,543 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Washington, DC | $1,615,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $1,442,327 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Clear Fund | Oakland, CA | $1,393,008 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Global Development | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Charity Evaluators | Covina, CA | $1,070,466 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | $1,058,071 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | $1,050,214 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rutgers the State University | Piscataway, NJ | $932,611 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gdi-Solutions Inc | Washington, DC | $855,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $849,277 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $838,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ashgro Inc | Wilmington, DE | $808,705 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Incentives | Covina, CA | $756,349 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | $691,914 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aquatic Life Institute Inc | Rye, NY | $670,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wild Animal Initiative Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $639,105 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evidence Action Inc | Washington, DC | $585,486 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative | San Diego, CA | $451,054 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metaculus Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $404,683 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Food Institute Inc | Arlington, VA | $358,242 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Effective Altruism DC | Washington, DC | $358,076 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $310,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Labs LLC | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Food Partners Inc | Washington, DC | $260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Impact Athletes | Lewes, DE | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $259,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Energy Collective | Sacramento, CA | $258,676 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patchd Inc | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Right to Know | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legal Impact for Chickens | Sacramento, CA | $237,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $224,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mind First Foundation | Weston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leap Laboratories | Richmond, CA | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sentient Media | San Francisco, CA | $192,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $187,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reckless Giving LLC | Brooklyn, NY | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $161,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Advocacy Careers | Anaheim, CA | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anti Entropy | Brenham, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat | New York, NY | $149,653 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Effective Altruism Nyc Inc | New York, NY | $142,586 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | $138,206 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Strongminds Inc | Maplewood, NJ | $134,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brighter Green Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $132,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | $126,078 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $124,127 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Collaborative | Washington, DC | $116,211 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adaptation Entertainment LLC | Pasadena, CA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $111,754 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthier Hens | South Pasadena, CA | $106,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Id Insight Inc | Princeton, NJ | $104,899 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oxfendazole Development Group | Blue Bell, PA | $101,430 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Causeway Charitable Foundation and Causeway Giving Pbc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lone Pine Games LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spellcheck Health Inc | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whylome Inc | Fairfax, VT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Effective Giving Quest Ltd | Germantown, MD | $98,020 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palisade Research Inc | Dover, DE | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Riverside, CA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allied Scholars for Animal Protection | Austin, TX | $90,140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | $87,969 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ori Community and Evaluation Services | Springfield, OR | $80,129 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of Animal Law of Asia | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $79,668 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Equality | West Hollywood, CA | $78,906 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park, IL | $77,523 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $76,709 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Growth Teams Inc | Claymont, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Energy Collective Incorporated | Sacramento, CA | $73,921 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lee Mcclenon LLC | Lansdowne, PA | $73,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Alumni Association | Charlottesville, VA | $71,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for New American Security Inc | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovate Animal Ag | Sacramento, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faunalytics | Olympia, WA | $69,448 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One for the World Inc | New York, NY | $66,783 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magnify Mentoring | Washington, DC | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Voters for Animals Education Fund | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Securebio Inc | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wikiciv Foundation | Dover, DE | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blueprint Biosecurity | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Election Science | Covina, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hofvarpnir Studios | Bridgeport, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infinitum LLC | Fairfax, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lets Breakthrough Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plant Based Foods Association | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scarlet Moon Inc | Bangor, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassion in World Farming | New York, NY | $49,884 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy for Animals | Los Angeles, CA | $49,884 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesvle, VA | $47,665 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lead Exposure Elimination Project Inc | Claymont, DE | $47,129 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Healthy Children Inc | Westborough, MA | $42,857 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Far Ai Inc | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safeguarding Our Future | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spark Wave | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The World Union for Progressive Judaism Ltd | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canopy Retreats | Escondido, CA | $38,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Advocates International | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fish Welfare Initiative | Normal, IL | $34,981 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| End Fund Inc | New York, NY | $33,734 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Terrapraxis Inc | Cambridge, MA | $33,014 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY | $20,185 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highway Pharmaceuticals | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | Glendora, CA | $19,954 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1DAY Sooner Inc | Claymont, DE | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeast Missouri University | Cpe Girardeau, MO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christians for Impact USA Inc | Claymont, DE | $16,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rethink Charity | Mineral, VA | $16,216 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sightsavers Inc | Boston, MA | $11,593 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Proveg International Incorporated | Pittsfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taimaka Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allfed Institute | Lafayette, CO | $9,978 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life You Can Save | Spokane, WA | $8,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Effective Altruism Salt Lake City | American Fork, UT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $6,244 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
48 of 130 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Atlas Fellowship
GENERAL NONPROFIT SUPPORT - Council on Strategic Risks
GROWING THE COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC RISKS' NUCLEAR SECURITY POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH DECISION-MAKERS - Helen Keller International
IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING - Rethink Priorities
GENERAL 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 - The Players Philanthropic Fund
PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND AND SUPPORTED PROJECTS - Center for Global Development
TO SUPPORT WORK ON LEAD EXPOSURE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 99 of 130 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | $16.5M | $83,000 |
| 2022 | 89 | $15.6M | $50,847 |
| 2023 | 60 | $9,484,140 | $70,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
33% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $61,704 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 57 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2443 Fillmore St 380-16662, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
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