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Rethink Priorities is a research organization founded in 2018 that grew from 2 to ~130 people by 2022, conducting evidence-based analysis across animal welfare, global health, and AI governance. The organization reported influencing >$10M in grants by 2023 but acknowledges significant failures in impact measurement and shifting organizational priorities.

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$13Mtotal raised
Funding Rounds. Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research (2020) (2020): $910K raised; Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research (2021) (2021): $2M raised; Open Philanthropy Moral Patienthood & Moral Weight Research (2021): $316K raised; Open Philanthropy Animal Welfare Research (2021) (2021): $468K raised; Open Philanthropy AI Governance Research (2022) (2022): $2.7M raised; Open Philanthropy Global Health and Wellbeing Research (2022) (Dec 2022): $690K raised; Open Philanthropy EA Brand Strategy Research (2023) (2023): $88K raised; Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Support (2023) (2023): $3.1M raised; Open Philanthropy Strategy Workshop (2023) (2023): $35K raised; Open Philanthropy Research on LLM Use (2024) (2024): $116K raised; Open Philanthropy General Support (2024) (2024): $2.1M raised; Open Philanthropy Strategy Workshop (2024) (2024): $19K raised; SFF General Support (2024) (2024): $343K raised. Total: $13M.$0$884K$1.8M$2.7M$3.5M20202021202220232024Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research (2020)Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research (2021)Open Philanthropy Moral Patienthood & Moral Weight ResearchOpen Philanthropy Animal Welfare Research (2021)Open Philanthropy AI Governance Research (2022)Open Philanthropy Global Health and Wellbeing Research (2022)Open Philanthropy EA Brand Strategy Research (2023)Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Support (2023)Open Philanthropy Strategy Workshop (2023)Open Philanthropy Research on LLM Use (2024)Open Philanthropy General Support (2024)Open Philanthropy Strategy Workshop (2024)SFF General Support (2024)
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