Meta Charity Funders (MCF) is a growing network of roughly ten high-net-worth donors, grant-makers, and philanthropic advisors who share knowledge and coordinate joint funding rounds for effective altruism meta charities. Founded in July 2023 as a project of Ambitious Impact, MCF targets organizations like charity evaluators, incubators, effective giving platforms, and field-building initiatives that tend to be neglected by larger funders such as Open Philanthropy and EA Funds. Members meet virtually around once a month to review applications, and each retains full control over their individual giving decisions while benefiting from shared due diligence. MCF has completed four funding rounds, deploying over $3.6 million in total grants to organizations spanning effective giving, community building, and EA infrastructure.
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MCF believes that meta organizations - those working one level removed from direct impact - have disproportionate leverage because they improve the effectiveness of other charitable actors. By pooling the due diligence and capital of ~10 high-commitment donors, MCF can identify and fund promising meta charities that fall outside the priorities of major funders like Open Philanthropy and EA Funds, thereby diversifying and strengthening the broader EA funding ecosystem. Successful grantees are expected to demonstrate 'giving multipliers' - the ability to redirect significantly more in charitable donations than the grants they receive. The theory is that coordinated funding of neglected meta infrastructure (evaluators, incubators, effective giving platforms, field-builders) creates compounding leverage across the entire effective altruism movement.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC
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- Mar 19, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC