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This Wikidata entry provides structured metadata about GiveWell, a charity evaluator influential in the effective altruism community, which overlaps with AI safety funding and prioritization discussions.

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Summary

This is a Wikidata structured data page for GiveWell, an American nonprofit charity evaluator founded in 2007 by Holden Karnofsky. It records basic organizational metadata including founding date, legal form, country, and total assets over multiple years. GiveWell is notable in the effective altruism ecosystem, which intersects with AI safety funding priorities.

Key Points

  • GiveWell is a US-based nonprofit charity evaluator founded in 2007 by Holden Karnofsky.
  • Total assets grew from ~$1.4M in 2011 to ~$208M in 2023, reflecting significant growth.
  • GiveWell is classified as a charitable organization and nonprofit organization.
  • Holden Karnofsky, co-founder, later became a prominent figure in AI safety discourse at Open Philanthropy.

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 inception 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 https://www.givewell.org/about/story 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1 January 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Russian Wikipedia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 founded by 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Holden Karnofsky 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 English Wikipedia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GiveWell&oldid=870024436 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 United States 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Russian Wikipedia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 total assets 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 117,537,288 United States dollar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Nonprofit Explorer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1 November 2024 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 165,963,654 United States dollar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2021 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Nonprofit Explorer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1 November 2024 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 208,555,407 United States dollar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/208625442 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Nonprofit Explorer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 31 August 2025 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,434,214 United States dollar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Nonprofit Explorer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2 October 2025 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,371,475 United States dollar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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