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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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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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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| GiveWell | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveWell | — |
| GiveWell | Founded Date | 2007 | — |
| GiveWell | Revenue | $269.5 million | 2024 |
| GiveWell | Legal Structure | charitable organization | — |
| GiveWell | Country | United States | — |
| GiveWell | Website | https://www.givewell.org/ | — |
| GiveWell | Headquarters | United States | — |
| GiveWell | Founder (text) | Holden Karnofsky | — |
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GiveWell
American charity
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nonprofit organization
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inception
2007
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reference URL
https://www.givewell.org/about/story
retrieved
1 January 2019
logo image
GiveWell logo.png
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Russian Wikipedia
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https://ru.wikipedia.org/?oldid=96099025
founded by
Holden Karnofsky
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English Wikipedia
Wikimedia import URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GiveWell&oldid=870024436
country
United States
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legal form
charitable organization
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Russian Wikipedia
Wikimedia import URL
https://ru.wikipedia.org/?oldid=96099025
total assets
117,537,288 United States dollar
point in time
2022
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stated in
Nonprofit Explorer
retrieved
1 November 2024
165,963,654 United States dollar
point in time
2021
1 reference
stated in
Nonprofit Explorer
retrieved
1 November 2024
208,555,407 United States dollar
point in time
2023
1 reference
reference URL
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/208625442
stated in
Nonprofit Explorer
retrieved
31 August 2025
1,434,214 United States dollar
point in time
2011
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stated in
Nonprofit Explorer
retrieved
2 October 2025
2,371,475 United States dollar
point in time
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