Overview
- Coefficient Giving will provide free, research-based advice to philanthropists giving significant sums, formalizing advisory work it began in recent years.
- Outside donors have pledged more than $200 million to Coefficient initiatives in 2025, up from roughly $100 million last year, while Good Ventures remains the primary funder with about $10 billion in assets.
- New billionaire backers include Patrick Collison, Lucy Southworth and Bill Gates, joining a multi-donor model aimed at maximizing impact beyond traditional networks.
- The group helped seed the Lead Exposure Action Fund and the Abundance and Growth Fund, with LEAF disbursing about $20 million so far, including a $17 million grant to Pure Earth to curb lead exposure in India and other countries.
- Sticking to an effective‑altruism‑inspired framework, Coefficient has directed more than $100 million to AI safety this year, building on Open Philanthropy’s historical total of over $580 million for the field.