We very much appreciate all the financial support that we receive from our donors. As of May 2024, we had received around £30.9 million in donations from individual philanthropists, grantmakers, and foundations. Our largest donor is Open Philanthropy, whose mission is to help others as much as possible with the resources available. Their main funders are Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz, a co-founder of Facebook and Asana.| 80,000 Hours
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