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Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman

www.jefftk.com/donations · individual · Jeff Kaufman, Jeff Kaufman and Julia Wise

Total granted
$3,055,524
Grants
166
Average size
$18,407
Coverage
100%
itemized by recipient
Years active
2003–26

Grants over time

$0$200K$400K$600K200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Biggest cause areas

Other$2,520,37282%153
EA infrastructure$485,09316%12
AI governance, policy, and advocacy$50,0592%1

Biggest recipients

EA Infrastructure Fund$785,85126%15
Against Malaria Foundation$497,92716%44
GiveWell$460,90615%19
Centre for Effective Altruism$206,9527%9
Effective Altruism Community Fund$179,0206%5
Malaria Consortium$155,1225%9
Effective Altruism Meta Fund$116,0004%3
SecureBio$83,5003%2

Grants made

Date ↓RecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
May 26, 2026Brad Lander for Congress$7,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 26, 2026Doug Fiefia for State Senate$2,500OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 26, 2026Burhan Azeem for State Senate$2,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 21, 2026Doug Fiefia for State Senate$2,500OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Apr 30, 2026Will Dreher for State Rep$2,400OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Mar 30, 2026Michael Smith for Treasurer of Delaware$1,200OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Mar 30, 2026Manny Rutinel for Colorado$7,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 16, 2026The AI Policy Network$50,059AI governance, policy, and advocacyjefftkPersonal donations
Jan 6, 2026American Security Fund$50,156OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jan 6, 2026Secure AI Project$50,156OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 25, 2025The Alliance for Secure AI Action$10,543Otherjefftk25% of $42,172 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Dec 25, 2025GiveWell's All Grants Fund$10,543Otherjefftk25% of $42,172 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Dec 25, 2025Civic AI Security Program, Inc.$10,543Otherjefftk25% of $42,172 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Dec 25, 2025Tarbell Center for AI Journalism$10,543Otherjefftk25% of $42,172 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Dec 15, 2025Michael Smith for Treasurer of Delaware$1,200OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Oct 22, 2025Scott Weiner for Congress$14,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Oct 20, 2025Alex Bores for Congress$14,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 28, 2025SecureBio$22,500OtherjefftkForegone portion of Jeff's salary January and February 2026.; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jan 1, 2025SecureBio$61,000OtherjefftkForegone portion of Jeff's 2025 salary ($15k annualized from 2025-01-01 through 2025-08-15, $135k annualized for the remainder of the year); (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 8, 2024GiveWell's All Grants Fund$16,000Otherjefftk20% of $80,000 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Dec 8, 2024Horizon Institute for Public Service$64,000Otherjefftk80% of $80,000 donation; via donor advised fund — Personal donations
Sep 5, 2024One Day Sooner$100OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 28, 2023Horizon Institute for Public Service3$37,000Otherjefftksee recommendation — Personal donations
Dec 23, 2023One Day Sooner$2,000Otherjefftksee recommendation — Personal donations
Jul 12, 2023GiveWell$20,000OtherjefftkAll Grants Fund — Personal donations
Apr 14, 2023GiveWell$15,000OtherjefftkAll Grants Fund — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2022EA Infrastructure Fund$121,000Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2022GiveWell$2,000OtherjefftkAll Grants Fund via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 24, 2022GiveWell$50,000OtherjefftkAll Grants Fund via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Jun 8, 2022GiveWell$10,000OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund Employer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
May 26, 2022GiveWell$10,000OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund — Personal donations
Feb 11, 2022Carrick Flynn for Congress4$2,580OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 12, 2021EA Infrastructure Fund$16,624OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 12, 2021GiveWell$99,475OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund — Personal donations
Nov 30, 2021EA Infrastructure Fund$34,081OtherjefftkFacebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 30, 2021GiveWell$500OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 30, 2021EA Infrastructure Fund$183,376Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 29, 2021GiveWell$25OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 23, 2021GiveWell$100,000OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund — Personal donations
Nov 17, 2021GiveWell$400OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund Employee-directed donation; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2020GiveWell$70,000OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$5,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 1, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$4,498OtherjefftkFacebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 1, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$114,555Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 1, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$10,000OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 1, 2020Malaria Consortium$62,475OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 1, 2020Malaria Consortium$7,497OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Facebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 30, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$11,697Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 20, 2020Effective Altruism Meta Fund$1,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Nov 20, 2020EA Infrastructure Fund$1,000EA infrastructurevipul_donations
Nov 19, 2020GiveWell$400OtherjefftkMaximum Impact Fund Employee-directed donation; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2019Malaria Consortium$40,000OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via GiveWell — Personal donations
Dec 16, 2019Effective Altruism Meta Fund$25,115Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 6, 2019EA Infrastructure Fund$25,115EA infrastructurevipul_donationsDonation via Facebook Fundraisers
Dec 4, 2019Malaria Consortium$400OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Employee-directed donation; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2019Against Malaria Foundation$22,491Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2019Against Malaria Foundation$12,495OtherjefftkFacebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2019Malaria Consortium$2,499OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Facebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2019EA Infrastructure Fund$89,885EA infrastructurevipul_donationsDonation via Facebook Fundraisers
Dec 3, 2019Effective Altruism Meta Fund$89,885Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2019Malaria Consortium$25,037OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 26, 2019Against Malaria Foundation$29,997Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 26, 2019Against Malaria Foundation$6,000OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 24, 2019Against Malaria Foundation$2,501Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 27, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$160OtherjefftkPayPal 1% donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 27, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$16,000Otherjefftkvia PayPal Giving Fund — Personal donations
Dec 9, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$15,000Otherjefftkvia PayPal Giving Fund — Personal donations
Dec 9, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$150OtherjefftkPayPal 1% donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 6, 2018Malaria Consortium$20OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Dec 5, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$17,800Otherjefftkvia PayPal Giving Fund — Personal donations
Dec 5, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$178OtherjefftkPayPal 1% donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$179OtherjefftkPayPal 1% donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 3, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$17,900Otherjefftkvia PayPal Giving Fund — Personal donations
Dec 2, 2018EA Infrastructure Fund$20EA infrastructurevipul_donationsDonation to the EA Community Fund
Dec 2, 2018Effective Altruism Community Fund$20EA infrastructurejefftkPersonal donations
Nov 27, 2018Malaria Consortium$7,497OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Facebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 27, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$19,992OtherjefftkFacebook Giving Tuesday Match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 27, 2018Malaria Consortium$9,697OtherjefftkSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 27, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$29,988Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 26, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$400OtherjefftkEmployee-directed donation; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 26, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$120Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 19, 2018Against Malaria Foundation$40Otherjefftkvia Facebook Fundraisers — Personal donations
Nov 11, 2018Effective Altruism Community Fund$103,000EA infrastructurejefftkPersonal donations
Nov 11, 2018EA Infrastructure Fund$103,000EA infrastructurevipul_donations
Dec 27, 2017Effective Altruism Community Fund$66,000EA infrastructurejefftkPersonal donations
Dec 27, 2017EA Infrastructure Fund$66,000EA infrastructurevipul_donationsDonation to the EA Meta Fund (known at the time as the EA Community Fund, and managed by Nick Beckstead). See https://www.jefftk.com/p/2017-donations for more background on the donation decision. The total amount donated by the couple for 2017 is $142,000, out of which 50% ($71,000) is outside GiveWell-recommended charities. $5,000 of this was already donated to the EA Community Fund earlier in the year, leaving $66,000 which is donated in this donation.
Dec 27, 2017Schistosomiasis Control Initiative$15,000Otherjefftkvia GiveWell — Personal donations
Dec 21, 2017Against Malaria Foundation$50,000Otherjefftkvia PayPal Giving Fund — Personal donations
Dec 21, 2017Against Malaria Foundation$500OtherjefftkPayPal 1% donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 20, 2017Against Malaria Foundation$400OtherjefftkEmployee-directed donation; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jun 27, 2017Effective Altruism Community Fund$5,000EA infrastructurejefftkPersonal donations
Jun 27, 2017Effective Altruism Community Fund$5,000EA infrastructurejefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jan 5, 2017Against Malaria Foundation$6,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jan 5, 2017Against Malaria Foundation$6,000OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 30, 2016New Harvest$300OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 24, 2016Against Malaria Foundation$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 24, 2016EA Giving Group$80,100OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 5, 2016Against Malaria Foundation$134OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 25, 2016Against Malaria Foundation$55,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 12, 2016Nurse Family Partnership5$69OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 12, 2016Against Malaria Foundation5$11OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 12, 2016Innovations for Poverty Action5$20OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 11, 2016Against Malaria Foundation$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 24, 2016GiveDirectly$5,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 28, 2015Centre for Effective Altruism$34,152OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 28, 2015Against Malaria Foundation$79,152OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Aug 30, 2015Against Malaria Foundation$5,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 28, 2015Centre for Effective Altruism$50,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 28, 2015Centre for Effective Altruism$6,000OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Dec 31, 2014GiveWell$6,443Otherjefftkfor distribution to their top charities — Personal donations
Dec 20, 2014GiveWell$57,763Otherjefftkfor distribution to their top charities — Personal donations
Aug 28, 2014GiveDirectly$20OtherjefftkDonation in exchange for work; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jul 28, 2014Centre for Effective Altruism$30,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 1, 2014GiveWell$100OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 1, 2014GiveWell$4,250Otherjefftkfor distribution to their top charities — Personal donations
Jan 8, 2014Centre for Effective Altruism$5,800OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jan 8, 2014Centre for Effective Altruism$30,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 28, 2013GiveWell$13,000Otherjefftkfor distribution to their top charities — Personal donations
Dec 28, 2013Centre for Effective Altruism$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 9, 2013GiveWell$1,550Otherjefftkfor distribution to their top charities — Personal donations
Aug 11, 2013Centre for Effective Altruism$15,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Aug 8, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$1,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Aug 8, 2013Centre for Effective Altruism$26,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jul 1, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 26, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Apr 26, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$6,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Apr 26, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$5,800OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Feb 8, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$400OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 4, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$6,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 4, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$5,800OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jan 21, 2013Against Malaria Foundation$200OtherjefftkDonation in exchange for work; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 17, 2012Giving What We Can$4,200OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Nov 7, 201280,000 Hours$21,053EA infrastructurejefftkPersonal donations
Sep 18, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$12,000OtherjefftkEmployer donation match; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Sep 18, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$19,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Sep 10, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$1,000OtherjefftkDonation in exchange for work; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Jul 7, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$150OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 4, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$2,000OtherjefftkDonation in exchange for work; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
May 28, 2012Schistosomiasis Control Initiative$31OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jan 29, 2012Schistosomiasis Control Initiative$500OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jan 29, 2012Against Malaria Foundation$5,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Oct 17, 2010Oxfam America$10,000Otherjefftkfor monitoring and evaluation — Personal donations
Jul 23, 2010Oxfam America$75OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jul 8, 2010Oxfam America$1,391OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jun 3, 2010Oxfam America$25OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 19, 2010Oxfam America$505OtherjefftkPersonal donations
May 10, 2010Oxfam America$14,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 23, 2010Oxfam America$10OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 3, 2010Oxfam America$10,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Nov 10, 2009Oxfam America$13,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Nov 4, 2009Oxfam America$719OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Sep 11, 2009Oxfam America$10OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Apr 15, 2009Oxfam America$50OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Apr 15, 2009Oxfam America$7,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Mar 19, 2009Oxfam America$30OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Feb 19, 2009Oxfam America$7,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 26, 2008Oxfam America$3,400OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 26, 2008Oxfam America$500OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Dec 15, 2008Oxfam America$360OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Oct 11, 2008Oxfam America$5,000OtherjefftkPersonal donations
Jul 26, 2008Oxfam America$1,500OtherjefftkPersonal donations
2007Save the Children$336OtherjefftkPersonal donations
2006Save the Children$336OtherjefftkPersonal donations
2005Save the Children$336OtherjefftkPersonal donations
2004Save the Children$168OtherjefftkPersonal donations
2003Save the Children$168OtherjefftkPersonal donations