Regranting in 2026: now more than ever

Per LessWrong, Manifund is seeking donations for its 2026 AI safety regranting program, a model that distributes funding through part-time grantmakers with specialized knowledge. Early results are striking: a one hundred forty-three thousand dollar grant to Timaeus in 2023 became the seed funding for an organization that eventually merged with Resolution and earned a one hundred sixty million dollar grant. Manifund values this single grant at seven point six million dollars today, more than recouping their entire regranting budget. Other winners include Rob Long's AI consciousness research, which spawned Eleos AI and raised over two million dollars in follow-on funding. The core argument: part-time grantmakers with deep networks can spot opportunities faster than traditional funders, making this more scalable than hiring foundation staff. Manifund targets donors earning fifty thousand dollars or more per year who care about AI safety but may lack detailed knowledge of the field.

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