“EA Funds and CEA are merging” by calebp, Zachary Robinson🔸, Oscar Howie

Caleb is Project Lead of EA Funds. Zach is CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism, and Oscar is CEA's Chief of Staff.

EA Funds and CEA are currently separate projects within Effective Ventures. EV is winding down, and so EA Funds and CEA will spin out. We have decided to spin out as one organization rather than two, and that organization will be called CEA. Our target date for spinning out and merging is 1 July 2025.

Why we’re merging

We believe this is the best way to achieve our common goal of contributing to a radically better world. While the merger process is not straightforward, making and implementing this decision has been made easier by both having impact as our north star and operating according to shared EA principles.

EA Funds is a natural fit for CEA's stewardship strategy and our focus on building sustainable momentum for [...]

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Outline:

(00:47) Why we're merging

(03:20) What EA Funds will look like post-merger

(07:28) Tradeoffs we're making by merging

(09:55) What the merger mechanics mean for you if you're a donor or grantee

(10:01) For donors

(10:18) For grantees

The original text contained 6 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
April 30th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BLvTcMMEQGFYsh6Jw/ea-funds-and-cea-are-merging

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.