We are a social science think tank researching long-term social and technological change, particularly moral circle expansion. We make our research results public and free, so anyone can use them to make more impactful decisions with their advocacy, careers, donations, and other resources.

We are founded on the principle of effective altruism, meaning we strive to help others as much as possible using the best evidence available. We envision a society in which the interests of all sentient beings are fully considered, regardless of their sex, race, species, substrate, location, or any other characteristic apart from their sentience. We see this expansion as an important means to prevent suffering now and in the far future.

Our mission is to conduct interdisciplinary research on moral circle expansion and to share that research with individuals and institutions making the world a better place. Two particularly important areas of expansion are farmed animals and artificial sentience.

Sentience Institute

From microbes to alien intelligence, the SETI Institute is the only organization dedicated to the search for life beyond Earth.

Have you ever looked at the stars and wondered if humans are alone in the universe?

The SETI Institute is a non-profit dedicated to the exploration and understanding of life on Earth and beyond. Our researchers are working to understand humanity's beginnings and our place among the stars. 

The SETI Institute runs the Allen Telescope Array, the first observatory built from the ground up to search for signals from technologically advanced societies in nearby star systems. Since federal funding for SETI research like this is limited, our donors have carried the torch for humanity in searcing the universe for other intelligent species. 

But life comes in all sizes, and just because there aren't other intelligent species in our solar system, doesn't mean there isn't microbial life on Mars or under the ice of Europa. Our scientists study extreme environments and the microbes that inhabit them so we are better prepared to search for life on planetary bodies throughout the galaxy. For example, the SETI Institute has a long history of supporting Mars exploration, including the search for biosignatures and the understanding of the planet's past climate. 

And research is only a part of what we do. We are also committed to educating the next generation of SETI scientists and public programming on science topics critical to all of humanity.

Where will you be when we find life beyond Earth? Join the search today.


SETI Institute

Build, inspire, and promote an inclusive community of next-generation aerospace cybersecurity expertise and leaders.

Aerospace Village

The Deep Space Exploration Society is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Colorado Springs, CO. It received its nonprofit status in 2005.

The Deep Space Exploration Society is a Colorado based nonprofit organization dedicated to practical astronomy and space science education for students, the general public, and society members.

Our major project is restoring and operating a 60-foot dish antenna for radio astronomy and amateur radio experimenting.  The site is located in Kiowa County, in Colorado. Since 2009 our volunteer members have been working hard to restore and modernize the antenna and its support facilities.  In addition we support radio astronomy and amateur radio projects with smaller antennas.  And we support educational outreach and raise funds supporting the Kiowa County 4-H Shooting Sports program at our open house.  More information please look at our YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeG3ORIC7xk

The Deep Space Exploration Society

FQxI is a nonprofit foundation that funds and supports blue skies research on the foundational questions of science. 



**FQxI's Mission**

FQxI catalyzes research and outreach primarily on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology. FQxI supports high-risk, high-reward science—in particular new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of physical reality that lie beyond the remit of conventional institutional support and funding. FQxI strives to make science more effective and equitable in all its efforts.

**How FQxI Makes a Difference**

At FQxI, we are committed to supporting scientific revolution, not just evolution. FQxI funds high-risk, high-reward projects that challenge the status quo. We cultivate curiosity, and our interest is in science itself.

Through FQxI’s grantmaking programs, we support scientists across the globe working at the forefront of their disciplines—those who challenge the ideas others take for granted and those who dream big and then roll up their sleeves to test their ideas.

FQxI runs grant programs to support research endeavors varying from large-scale support of laboratory work through our Zenith Grant program to mini-grants awarded to create workshops where great ideas can be exchanged between colleagues via our Fulcrum Grant program. In addition to funding over US$29M in grants for foundational questions research and outreach on issues ranging from the origin of the arrow of time in quantum gravity to the nature of consciousness., FQxI has generated thousands of scientific papers, hosted six international conferences, supported countless science meetings and workshops, and presented eleven competitions on foundational questions themes, awarding US$0.5M in prizes. Through it all, we share articles, podcasts, and videos featuring our grantees on QSpace.fqxi.org and engage our Membership of 200+ foundational questions researchers and outreach specialists (including five Nobel Prize in Physics winners).

Foundational Questions Institute

Aurelia Institute is preparing humanity to become a spacefaring species.

We envision a future where life in space is welcoming, enticing, and practically accessible for all people–whether they wish to make space their new home, or visit briefly to catch a glimpse of our beautiful blue marble planet. While Earth will remain the home base for humanity, we want more people to feel that they can be part of humanity’s space future—both participating in it and building it.

Aurelia Institute is working toward establishing a new culture of space that is not just for astronauts and the privileged few, but also for artists and lawyers, healthcare professionals and teachers, essential workers, and tourists.

Our efforts are focused in three core areas:

1. Space Architecture R&D
2. Education & Outreach
3. Policy

Aurelia Institute Inc

Developing tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system and protect our planet from asteroid impacts

**About B612 Foundation and Asteroid Institute** 

Asteroid Institute brings together scientists, researchers, and engineers to develop tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system. A program of B612 Foundation, the Asteroid Institute leverages advances in computer science, instrumentation, and astronomy to find and track asteroids. Since 2002, the Foundation has supported research and technologies to enable the economic development of space and enhance our understanding of the evolution of our solar system, in addition to supporting educational programs, including the [Schwieckart Prize](https://www.schweickartprize.org/) and [Asteroid Day](https://asteroidday.org/),.[Founding Circle](https://b612foundation.org/our-team/#hash_filters=founding-circle) and [Asteroid Circle](https://b612foundation.org/our-team/#hash_filters=asteroid-circle) members, and individual donors from 46 countries provide financial support for the work.

B612 Foundation

Celebrating the power of Space to bring the world together, educating and developing the next generation of explorers.

The mission of The SpaceKind Foundation (and associated projects Yuri's Night, Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship, AstroAccess) is to use the excitement and inspiration of space as a catalyst for educating and developing the next generation of explorers. We fulfill this mission through a commitment to empowering leaders, building communities, bridging cultures, encouraging science literacy, and promoting a sustainable and peaceful future. We are also launching a massive movement to get 50 million people to stand in the path of totality for the total eclipse of the sun on Mon April 8, 2024 in a 100 mile wide band from Mazatlan, Mexico to Montreal Canada to LOOK UP. The sight of the sun completely blocked by the moon, letting the stars shine in the middle of the afternoon, is breathtaking and worth driving a few states to see. I hope you will join us! www.eclipsefest.org

The SpaceKind Foundation

Our mission is to reduce severe suffering, taking all sentient beings into account.

The Center for Reducing Suffering (CRS) is a research center that works to create a future with less suffering, with a focus on reducing the most intense suffering.

We believe suffering matters equally regardless of who experiences it, which implies that we should consider the suffering of all sentient beings in our efforts. This includes wild animals, and possibly also invertebrates or even artificial beings.

We also believe suffering matters equally regardless of when it is experienced. Consequently, since we think the long-term future contains the vast majority of sentient beings in expectation, our focus is primarily on reducing suffering in the long-term future.

Our main priority with respect to the long-term future is to avoid outcomes with astronomical amounts of intense suffering (i.e. to reduce s-risks). This is because we aim to reduce suffering as much as we can in expectation.

Center For Reducing Suffering

Earthlight Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Austin, TX. 

“To carry the light of life to places now dark, the seeds of life to places now dead, and the eyes, hands and minds of humanity to places yet unseen, untouched and unknown.”

EarthLight is an Idea – and a Cause
 
The beautiful shot of the “little blue marble” from the Apollo 8 missions shifted our perspective of Earth and humanity and enabled us to appreciate our tiny home’s delicacy and fragility. The term “spaceship Earth” is more than a metaphor or analogy to us. Just as our MotherWorld exists in a bubble of life she created, as we begin to launch our smaller “bubbles” out into the cosmos, they offer tiny analogs for most of the lessons we need to learn down here. The spaceships, stations, and communities we will build in space have much to teach us.

For example, in space, if we mistreat our life support systems, we die. If we do not use everything we have carefully, recycle and reuse all we can, we die. If we do not work as one crew, with honor, respect, and trust in each other as if we are one family, we die.

Think of it this way – few people are more aware of the environment than a person floating above a window with the Earth below, re-breathing her own air, and re-drinking her own recycled urine.

Or like this – there is no tighter “family” of people who must utterly trust and respect each other in both calm and crisis, than those locked in a tiny bubble of life in which all depend on one another to survive.


EarthLight supports today’s environmental movement.
In many ways, EarthLight represents the environmental movement of space.


Yet, we go beyond being “pro-environment” as our goal is not just to save the MotherWorld, but to expand her life into the Solar System and Universe.

For example, we endorse the goal of getting the planet to net-zero carbon emissions and generally reducing the toxicity and destruction of many human interactions with our biosphere. We also believe that we can use space not just to study the dangers facing Earth but to help save her.

First, we have to “clean up” our own act. As much as it can teach us, in its early days, the space community and industry have reflected our culture’s general ignorance and disdain for our role as part of Earth’s ecosystem. Just as in society, it has been dominated by a primitive “use it and throw it away” mentality. Worse, it has often been true that the incentives and policies of the governments that have dominated space activities encouraged maximum waste, built-in obsolescence, and rewards for short-term planning and design.

This is the first part of EarthLight’s task. EarthLight is working to change this old conversation and mindset within the space community and industry. Thus, at times, we will highlight and work to change these old space ways of thinking, and programs, projects, and policies that continue ways that need to be left behind.


EarthLight Foundation

Be one of the first to join as a Founding Member, building a collaborative, diverse & global community furthering PLACE's mission.

As a Founding Member of PLACE Community your benefits include:  

-Access to PLACE Data – high-resolution aerial & street imagery collected in urban & peri-urban environments at 5cm GSD  
-Connection to an expanding network of global data professionals, government agencies & NGOs 
-Logo visibility on PLACE’s website & our newsletter  
-Social media exposure on PLACE’s LinkedIn and Twitter channels 
-Opportunity for staff to participate and vote in any PLACE working groups. These currently include – Governance (Ombudsman process, responsible use guidelines, etc.), Technical, and Licensing & Pricing  
-Access to webinars, learning videos & insights from industry experts

PLACE Founding Membership

Seeking to harvest multidisciplinary and creative thinking in response to challenging issues of our times. 

The Amaranthine Foundation harvests multidisciplinary and creative thinking to address our times' most pressing and challenging issues to achieve a kinder and more livable future for all. The Amaranthine Foundation activities will embrace cultural, social, technological, and scientific initiatives.

Please donate. Help future generations come closer to nature through the power of art, science, creativity, and innovation.

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A donation to the Friends of  The Amaranthine Foundation Fund in the USA Myriad USA 501c3 is tax – deductible.

Enhanced Public Relations Exposure and  Corporate Visibility sponsorship benefits:

•	Audience Reach up to 300,000 people

•	 Digital Presence (Websites, Apps, and Channels)

•	Social Media Visibility

•	On-Site Logo Visibility at Installation

•	Events and Networking Opportunities

•	STEM and Community Capacity Building for Youth and the Broader Public

•	Long-Term Engagement

•	Ways to donate: https://myriadusa.org/waystogive/

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The Amaranthine Foundation extends heartfelt gratitude for any donation contributed, as it will bring about transformative change and meaningful impact.

The Amaranthine Foundation

PLACE is a global non-profit technology organization helping governments map their urban landscapes.

PLACE is building a mapping data trust for people and planet. 

Solving some of today's greatest challenges starts with access to affordable, updated, high quality data – data currently unavailable in many emerging economies. PLACE provides high-resolution, high accuracy mapping data for rapidly growing cities in Africa and small island states dealing with the complexities of expanding populations, the impacts of climate change and a myriad of other challenges. 

With PLACE data, governments can better understand where and how much to invest to serve citizens, civil society can ensure transparency and accountability, academia can more accurately monitor change over time, and businesses can possess key information needed to grow and create jobs.

ThisIsPLACE Foundation

STEM Harvest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2021 with a primary focus of kids’ STEM education.

The primary focus of STEM Harvest is kids’ STEM education and especially technologies such as programming, 3D printing, prototyping, electronics, or a “fusion” of those skills. Upon completion, STEM Harvest will be roughly 5,000 square feet of space to teach kids about technology using project-based approaches to learn those core components. STEM Harvest is an effort to make technology accessible to every child regardless of background, gender, or current skill-level. Aside from learning technology-related skills, through projects the kids will learn other valuable skills such as critical thinking, persistence, and troubleshooting. Our hope is to secure grants, donors, and corporate sponsorships to ensure most, if not all, activities are free for all kids. 

Stem Harvest Inc

The World of Wonders Science Museum offers hands-on, science-based exhibits and programs to stimulate discovery for all ages.

The mission of the World of Wonders Science Museum is to offer hands-on, science-based exhibits and programs to stimulate discovery for all ages. The WOW is accomplishing this goal by running an affordable museum with over 70 hands-on science exhibits and multiple science programs for local students. Our two most popular programs, WOW on Wheels and Field Study Trips have been a huge success and bring fun, hands-on science experiences to thousands of local students each year. Since reopening after our temporary closure in 2020, our programs have achieved more success than ever before. Both programs have grown significantly. During the 2022-2023 school year, we provided science experiences to over 24,000 students in California's Central Valley through our programs. 

The WOW has an extremely exciting future ahead of it. We are currently working on a large expansion into a new space across the street from the WOW’s current location. This new expansion will include increased museum floor space, an outdoor plaza, space for students to safely eat lunches after field trips, multiple new laboratory classrooms, and more! Our goal is to create a science center that provides engaging, hands-on STEAM experiences to people throughout the Central Valley and attracts tourists to Lodi. We need your help creating this new science center!

World Of Wonders Science Museum Inc

L3 Collective

Regenerative Medicine Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on medical research. It is based in Palm Beach, FL. It received its nonprofit status in 2006.

Regenerative Medicine Foundation

Founded in 2019, STEMpump is dedicated to making STEAM education accessible to all. By students, for students. And 100% free.

STEMpump is an educational organization dedicated to creating a global platform for contribution, collaboration, and expression. We aim to transform traditional education by offering a modernized teaching environment that gives students a medium to learn and contribute to our mission of free education for all. 

STEMpump was founded in September 2019 by a group of high schoolers as a series of in-person camps that aimed to level the playing field of STEAM among students. We're 100% student-led. Like completely student-led. From technology to content, student-driven innovation is at our core. We're taking the ways we learned, and giving everyone access.

The fact is, educational resources and content on STEAM topics are hard to come by. Some resources are locked behind paywalls. Some resources are outdated and haven't been updated in forever. Some resources are difficult and confusing. Not everyone has the resources or opportunities to learn or discover this content.

Our mission is to provide the world with free education and give students a platform to create and share. Break all the barriers and give students what they want. We are in a fortunate position to be able to help and support thousands of students around the world, and we hope to continue that.

We've helped over 120 thousand students globally, and we're not stopping anytime soon. Your support means we can continue to support students and communities around the world. We're committed to making free and high-quality accessible education to all.

STEMpump

Transforming youth, women and families through education, training and opportunities in a thriving community

Transforming youth, women and families through education, training and opportunities in a thriving community 
 
 Foundation for Inclusive Community Help (FICH), a community-led organization in Uganda, works with youth, women and families through education, training and providing opportunities. FICH interventions are focused on schools and rural communities. Our priorities are in education for children affected by conflict and disadvantaged livelihoods with a strong focus on entrepreneurship development, women empowerment and community development. We target the age group 6 to 35 years but address concerns of children in the care of young mothers and child headed households. Activities within these target groups are carried out within school and out of school settings and through groups and associations in the communities. We collaborate closely with target communities through organized groups and associations, cultural and religious leaders; local, national and international NGOs; local government structures, civil servants and political leaders at the district and sub county. FICH is guided by a vision to see, a generation of healthy, innovative, productive and self-reliant youth, women and families; and mission to transform youth, women and families through education, training and opportunities in a thriving community. Where we are today: We have worked with development partners to implement programs in the areas of knowledge management and advocacy, environmental management, entrepreneurship, social accountability and civic engagement and social inclusion in communities through donor support.  

Foundation for Inclusive Community Help (FICH)

Space Science Institute

Project Night Sky is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Huntsville, AL. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

Project Night Sky

Mars Society

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

An organization focused on science and technology. It received its nonprofit status in 2020.

Southeastern Planetarium Association

National Sharing The Sky Foundation Inc

Astronomers Without Borders

San Diego Air & Space Museum

Virginia Air & Space Center

Peterson Air and Space Museum

ASTRO Total Solution

Blue Marble Space Institute of Science

Pikes Peak Observatory

Perfusion Science Institute Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Houston, TX. It received its nonprofit status in 1998.

Perfusion Science Institute Inc

North American Astrophysical Observatory is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Delaware, OH. It received its nonprofit status in 1984.

North American Astrophysical Observatory

Big Sky Astronomy Club is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Kalispell, MT. It received its nonprofit status in 2011.

Big Sky Astronomy Club

Society For Applied Spectroscopy Cleveland Section Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Fairview Park, OH. It received its nonprofit status in 2003.

Society For Applied Spectroscopy Cleveland Section Inc

Toledo Astronomical Association is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Toledo, OH. It received its nonprofit status in 2007.

Toledo Astronomical Association

Back Bay Amateur Astronomers is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Virginia Bch, VA. It received its nonprofit status in 2002.

Back Bay Amateur Astronomers

Planets Telescope Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Kula, HI. It received its nonprofit status in 2017.

Planets Telescope Foundation

Hamptons Observatory Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in East Hampton, NY. It received its nonprofit status in 2007.

Hamptons Observatory Inc

Central Valley Astronomers Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Fresno, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

Central Valley Astronomers Inc

Racine Astronomical Society Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Union Grove, WI. It received its nonprofit status in 2017.

Racine Astronomical Society Inc

Astronomical Society Of Greenbelt Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Greenbelt, MD. It received its nonprofit status in 2000.

Astronomical Society Of Greenbelt Inc

Nebraska Star Party Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Omaha, NE. It received its nonprofit status in 2010.

Nebraska Star Party Inc

Michiana Astronomical Society Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in South Bend, IN. It received its nonprofit status in 2014.

Michiana Astronomical Society Inc

Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Clinton, NY. It received its nonprofit status in 1999.

Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society

Astronomical Association Of Southern Illinois is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Carbondale, IL. It received its nonprofit status in 2019.

Astronomical Association Of Southern Illinois

Oklahoma City Astronomy Club is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its nonprofit status in 2004.

Oklahoma City Astronomy Club

Gmto Corporation is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Pasadena, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 2009.

Gmto Corporation

International Association For Astronomical Studies is a nonprofit organization focused on science and technology. It is based in Strasburg, CO. It received its nonprofit status in 2015.

International Association For Astronomical Studies

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