Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research

The Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research (2018-2024) aimed to promote academic work that addresses the question of how to use our scarce resources to improve the world by as much as possible. We are especially interested in the idea that the primary determinant of the value of our actions today is how those actions influence the very long-run future. We believe that by making the right decisions today, humanity has the opportunity to positively steer civilisation’s trajectory for thousands of years to come. We are therefore interested in supporting excellent research that: Defends or criticises the idea that we should primarily care about the very long-run impact of our actions. Works out the implications of a long-term view for our decisions today. Is of importance for the long-run future of civilisation, even if the research is not directly about the idea of long-term impact. Forethought is an Effective Ventures project. Effective Ventures Foundation (UK) (EV UK) is a charity in England and Wales (with registered charity number 1149828, registered company number 07962181, and is also a Netherlands registered tax-deductible entity ANBI 825776867). Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc. (EV US) is a section 501(c)(3) organization in the USA (EIN 47-1988398). EV UK and EV US are separate charities that collaborate closely under the “Effective Ventures” name.