When Peter Wildeford and I founded Rethink Priorities (RP) in 2018, we saw a gap in the charity landscape: too few organizations were providing the rigorous comparative analysis needed to allocate resources optimally. Seven years later, thanks to the trust and support of this community, RP has become one of the few research organizations pioneering work in areas that didn't exist as distinct fields when we began.

Since our early days, RP has grown into a think-and-do tank that combines careful analysis with practical action to make progress on global priorities. We think our comparative advantage lies in working upstream, and so aim to contribute where rigorous thinking and early, well-informed decisions can make a meaningful difference.

We've adopted a cross-cause perspective because we believe understanding trade-offs and connections between areas like animal welfare, global health, and longtermist priorities is important for long-term impact. By helping funders assess opportunities across causes using transparent, evidence-based frameworks, we hope to support better resource allocation. And when we identify emerging areas like digital consciousness or invertebrate welfare before they're crowded, we can influence trajectories while fields are still being shaped.

Thanks to this approach, we delivered the following 2025 outcomes [...]

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Outline:

(03:47 ) Rethink Priorities 2025 results

(09:00 ) Challenges and learnings

(11:05 ) Our plans for 2026

(13:48 ) Our funding needs and how you can help

(14:41 ) How unrestricted funding unlocks efficiencies and creates catalytic impact

(16:46 ) Fund a cause area or project that aligns with your priorities

(18:46 ) Multiple ways to give and connect with us

(19:47 ) Results and priorities in the different areas of our work

(19:52 ) Worldview Investigations

(19:57 ) Strategy

(21:35 ) Achievements in 2025

(23:13 ) Plans for 2026

(23:18 ) Cross-cause prioritization

(25:03 ) New AI Cognition Initiative

(26:03 ) Funding needs for 2026

(27:59 ) Global Health and Development

(28:03 ) Strategy

(29:12 ) Achievements in 2025

(34:19 ) Challenges in 2025

(35:03 ) Plans for 2026 and funding opportunities

(40:05 ) Animal Welfare

(40:09 ) Strategy

(42:08 ) Achievements in 2025

(43:38 ) Challenges in 2025

(44:52 ) Plans for 2026

(46:56 ) Funding needs for 2026

(51:52 ) Surveys and Data Analysis

(51:57 ) Strategy

(53:24 ) Achievements in 2025

(54:29 ) Funding needs for 2026

(56:14 ) AI Strategy

(56:17 ) Strategy

(57:43 ) Plans for 2026

(59:19 ) Funding needs for 2026

(01:00:23 ) Special Projects

(01:00:27 ) Strategy

(01:01:03 ) Special Projects 2025 in numbers

(01:02:09 ) Project impact highlights

(01:06:38 ) Quotes from project directors

(01:08:32 ) Plans for 2026

(01:08:59 ) Thank you

(01:09:35 ) Acknowledgments

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First published:

November 18th, 2025

Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CjPexDkSHoRpknNGv/rethink-priorities-2025-results-2026-plans-and-funding-needs

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