In the last funding round of the Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF), I was one of the recommenders whose evaluations helped distribute millions of dollars in charitable grants. I wrote up my experiences here. Now that applications for the next round are open, I want to strongly encourage more charities whose work plausibly benefits the long term future,
Maybe relevant?: https://everythingstudies.com/2022/01/06/looking-back-on-21-and-forward-to-the-rest/
John Nerst's focus on 'erisology' seems pretty relevant "basic research": https://everythingstudies.com/what-is-erisology/
I suspect he doesn't have a 501(c), but if he did, do you think it would be worth him applying for this program (or similar ones)?