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Grant-allocation infrastructure
A Lightcone Infrastructure platform that coordinates donors, grant evaluators and allocations.
The announced first round brings together Tallinn, Moskovitz, LTFF and the AI Risk Mitigation Fund. Confirmed evaluators include Yudkowsky, Soares, Parikh and Habryka. Donors retain final allocation decisions. The normal charges are 3% for the platform and 2% for evaluators, with reductions and waivers. The first-round sums are tentative; recommendations are scheduled for October 23, 2026.
The announced first round brings together Tallinn, Moskovitz, LTFF and the AI Risk Mitigation Fund. Confirmed evaluators include Yudkowsky, Soares, Parikh and Habryka. Donors retain final allocation decisions. The normal charges are 3% for the platform and 2% for evaluators, with reductions and waivers. The first-round sums are tentative; recommendations are scheduled for October 23, 2026.
Donors keep a final veto on direct grants after the recipient signs. Lightcone can refuse processing through its nonprofit or LLC facilities; funders can arrange payment independently. The FAQ does not identify every legal counterparty.
Long Term Future Fund → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
LTFF plans to distribute up to three quarters of its remaining balance, approximately $2.8 million, to existing applications and longtermist projects, primarily through Commons. LTFF managers retain final allocation decisions.
Dustin Moskovitz → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Commons lists approximately $5 million from Moskovitz for the first round and $10 million over the first year if it goes well.
Eliezer Yudkowsky → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The Commons participant list identifies Yudkowsky as a confirmed evaluator, alongside his MIRI background.
Jaan Tallinn → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The first-round list anticipates $10 million from Tallinn if other funders contribute $10 million.
Oliver Habryka → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Habryka can admit evaluators; funders expecting at least $50,000 per round may also bring them.
Nate Soares → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The Commons participant list identifies Soares as a confirmed evaluator.
AI Risk Mitigation Fund → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Commons names the ARM Fund as a tentative first-round funder.
Caleb Parikh → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Listed among the confirmed evaluators for the first round.
Lightcone Commons is operated by Lightcone Infrastructure, the organization behind LessWrong and Lighthaven. It is distinct from the similarly named Lightcone Foundation already in the investigation.
Read the research & sources ↗Lightcone Commons makes a useful distinction visible: choosing where money ought to go and possessing the authority to send it are different jobs. Its published process lets funders bring evaluators or use those selected by Oliver Habryka. Funders retain a last opportunity to veto direct grants after recipients sign agreements. Lightcone can refuse transactions through its own nonprofit or LLC facilities, while funders can arrange payment themselves. The FAQ does not name both legal counterparties. Commons process
Read the research & sources ↗Follow the closing LTFF into Commons and the new Transformative AI Fund.
Open diagram →Follow evaluator admission, fiscal approval and named research awards.
Open diagram →Lightcone Infrastructure → Operates grant-allocation platform → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Lightcone Infrastructure operates Lightcone Commons.
Oliver Habryka → Founder, evaluator and evaluator admission → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Habryka can admit evaluators; funders expecting at least $50,000 per round may also bring them. Admission is distinct from donors’ final grant decisions.
Caleb Parikh → Confirmed grant evaluator → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Listed among the confirmed evaluators for the first round.
Eliezer Yudkowsky → Confirmed grant evaluator → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The Commons participant list identifies Yudkowsky as a confirmed evaluator, alongside his MIRI background.
Nate Soares → Confirmed grant evaluator → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The Commons participant list identifies Soares as a confirmed evaluator.
Jaan Tallinn → Tentative $10m; matching condition → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
The first-round list anticipates $10 million from Tallinn if other funders contribute $10 million. Conditional intended participation, not a disbursement or irrevocable pledge.
Dustin Moskovitz → Tentative ~$5m first round → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Commons lists approximately $5 million from Moskovitz for the first round and $10 million over the first year if it goes well. The year figure includes the first round; do not add them. Funding remains tentative.
AI Risk Mitigation Fund → Tentative ~$2m participation → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Commons names the ARM Fund as a tentative first-round funder.
Long Term Future Fund → Planned spend-down channel; fees waived → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
LTFF plans to distribute up to three quarters of its remaining balance, approximately $2.8 million, to existing applications and longtermist projects, primarily through Commons. LTFF managers retain final allocation decisions. The $2.8m is the overall allocation bucket, not an observed Commons payment. Normal platform and evaluator fees are waived for the LTFF contribution.
Corrigibility Research Fund → Future application platform → Lightcone Commons
2026-09-19
Future fund applications use Commons.