Each year, the Effective Altruism Survey tracks information about how the EA community donates. For example, the 2019 survey found that, in 2018, survey participants reported $4 million in donations to specific charities, broken down into five cause areas, with the following percentages of donations going to each:

1. global poverty: 39%
2. cause prioritization: 24%
3. meta: 23%
4. animal welfare: 8%
5. long term future: 6%