507 USD grant went towards covering the rent and food costs (556.72 EUR or 580.12 USD total) of:

1) EA intro lecture+discussion in the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga on the 9th of December, 2024. 15 participants in total. More info and the event description: https://fb.me/e/27k7aLKBk

2) A hackathon to set up and design EA Latvia homepage (in development, domain: www.efektivaisaltruisms.lv) and donation platform ziedoefektivi.lv [based on to https://annetatargalt.ee/]), on the 11th of January, 2025. 12 participants total. A couple of pictures from the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FCqxwNPPh1RggdFR7

Thank you, grantors, for the generous support! With your help, the 507 USD grant went towards covering the rent and food costs (556.72 EUR or 580.12 USD total) of:
1) EA intro lecture+discussion in the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga on the 9th of December, 2024. 15 participants in total. More info and the event description:
https://fb.me/e/27k7aLKBk 

2) A hackathon to set up and design EA Latvia homepage (in development, domain: www.efektivaisaltruisms.lv) and donation platform ziedoefektivi.lv [based on to https://annetatargalt.ee/]), on the 11th of January, 2025. 12 participants total. A couple of pictures from the event:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FCqxwNPPh1RggdFR7

@Jason Not as an organization, but last year I (Arturs) applied for EA Infrastructure Funds & Manifund Regrants, did not get funded

@SofiaBalderson Yes all the food we serve is vegan. We mostly focus on EA Meta and AI safety in the events. This is a deliberate choice, as farmed animal welfare is relatively strongly represented in Latvia by "Dzivnieku briviba"