Endaoment has been deeply involved in building out the infrastructure and mechanisms for onchain philanthropy and impact funding. Key initiatives related to the Web3 grants ecosystem include:

**The Universal Impact Pool (UIP)**
This is an automated matching fund developed by Endaoment and Gitcoin using the Allo Protocol. The UIP serves as a composable, permissionless endpoint for onchain philanthropic efforts. It uses giving activity on Endaoment as a voting mechanism to distribute quarterly matching grants to every nonprofit that receives funding. This allows the UIP to dynamically adjust grant allocations based on community donation patterns, directly supporting a diverse range of causes.

A key innovation of the UIP is the application of quadratic funding to the world of traditional nonprofit grantmaking. This aligns the matching distribution with community preferences over time, ensuring resources are allocated where they are most needed according to the collective input of donors.

**Deterministic contract addresses for all 501(c)(3) nonprofits**
Endaoment has developed a system to generate deterministic contract addresses for every registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States based on their tax ID (EIN). This creates a 1:1 link and clear onchain identity for these entities, and enables seamless integration with Web3 funding mechanisms like the UIP.

**Bringing new capital into Web3 impact**
By providing a bridge between traditional nonprofit organizations and the Web3 ecosystem, Endaoment has attracted new sources of capital into the space of digital public goods and impact funding. The UIP and other Endaoment products are designed to onboard more traditional philanthropists and institutional donors into the Web3 grants ecosystem.