I've written similar things before, and it applies here too:<p>To the extent that anyone on HN knows an active philanthropist looking for potentially highly impactful but severely underfunded causes - send them this article.<p>I believe there's a case that funding MDMA research has very high dollar/impact returns - or at least that it's likely enough that it's worth a thorough exploration.<p>It sounds like they still need to raise about $12 million, which is shockingly small compared to the ~$1.5bn/yr NIMH budget - and all of it will come from private philanthropists, as governments aren't yet willing to fund the work and for-profit companies don't see much profit yet due to the lack of patentability.<p>If you're on HN and this is the first you're hearing about this research, some resources:<p>- A short video excerpt from a documentary on MDMA therapy - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iKx2MKS70" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iKx2MKS70</a><p>- NY Times article - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/ptsd-mdma-ecstasy.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/ptsd-mdma-ecstasy.html</a>