Exclusive | Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz bankrolled $480 million activist crusade thats made your bacon and eggs pricier

Dustin Moskovitz, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook and enterprise software company Asana, has talked openly about how he likes to eat meat. But in a curious twist, the lefty Democratic megadonor has poured nearly a half-billion dollars into activist campaigns that have made it harder to run animal farms and contributed to the rising cost of eggs and meat for millions of American consumers — all while one of Moskovitz’s foundations holds a nearly $89 million stake in plant-based company Impossible Foods — meaning it could benefit if pricier meat pushes more consumers toward meat alternatives, The California Post has learned.The money trail runs through two closely linked entities of Moskovitz’s philanthropic empire: Coefficient Giving — the nonprofit formerly known as Open Philanthropy — and Good Ventures, the private foundation run by Moskovitz and his wife, former journalist Cari Tuna.On paper, Coefficient Giving says its mission is simple: reduce suffering on factory farms.Since 2016, the nonprofit has handed out more than $480 million toward that cause.But farmers and industry insiders told The Post the operation amounts to a well-funded pressure campaign, bankrolling activist groups, ballot measures, corporate pressure tactics, lawsuits and media projects that they say have helped drive up the cost of meat, eggs and pork for everyday Americans.Hannah Thompson-Weeman, president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, told The Post that consumers often picture animal-rights activism as a loose network of shaggy volunteers with protest signs. That image, she said, badly understates the sophistication and funding behind the movement, which combined with inflation is the reason many grocery shoppers are suffering from post-traumatic sticker shock.“These groups are all connected, it’s the same people, it’s the same money flowing back and forth,” Thompson-Weeman said.

“Those different public personas are a very intentional strategy t...