NonprofitsBerkeley Existential Risk Initiative

Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

COVINA, CA

Total revenue

$7.3M

Total expenses

$7.0M

Net assets

$6.1M

Grants received

$19.6M

30 grants

EIN

814820272

Tax year

2023

Mission

To improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.

Programs

2 programs

University collaborations main we collaborated with research groups at uc berkeley, mit, the university of oxford, the university of cambridge, umass amherst, stanford, and princeton, providing services free-of-charge to support the field of existential risk reduction.

Expenses: $2.3MGrants: $296K

University collaborations trial similar to our main collaborations program, but smaller, more exploratory, and with a wider variety of academic research groups.

Expenses: $221KGrants: $10K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.9M
Program service revenue$280K
Investment income$111K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$7.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$847K
Salaries & benefits$2.1M
Fundraising$4K
Other expenses$4.0M
Total expenses$7.0M
Total assets$7.0M
Net assets$6.1M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SAWYER BERNATH

SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$134K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREW CRITCH

BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLES JESS RIEDEL

BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANTHONY BARRETT

SENIOR POLICY ANALYST

Staff

$192K

40 hrs/wk

AUSTIN HOAG

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

RYAN KIDD

CO-DIRECTOR, MATS PROGRAM

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

IAN BAKER

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

Staff

$141K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTIAN SMITH

CO-DIRECTOR, MATS PROGRAM

Staff

$138K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 30 of 30

FromAmountPurposeYear
$371K
FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
$365K
SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHAI).
2024
$60K
TESTING AND RESEARCH
2024
$881K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF BERI-CLTC AND BERI-CHAI COLLABORATIONS, MATS LONDON
2023
$763K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$42K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION
2023
$13K
RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION ON AI ALIGNMENT
2023
$654K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$318K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF BERI-CHAI AND BERI-ALL COLLABORATIONS
2022
$31K
RESEARCH ON AI SAFETY
2022
$1.6M
CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF EXISTENTIAL RISK AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY; MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH ENGINEER PROGRAM; BERI-CHAI COLLABORATION; SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF ROBERT TRAGER AND JOSLYN BARNHART ON AI GOVERNANCE; THE STANFORD EXISTENTIAL RISKS INITIATIVE; THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
2021
$407K
IN SUPPORT OF BERI'S COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRE FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF AI, TO CREATE A LIBRARY FOR SELDONIAN (SAFE AND FAIR) MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, SUPPORTING INTERACT'S WORK ENABLING HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ROBOTS AND AI AGENTS
2021
$213K
HUMAN SERVICES
2021
$16K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF BERI/CSER COLLABORATION
2020
$8K
Unrestricted
2020
$6K
Unrestricted
2018

Funded by

$19.6M from 13 funders · 30 grants · 2018–2024

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$12.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Founders Pledge Inc

$3.2M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$2.0M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$788K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Effective Ventures Foundation Usa Inc

$634K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Future Of Life Institute

$365K · 1 grant · 2024

The Casey & Family Foundation

$160K · 1 grant · 2018

Details

EIN814820272
NTEE codeM20
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-02
Formed2017
Employees30
Volunteers3
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