Medical Research
Center For Applied Rationality
BERKELEY, CA
Total revenue
$6.3M
Total expenses
$10.2M
Net assets
$579K
Grants received
$17.5M
31 grants
EIN
453100226
Tax year
2024
Mission
Perform and conduct research into individual, collective, and artificial cognition. Do this research by: a) searching for ideas on how to align machine intelligence, and for useful ideas on how to improve the reasoning of both individual humans and groups of humans; b) test whether the ideas for one port to the others; c) test our ideas through targeted educational experiments, research workshops, physical research centres, and online research fora; d) collaborate with external researchers in related fields.
Programs
1 program
Main workshops & research - cfar has performed literature reviews in psychology, cognitive science, and related fields in order to develop a range of mental techniques designed to help improve clarity of thinking and decision-making, and increase internal alignment towards goals. Our workshops are 4-day immersive programs designed to teach participants these techniques in a practical way. The workshop consists mostly of lectures and exercises, as well as opportunities for participants to train each other on the techniques.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
14 listed
ANNA SALAMON
PRESIDENT
$51K
20 hrs/wk
DIVIA CAROLINE EDEN
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
ZVI MOWSHOWITZ
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
RAFE KENNEDY
TEAM LEAD
$170K
40 hrs/wk
ROBERT MUSHKATBLAT
TEAM LEAD
$166K
40 hrs/wk
RUBEN BLOOM
TEAM LEAD
$165K
40 hrs/wk
BEN PACE
TEAM LEAD
$149K
40 hrs/wk
CHARLIE ROGERS-SMITH
TEAM LEAD
$146K
40 hrs/wk
RAYMOND ARNOLD
TEAM LEAD
$135K
40 hrs/wk
LUCAS TEIXEIRA
TEAM LEAD
$109K
40 hrs/wk
MIRANDA DIXON-LUINENBURG
TEAM LEAD
$106K
40 hrs/wk
RONNY FERNANDEZ
TEAM LEAD
$100K
40 hrs/wk
JAMES BABCOCK
TEAM LEAD
$97K
40 hrs/wk
OLIVER HABRYKA
TEAM LEAD
$94K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
SERVICE LEADER LLC
CLEANING SERVICES
MCCARTER & ENGLISH LLP
LEGAL SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$17.5M from 15 funders · 31 grants · 2017–2024
$9.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$4.3M · 3 grants · 2020–2022
$1.7M · 5 grants · 2017–2022
$500K · 1 grant · 2021
$370K · 2 grants · 2019–2022
$250K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$150K · 1 grant · 2023
$75K · 1 grant · 2020