NonprofitsCenter For Applied Rationality

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.

Expenses: $1.0MGrants: $33K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.1M
Program service revenue$4K
Investment income$372
Other revenue$3.3M
Total revenue$6.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$33K
Salaries & benefits$2.4M
Fundraising
Other expenses$7.7M
Total expenses$10.2M
Total assets$23.0M
Net assets$579K

People

14 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANNA SALAMON

PRESIDENT

Board

$51K

20 hrs/wk

DIVIA CAROLINE EDEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ZVI MOWSHOWITZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RAFE KENNEDY

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$170K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT MUSHKATBLAT

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$166K

40 hrs/wk

RUBEN BLOOM

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

BEN PACE

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$149K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLIE ROGERS-SMITH

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

RAYMOND ARNOLD

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$135K

40 hrs/wk

LUCAS TEIXEIRA

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$109K

40 hrs/wk

MIRANDA DIXON-LUINENBURG

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$106K

40 hrs/wk

RONNY FERNANDEZ

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

JAMES BABCOCK

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$97K

40 hrs/wk

OLIVER HABRYKA

TEAM LEAD

Staff

$94K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SERVICE LEADER LLC

CLEANING SERVICES

$313K

MCCARTER & ENGLISH LLP

LEGAL SERVICES

$239K

Grants received

Showing 31 of 31

FromAmountPurposeYear
$240K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$150K
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$49K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$20K
RESEARCH ON AI SAFETY
2023
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$11K
CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
2023
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT OF LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE
2022
$500K
LIGHTCONE PROJECT AND TEAM
2022
$350K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$70K
Lightcone infrastructure
2022
$11K
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON AI SAFETY
2022
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION ON AI ALIGNMENT
2022
$2.7M
SPARC, THE SUMMER PROGRAM ON APPLIED RATIONALITY AND COGNITION; LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE; LESSWRONG; GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$460K
LESSWRONG PROJECT AND TEAM
2020
$149K
SUPPORT OF LESSWRONG AND GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$75K
BLAKE BORGESON DONATION
2020
$12K
EDUCATIONAL
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$300K
General support
2019
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$408K
DEVELOP TOOLS TO HELP WITH CLEAR THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING
2017

Funded by

$17.5M from 15 funders · 31 grants · 2017–2024

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$9.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Founders Pledge Inc

$4.3M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Good Ventures Foundation

$1.7M · 5 grants · 2017–2022

The Casey & Family Foundation

$500K · 1 grant · 2021

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

$370K · 2 grants · 2019–2022

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$250K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Good Forever Foundation

$150K · 1 grant · 2023

Austin Community Foundation Inc

$75K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN453100226
NTEE codeH99
Subsection03
Ruling date2012-06
Formed2011
Employees24
Volunteers2
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