2023-11-08T14:58:28-08:00 2022-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2022-01-01 814820272 Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative BERK 2676979257 440 N Barranca Ave 2374 Covina CA 91723 Sawyer Bernath Executive Dir. 2023-11-08 true Sawyer Bernath 999009999 true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Sawyer Bernath 440 N Barranca Ave 2374 Covina CA 91723 6862246 false X www.existence.org X 2017 CA To improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. Currently, our main strategy is collaborating with university research groups working to reduce existential risk, by providing them with free services and support. 3 2 17 2 0 2791950 6787681 0 1447 29106 3087 45459 2796484 6862246 605082 515920 0 523044 948456 0 3369 1321223 1970318 2449349 3434694 347135 3427552 2447686 6024691 74980 224433 2372706 5800258 X Our mission is to improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. true false 3219510 424799 Collaborations Program - We collaborated with research groups at UC Berkeley, MIT, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, UMass Amherst, and several others, providing free services to support the field of existential risk reduction. 71611 70125 We closed down the BERI Support Fund, and granted the remaining funds from the Bay Area X-risk Community Initiative (BAXCI) to another organization to support a similar program. 21170 20996 We closed a grants program aimed at reducing existential risk. We finished administering the last of our grants to individuals, and granted the remaining money to another organization for a similar program. 3312291 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false true true true true false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 58 0 true 17 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CA NY X X Sawyer Bernath 2676979257 440 N Barranca Ave 2374 Covina CA 91723 X Anthony Barrett Sr Policy Analyst 40.00 0.00 179593 0 8155 Austin Hoag Mch Learn Engineer 40.00 0.00 138135 0 4599 Sawyer Bernath Exec Dir/Sectry 40.00 0.00 X X 116251 0 7094 Andrew Critch Pres/Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Jess Riedel Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 433979 19848 3 false true false 0 6787681 6787681 0 29106 29106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 900099 45459 45459 45459 6862246 74565 X 91121 91121 126500 126500 298299 298299 0 123345 67765 54348 1232 0 725737 715935 8931 871 0 36009 27621 8388 63365 58686 4518 161 0 30022 27302 2720 34765 34765 0 0 0 1018204 1013934 4270 0 77368 76377 991 144988 138120 6868 0 108768 105177 3591 323968 323468 500 0 147659 141048 6611 0 0 39553 39553 11309 729 10580 Honoraria 17149 17149 Staff development and other 14050 14050 Dues, license & service fees 2515 2315 200 Shared cost allocation 0 27142 -28247 1105 0 3434694 3312291 119034 3369 1046081 2592729 1359494 2698822 5926 0 133 142 0 0 0 0 20349 343933 437553 48488 15703 389065 0 0 0 0 0 2447686 6024691 74980 224433 74980 224433 X 472118 724671 1900588 5075587 2372706 5800258 2447686 6024691 3427552 X X false true X true false X 698695 860147 1947582 2791950 6787681 13086055 0 0 698695 860147 1947582 2791950 6787681 13086055 2151251 10934804 272 423 852 1447 29106 32100 0 3565 3087 4549 11201 13129356 0.83290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 437553 48488 389065 389065 X 6862246 6862246 6862246 3434694 3434694 3434694 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2022 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. true Europe 0 25 Program services Collaborations program 386153 Europe 0 0 Grant making 171339 East Asia & the Pacific 0 5 Program services Collaborations program 56706 East Asia & the Pacific 0 0 Grant making 32858 South Asia 0 3 Program services Collaborations 38500 South Asia 0 0 Grant making 32000 Mexico & Canada 0 3 Program service Collaborations Program 27226 Mexico & Canada 0 0 Grantmaking 69539 36 36 814321 814321 Europe AI Governance 18799 EFT Europe Research 7500 EFT Sub-Saharan Afr Malaria prevention 1000 EFT 2 1 Research East Asia & Pacific 1 24000 EFT Research Europe 6 151000 EFT Research Mexico & Canada 2 64000 Wire Research South Asia 1 32000 Wire false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US For all grants, including international grants, we execute a signed agreement regarding the use of grant funds prior to disbursement. Foreign individual grantees have been checked against the OFAC list. We perform a post-grant follow-up after the period in which funds were to be used, including review of a grantee report regarding the use of grant funds. true Ctr for Applied Rationality 2428 Dwight Way 6 Berkeley CA 94704 453100226 70125 0 Lightcone infrastructure Social & Envir Entrepreneurs 23564 Calabasas Road Ste 201 Calabasas CA 91302 954116679 20996 0 Survival and Flourishing 2 0 Prize 2 29500 Research 4 97000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used For grants to individuals in advance of the desired accomplishment, we execute a signed agreement regarding the use of grant funds prior to disbursement. For prizes to individuals after the recognized accomplishment, we evaluate the accomplishment itself and do not require a signed agreement. For grants to domestic organizations, we verify 501(c)(3) status and investigate the organization's activities and goals prior to funds being disbursed. X false false false false false false false false false Anthony Barrett Sr Policy Analyst 179593 8155 187748 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 * In the "Collaborations Program" category, we significantly expanded support of the SERI Machine Learning Alignment Theory Scholars program (SERI MATS).* In the "Grants Program" category, we completed the administration of our last project grants, with no plans to make more grants in 2023.* In the "Other" program category, we officially closed down both the BAXCI and BERI Support Fund projects. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b After preparation, the form is reviewed by the executive director. Once they approve, the form is distributed to the board of directors, each of whom must individually state that they approve submission of the document as written. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As stated in Article 12, Section 6 of our bylaws: Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person:A. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy,B. Has read and understands the policy,C. Has agreed to comply with the policy, andD. Understands the Organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Signed statements are currently on file for all board members since 2019. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All of these documents are posted on our website. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The Organization expects to revise the composition and operation of its audit committee in future periods. 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