2024-11-15T10:50:38-00:00 2023-12-31 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990 2023-01-01 920692207 FAR AI INC FARA 6199309332 600 W BROADWAY STE 660 SAN DIEGO CA 92101 ADAM GLEAVE CEO AND PRESIDENT 6199309332 2024-11-15 true Jeffrey Griffith P01081433 4103495101 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ADAM GLEAVE 600 W BROADWAY SAN DIEGO CA 92101 8076314 false X HTTPS://FAR.AI/ X 2022 CA ENSURE AI SYSTEMS ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND BENEFICIAL TO SOCIETY. WE INCUBATE AND ACCELERATE RESEARCH AGENDAS THAT ARE TOO RESOURCE-INTENSIVE FOR ACADEMIA BUT NOT YET READY FOR COMMERCIALIZATION BY INDUSTRY. 3 2 11 2 0 1507686 7648387 339412 86470 2045 1507686 8076314 45000 0 932868 0 0 14052 1823030 14052 2800898 1493634 5275416 1493634 7724375 955277 1493634 6769098 FAR.AI MISSION IS TO ENSURE AI SYSTEMS ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND BENEFICIAL TO SOCIETY. WE INCUBATE AND ACCELERATE RESEARCH AGENDAS THAT ARE TOO RESOURCE-INTENSIVE FOR ACADEMIA BUT NOT YET READY FOR COMMERCIALIZATION BY INDUSTRY. false false 1184422 RESEARCH PROGRAMS FAR CONDUCTS TECHNICAL RESEARCH TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI SAFETY CHALLENGES. IN 2023 WE PUBLISHED 11 RESEARCH PAPERS, WITH OUR WORK RECEIVING A BEST PAPER AWARD AT THE NEURIPS ML SAFETY WORKSHOP AND BEING ACCEPTED INTO PREMIER CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING REPRESENTATIONS ICLR AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MACHINE LEARNING ICML. OUR WORK HAS ALSO BEEN CITED IN CONGRESS AND HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES. OUR TEAM ALSO SUPPORTED EXTERNAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THROUGH MENTORSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND/OR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 766481 RESEARCH HUB AND COWORKING SPACE FAR OPERATED A COLLABORATIVE AI SAFETY RESEARCH HUB IN BERKELEY, PROVIDING A DEDICATED COWORKING SPACE AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FOR AI SAFETY RESEARCHERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. HOSTING 40- 50 MEMBERS, THE HUB FACILITATED KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THROUGH RECURRING SEMINARS WHERE RESEARCHERS AND FOUNDERS PRESENTED THEIR WORK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO CONDUCTED A TEAM IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NEW ORGANIZATIONS TACKLING AMBITIOUS AI SAFETY CHALLENGES. 209540 EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS FAR HELD TARGETED FIELD-BUILDING INITIATIVES, SUCH AS RUNNING AND HOSTING THE ALIGNMENT WORKSHOP IN NEW ORLEANS, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADING ML RESEARCHERS TO DEBATE AND DISCUSS ALIGNMENT. OUR NEW ORLEANS EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY 150 RESEARCHERS, WITH SPEAKERS INCLUDING YOSHUA BENGIO, SHANE LEGG, ANCA DRAGAN AND ZICO KOLTER. ADDITIONALLY, WE INCUBATED AND FISCALLY SPONSORED THE SAFE AI FORUM SAIF WHICH IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING GLOBAL ACTION AND COLLABORATION TO MINIMIZE EXTREME AI RISKS. THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES ON AI SAFETY IDAIS EVENT WAS HELD IN OXFORDSHIRE, UK IN OCTOBER 2023. 2160443 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true false true true false CA X KARL BERZINS 6199309332 600 W BROADWAY STE 660 SAN DIEGO CA 92101 X KARL BERZINS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 040.00 X 161060 0 6797 ADAM GLEAVE PRESIDENT/CEO 040.00 X X 143628 0 6428 ADRIA GARRIGA ALONSO RESEARCH SCIENTIST 040.00 X 109621 0 6084 SAWYER BERNATH TREASURER 001.00 X X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE CHAN SECRETARY 001.00 X X 0 0 0 414309 19309 3 false true false 7648387 7648387 EARNED REVENUE 900099 339412 339412 339412 86470 86470 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 2045 2045 2045 8076314 341457 86470 X 0 45000 45000 0 0 434144 299470 134674 0 415559 286650 128909 0 22636 15614 7022 60529 41753 18776 0 58138 58138 10132 10132 0 0 512518 481147 31371 274 274 144229 101003 43226 373531 373531 0 268194 259233 8961 108671 86757 21914 0 0 0 0 10938 2541 8397 7272 3611 3661 MEALS AND CATERING 164133 164133 RETURN OF GRANTS 165000 165000 0 2800898 2160443 640455 0 1472748 7194234 211253 722 80890 8830 8204 72060 12682 10141 235965 1493634 7724375 90267 417279 447731 0 955277 X 1443634 5343146 50000 1425952 1493634 6769098 1493634 7724375 X 5275416 48 X false true X true false X 1507686 7987799 9495485 1507686 7987799 9495485 9495485 86470 86470 2045 2045 9584000 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 80890 8830 72060 72060 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 209965 RETURN OF GRANT FUNDS LIABILITY 165000 SECURITY DEPOSITS 72766 447731 X 8076314 8076314 8076314 2800898 2800898 2800898 X 2 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 501C3 AND CALIFORNIA RTC 23701D. FAR HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. FARS TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. false Central America and the Caribbean DONATION INCOME false false false false false false true RESEARCH PRIZES 9 45000 Part I Line 2 RESEARCH PRIZES REVIEWED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. X false false false false false false false false false ADAM GLEAVE PRESIDENT/CEO 143628 6428 150056 KARL BERZINS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 161068 6797 167865 Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 11B THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FINAL VERSION IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDED THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAVE ASSESSED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATIONS OF MANAGERS OF ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD, LOCATION, AND NON-PROFIT NATURE TO THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B WAGES AND SALARIES OF STAFF ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE WAGES AND SALARIES ARE BASED UPON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD, LOCATION, AND NON-PROFIT NATURE TO THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL FEES 481,147, ADMIN PROFESSIONAL FEES 31,371. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 PRIOR YEAR NET ASSET ADJUSTMENT 48