2024-11-15T12:35:11-06:00 2023-12-31 770051130 ABBOTT STRINGHAM & LYNCH 1901 S BASCOM AVE STE 105 CAMPBELL CA 95008 990 2023-01-01 863605182 ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER ALIG 9092589291 440 N BARRANCA AVE 9807 COVINA CA 91723 KYLE SCOTT TREASURER 9092589291 2024-11-15 1 0 SHEBA B DALANEY P00351252 4083778700 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KYLE SCOTT 440 N BARRANCA AVE 9807 COVINA CA 91723 10043597 0 X WWW.ALIGNMENT.ORG X 2021 CA ALIGNING FUTURE MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS WITH HUMAN INTERESTS. 2 2 28 2 0 0 4466000 10043543 0 0 22 54 0 0 4466022 10043597 262000 0 0 0 715739 3479531 0 0 34566 447431 2792604 1425170 6272135 3040852 3771462 4716204 7411763 1353054 277151 3363150 7134612 X THE ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER IS A NON PROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ALIGN FUTURE MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS WITH HUMAN INTERESTS. 0 1 938180 THEORETICAL RESEARCH - WE CONTINUED OUR THEORETICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, HIRING TWO STAFF AND HOSTING FIVE VISITING RESEARCHERS.WE RAN AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE ROUND SEEKING A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM IN MATRIX COMPLETIONS,AND CONDUCTED SOME PROOF OF CONCEPT EMPIRICAL EXPERIMENTS. 4163939 EVALUATION PROJECT - WE DEVELOPED AN INITIAL METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING LM AGENTS ON REALISTIC TASKS, CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY PRE-DEPLOYMENT TESTING ON FRONTIER MODELS FROM OPEN AI AND ANTHROPIC, AND PROPOSED A PREVENTATIVE FRAMEWORK WHICH GAINED SUBSTANTIAL TRACTION ACROSS INDUSTRY AND THE POLICY COMMUNITY. 5102119 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 122 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X KYLE SCOTT 9092589192 440 N BARRANCA AVE 9807 COVINA CA 91723 HOLDEN KARNOFSKY MEMBER OF THE BOARD (LEFT APRIL 2023) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DEWEY MEMBER OF THE BOARD 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL CHRISTIANO CHAIR OF THE BOARD 40.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE SCOTT TREASURER/SECRETARY 40.00 X 151507 0 200 ELIZABETH BARNES EVALS PROJECT LEAD 40.00 X 224576 0 5989 JACOB HILTON RESEARCHER 40.00 X 298652 0 5580 LUKE MILES MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF 40.00 X 203601 0 5688 MARK XU RESEARCHER 40.00 X 224851 0 1986 HANNES HJALMAR WIJK MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF 40.00 X 194290 0 5462 1297477 0 24905 14 0 1 0 AARON HO 2959 NORTHERN BOULEVARD 33M QUEENS NY 11101 ENGINEERING SERVICES 127733 JOSH JACOBSON 1917 CHASEWOOD DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78727 OPERATIONS SERVICES 112520 2 10043543 484474 10043543 54 54 10043597 0 0 54 X 376083 224576 151507 2768613 2300133 439618 28862 105466 75544 29922 229369 177039 50281 2049 68000 68000 143781 70098 73683 27142 27142 1546300 1383145 163155 84949 56059 28890 637981 604040 33941 228622 175652 49315 3655 41334 29649 11685 3851 3851 MISCELLANEOUS 9490 1179 8311 OTHER 1154 1154 6272135 5102119 1135450 34566 1705996 1031861 3001020 6169974 0 78940 9188 6099 100495 3851 0 96644 0 28245 4716204 7411763 103054 277151 1250000 0 1353054 277151 X 3345693 5988612 17457 1146000 3363150 7134612 4716204 7411763 3771462 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 475650 4466000 10043543 14985193 475650 4466000 10043543 14985193 4058203 10926990 22 54 76 14985269 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13050 13050 6259085 6272135 463607 115902 0 0 463607 463607 695411 13050 13050 115902 115902 173853 PART I-A, LINE 1: ONE STAFF MEMBER SPENT TIME ADVISING ON THE DRAFTING OF CALIFORNIA'S SB1047 BILL, ALONG WITH A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATORS. 100495 3851 96644 96644 X 10740635 709495 709495 10031140 12457 12457 10043597 6969173 709495 709495 6259678 12457 12457 6272135 PART X, LINE 2: AS A TAX EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND FROM STATE FRANCHISE TAX UNDER CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701(D), BUT IS SUBJECT TO TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WHEN EARNED. NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WAS EARNED FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THROUGH ITS REVIEW OF THE SOURCE OF REVENUE TO IDENTIFY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH MAY AFFECT ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THEIR ESTIMATES RELATED TO INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES ARE APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE CURRENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) AND THE STATE RETURNS (FORM 199) FILED SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION IN 2021 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR CONTRIBUTION 12,457. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR CONTRIBUTION 12,457. 1 EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND 0 14 PROGRAM SERVICES TECHNICAL CONTRACTOR WORK 250245 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES TECHNICAL CONTRACTOR WORK 27448 SOUTH ASIA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES TECHNICAL CONTRACTOR WORK 7100 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES TECHNICAL CONTRACTOR WORK 3400 NORTH AMERICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES PRIZE FOR ALIGNMENT-RELATED MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH. 650 0 26 0 0 0 26 288843 0 288843 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ARC COLLECTS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE RECIPIENT SUCH AS ADDRESS, EMAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER AND CONDUCTS A SEARCH OF THE RECIPIENTS NAME AT HTTPS://SANCTIONSSEARCH.OFAC.TREAS.GOV/ TO ENSURE THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT APPEAR ON OFAC'S SDN LIST. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB HILTON RESEARCHER 298652 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5580 0 304232 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BARNES EVALS PROJECT LEAD 224576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5989 0 230565 0 0 0 MARK XU RESEARCHER 224851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1986 0 226837 0 0 0 LUKE MILES MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF 203601 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5688 0 209289 0 0 0 HANNES HJALMAR WIJK MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF 194290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5462 0 199752 0 0 0 KYLE SCOTT TREASURER/SECRETARY 151507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 151707 0 0 0 X SOFTWARE USE 0 484474 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE EVALUATIONS PROJECT GREW QUICKLY IN 2023, BECOMING THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPENSES. IT WILL BE SPINNING OUT TO FORM A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF OPERATIONS STAFF AND AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISBURSED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ATTESTING AS SUCH. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED STAFF IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS DRAWING FROM COMPENSATION STUDIES CONDUCTED BY DISINTERESTED LEGAL COUNSEL WITH DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RESEARCH CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,087,047. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,020. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,092,067. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 188,747. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 190,897. OPERATIONS CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,124. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 130,666. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 156,790. CYBER SECURITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 76,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 80,000. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,227. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,862. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,089. REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR CONTRIBUTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,457. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,457. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES IN 2023.