2026-07-07T11:46:11-07:00 2025-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2025-01-01 453100226 CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY CENT 7205263733 2740 TELEGRAPH AVE BERKELEY CA 94705 ROSEMARY JAMES FINANCE LEAD 7656107316 2026-07-07 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2026-07-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANNA SALAMON 2740 TELEGRAPH AVE BERKELEY CA 94705 2580902 0 X www.rationality.org X 2011 CA 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. 3 2 17 2 0 0 3057148 397299 3739 806523 372 1179 3268323 1209439 6329582 2414440 32578 88218 0 0 2401793 754928 0 0 0 7720623 1234729 10154994 2077875 -3825412 336565 23039646 1850466 22460859 955033 578787 895433 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. 0 0 980517 77448 738529 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (LIGHTCONE PROJECT): OUR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY STAFF, PRESENTED IN INTERNAL COLLOQUIA, LONGITUDINAL STUDIES, RESEARCH REPORTS, AND MORE. MOST OF THESE OCCUR UNDER THE "LIGHTCONE" PROJECT BRAND. WE ALSO HOST THE ONLINE RESEARCH FORUMS, LESSWRONG AND THE ALIGNMENT FORUM, WHERE STAFF FROM CFAR AND OTHER ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS SHARE AND DISCUSS RESEARCH PROGRESS VIA: TECHNICAL REPORTS, BLOG POSTS, AND DRAFT PAPERS, IN THE FIELDS OF: PSYCHOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, RATIONALITY, AND AI. CFAR OPERATES A RESEARCH CENTER AND OFFICE WHICH RUNS SEMINARS AND VISITOR PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCHERS FROM BOTH THE ORGANISATION AND OTHER GROUPS, UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTES BASED IN THE AREA. IN 2022 CFAR ACQUIRED THE ROSE GARDEN INN PROPERTY TO EXPAND ITS RESEARCH CENTER OPERATIONS. CFAR ALSO RUNS RESEARCH RETREATS FOR STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS, WHO SPEND SUSTAINED EFFORT IN THIS LOCATION OVER 1-2 WEEKS ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT E.G. THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE. 893420 10770 67994 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. 0 0 0 1873937 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 RUBEN BLOOM TEAM LEAD 40 X 211430 0 28012 RAFE KENNEDY TEAM LEAD 40 X 201667 0 10433 BEN PACE TEAM LEAD 40 X 133649 0 7724 JACKSON ROSE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 5 X 62760 0 6974 ANNA SALAMON PRESIDENT 5 X X 22103 0 15376 DIVIA CAROLINE EDEN BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 ZVI MOWSHOWITZ BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 631609 0 68519 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397299 166277 397299 RENTAL INCOME 900099 805029 805029 0 0 WORKSHOP REVENUE 900099 1494 1494 0 0 0 0 0 0 806523 1269 0 0 1269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166192 180 166277 185 -85 -5 -90 -90 0 0 0 2632 0 2632 2632 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE - OH 900099 692996 692996 0 0 GAIN/LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 900099 391529 391529 0 0 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 56401 56401 0 0 65881 65881 0 0 1206807 2414440 2015872 0 1269 X 77448 77448 10770 10770 558756 464917 93839 116995 101724 15271 18907 9937 8970 60270 45547 14723 24876 24876 18049 4026 14023 210986 208260 2726 75635 75585 50 25498 22063 3435 222319 222319 7695 7678 17 12677 12677 81278 81136 142 263627 263627 17875 16443 1432 WORKSHOP EXPENSES 203128 203128 0 0 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET 49031 0 49031 0 RESEARCH AND TRAINING EXPENSES 9350 9350 0 0 BANK AND PROCESSING FEES 3854 3577 277 0 8851 8849 2 2077875 1873937 203938 0 977077 327006 3320 3338 19500 52478 13707 14078 1734000 280492 22026042 1453508 51 7 23039646 1850466 1479371 35127 132500 20848988 919906 0 0 22460859 955033 X 36461 795033 542326 100400 578787 895433 23039646 1850466 336565 -21 0 0 -19898 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4364118 11146169 8486796 3057148 397299 27451530 4364118 11146169 8486796 3057148 397299 27451530 7023149 20428381 9311 2134 79 28 1269 12821 130654 423672 130730 1043352 1206807 2935215 30399566 936709 0.67200 0.71101 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 270564 270564 0 1463436 280492 1182944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1453508 0 X 868891 -21 4813 0 -68928 -64136 933027 0 1481413 1481413 2414440 1048326 0 0 0 0 0 1048326 0 1029549 1029549 2077875 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THAT POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2022. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT + LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b EXCLUDED LIGHTCONE REVENUE FROM THE AUDIT REPORT SINCE LIGHTCONE BECAME A SEPARATE COMPANY RECENTLY. ON MARCH 20, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION AND LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. ("LCI") ENTERED INTO A TERMINATION OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION TERMINATED ITS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE LIGHTCONE PROJECT AND TRANSFERRED TO LCI ALL ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IN LIGHTCONE ROSE GARDEN LLC. MANAGEMENT RECORDED THE TRANSFER FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES AS OF MARCH 31, 2025. CURRENT-YEAR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF THE LIGHTCONE PROJECT FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025, THE ACCOUNTING TRANSFER DATE. MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE DISPOSAL REPRESENTED A STRATEGIC SHIFT THAT HAD A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS AND THEREFORE HAS PRESENTED LIGHTCONE AS A DISCONTINUED OPERATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED $104,553 OF CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM LIGHTCONE OPERATIONS THROUGH THE MARCH 31, 2025 TRANSFER DATE AND A $391,529 GAIN ON TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, FOR TOTAL DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF $496,082. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b EXCLUDED LIGHTCONE EXPENSES FROM THE AUDIT REPORT SINCE LIGHTCONE BECAME A SEPARATE COMPANY RECENTLY + LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET. ON MARCH 20, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION AND LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. ("LCI") ENTERED INTO A TERMINATION OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION TERMINATED ITS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE LIGHTCONE PROJECT AND TRANSFERRED TO LCI ALL ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IN LIGHTCONE ROSE GARDEN LLC. MANAGEMENT RECORDED THE TRANSFER FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES AS OF MARCH 31, 2025. CURRENT-YEAR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF THE LIGHTCONE PROJECT FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025, THE ACCOUNTING TRANSFER DATE. MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE DISPOSAL REPRESENTED A STRATEGIC SHIFT THAT HAD A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS AND THEREFORE HAS PRESENTED LIGHTCONE AS A DISCONTINUED OPERATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED $104,553 OF CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM LIGHTCONE OPERATIONS THROUGH THE MARCH 31, 2025 TRANSFER DATE AND A $391,529 GAIN ON TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, FOR TOTAL DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF $496,082. 1 LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE INC 2740 TELEGRAPH AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94705 920861538 501c3 77448 GRANTS TO LIGHTCONE INFRASTRUCTURE INC. TO SUPPORT THE PROTOTYPE PROJECT, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL AND PROJECT-RELATED EXPENSES, AS WELL AS TRANSFER AND RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED FUNDS. 1 0 EDUCATIONAL AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION SUPPORT. 4 10770 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 GRANTS ARE AWARDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RECIPIENTS WILL USE THE FUNDS FOR THE APPROPRIATE PURPOSE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUBEN BLOOM TEAM LEAD 211430 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28012 0 239442 0 0 0 RAFE KENNEDY TEAM LEAD 201667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10433 0 212100 0 0 0 X 2000 166277 FMV 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER LEGAL FILING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST, AND FORM 990S CAN BE FOUND ON THE GUIDESTAR AND IRS.GOV WEBSITES. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACT SERVICE EXPENSES.