Public Charity

BERKELEY EXISTENTIAL RISK INITIATIVE

BERKELEY EXISTENTIAL RISK INITIATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in COVINA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.8M revenue, $7.6M expenses, $4.5M total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814820272 COVINA, CA Disaster Preparedness & Relief Services NTEE: M20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.8M
Total Expenses$7.6M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$19.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

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.

Sample Grants Received

$1,514,060
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$463,490
2024
FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
$371,000
2024
SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHAI).
$365,000
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$313,255

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT Andrew Critch
SENIOR POLICY ANALYST Anthony Barrett
BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER Charles Jess Riedel
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth Cooper
MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER Ian Baker
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sawyer Bernath

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Top Grant Purposes

Public Safety
$13,191,870 5 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$1,264,491 4 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,251,140 3 grants
EDUCATION
$1,113,000 1 grant
PUBLIC SAFETY
$532,890 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.8M $7.6M $4.5M
2023 $7.3M $7.0M $7.0M
2022 $6.9M $3.4M $6.0M
2021 $2.8M $2.4M $2.4M
2020 $2.0M $2.8M $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $5.8M (+195%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

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