Mission
PROJECT CETI (CETACEAN TRANSLATION INITIATIVE) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS APPLYING ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING AND NON-INVASIVE ROBOTICS TO LISTEN TO AND TRANSLATE THE COMMUNICATION OF WHALES.
Public Charity
PROJECT CETI INC
Based in NEW YORK, NY, PROJECT CETI INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.8M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $10.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 29 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $28.7M.
EIN: 844630660
NEW YORK, NY
Marine Science & Oceanography
NTEE: U21
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$10.4M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$28.7M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Project Ceti Inc
How Project Ceti Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$78
Project Ceti was founded in 2020, and the organization's mission includes developing the technology needed for whale communication research and examining an initial data set from ceti's research…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Ocean Conservation
$200,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,560,250
SCIENCE
$1,000,000
Sciences
$566,000
Project CETI
$250,000
Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIR. PARTNERSHIPS AND CAMP
Ashley Zafaranlou
CEO
David Gruber
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Fiona Korwin-Pawlowski
TREASURER
Jaclinn Tanney
SECRETARY
Stan Altman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8M | $5.2M | $10.4M |
| 2024 | $6.0M | $5.0M | $13.8M |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $6.8M | $12.9M |
| 2022 | $8.1M | $5.2M | $13.2M |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $6K | $8.2M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.8M to $1.8M (-74%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.