Public Charity

Lightcone Infrastructure Inc

Based in Berkeley, CA, Lightcone Infrastructure Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $9.7M in revenue, $8.1M in expenses, $22.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 11 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.6M.

EIN: 920861538 Berkeley, CA Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.7M
Total Expenses$8.1M
Total Assets$22.8M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2024–2025

Mission

We conduct cross-disciplinary research, and build the technical, organizational, and community infrastructure that lets that research matter, so humanity can navigate the decisive technological and societal challenges of the 21st century and secure a flourishing long-term future.

Where $100 goes at Lightcone Infrastructure Inc

How Lightcone Infrastructure Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $94 for programs

$47
Lightcone Rose Garden LLC operates Lighthaven, a dedicated research conference and retreat venue in Berkeley, California, providing physical infrastructure for seminars, workshops, research retreats, and extended collaborative research…
50% of program spending
$27
Lightcone General operates online research infrastructure for the AI safety and rationality research communities, including LessWrong.com and the AI Alignment Forum two of the most widely-cited platforms for…
28% of program spending
$10
Special Research Programs supports independent researchers working on technical problems in AI alignment and AI safety through fiscal sponsorship and operational support
11% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

2025
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.
$77,448
$590,000
$263,100
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$188,119
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$168,960

Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Daniel Kokotajlo
Software Engineer James Babcock
Campus Generalist Lauren Manguikian
Director Matthew Gray
Finance Lead Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg
Executive Director Oliver Habryka

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$853,100 2 grants
General Support
$743,381 7 grants
Unspecified
$49,087 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.7M $8.1M $22.8M
2024 $1.6M $818K $792K

Between 2024 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $9.7M (+517%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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