EIN 81-4820272

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
City
Year formed
2017
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Berkeley ER Initiative collaborates with universities and offers grants to support long-term survival of humanity.
Total revenues
$6,862,246
2022
Total expenses
$3,434,694
2022
Total assets
$6,024,691
2022
Num. employees
17
2022

Program areas at Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

Collaborations Program - We collaborated with research groups at UC Berkeley, MIT, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, UMass Amherst, and several others, providing free services to support the field of existential risk reduction.
We closed a grants program aimed at reducing existential risk. We finished administering the last of our grants to individuals, and granted the remaining money to another organization for a similar program.
We closed down the BERI Support Fund, and granted the remaining funds from the Bay Area X-risk Community Initiative (BAXCI) to another organization to support a similar program.

Grants made by Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR)Lightcone Infrastructure$70,125
Social and Environmental EntrepreneursSurvival and Flourishing$20,996

Who funds Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Public Safety$5,165,300
Centre for Effective Altruism USAIn Support of Beri's Collaboration With the Centre for the Governance of Ai, To Create A Library for Seldonian (Safe and Fair) Machine Learning Algorithms, Supporting Interact's Work Enabling Human-Compatible Robots and Ai Agents$407,000
Founders PledgeGeneral Support of Beri-Chai and Beri-All Collaborations$318,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

NameTitleCompensation
Sawyer BernathExecutive Director$116,251
Anthony BarrettSenior Policy Analyst$179,593
Charles Jess RiedelTreasurer$0
Andrew CritchPresident and Chair / President and Founder / Executive Director and Board Chair$0
Jess RiedelPast Treasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,787,681
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$29,106
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$45,459
Total revenues$6,862,246

Form 990s for Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-08-18990View PDF
2020-122021-10-26990View PDF
2019-122020-09-29990View PDF
2018-122020-01-23990View PDF
...and 1 more Form 990

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Data update history
January 1, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $5,165,300 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic safety organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesPublic safetyPublic policy
Characteristics
Operates internationallyTax deductible donations
General information
Address
440 N Barranca Ave 2374
Covina, CA 91723
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Website URL
existence.org/ 
Phone
(267) 697-9257
IRS details
EIN
81-4820272
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2017
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
M20: Disaster Preparedness and Relief Service
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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