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CFAR (Center for Applied Rationality) has played a role in the AI safety ecosystem by training researchers in rationality skills; this 990 report is a financial transparency document useful for understanding the organization's operations and funding, rather than a primary source on AI safety research.

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This page provides access to the IRS Form 990 tax filings for the Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), a nonprofit organization focused on teaching rationality skills to individuals working on important problems including AI safety. The 990 reports offer transparency into CFAR's financials, leadership, and organizational activities over time.

Key Points

  • IRS 990 filings reveal CFAR's revenue, expenses, and financial health as a nonprofit organization
  • CFAR has historically run workshops aimed at improving reasoning and decision-making for people working on existential risk reduction including AI safety
  • The filings disclose key personnel, compensation, and board governance information
  • 990 data allows assessment of CFAR's organizational scale and funding sources over multiple years
  • CFAR is closely associated with the rationalist community and has been a pipeline for AI safety researchers and EA community members

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 Center for Applied Rationality - EIN 453100226

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 Center for Applied Rationality, based in Berkeley, CA, is a public charity with assets of $23,039,646. Their grant-making focuses on Education, Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis, and Medical Research. Typical awards are $8,000, with 0 live grant opportunities. Our financial data is sourced from digitized IRS Form 990s and was last updated Mar 9, 2026.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Based on most recent IRS 990 filing (2024)

 
 
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 Total assets $23,039,646 
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 Berkeley CA, 94705
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 453100226 
 
 
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 Address 2740 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705 
 
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 Ruben Bloom 
 
 
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 Rafe Kennedy 
 
 
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