BERI - Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
webBERI (Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative) is an operational support organization that removes administrative barriers for AI safety and existential risk researchers, enabling them to focus on mission-critical work.
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BERI is an independent nonprofit that provides operational infrastructure—financial management, HR, grant administration, and compliance support—to researchers and organizations working on existential risk reduction and AI safety. Over 9+ years, they have supported 150+ collaborations and deployed $33M+ in program spending. They serve as an operational hub enabling the broader AI safety and existential risk ecosystem to function more efficiently.
Key Points
- •BERI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on improving humanity's long-term survival prospects through operational support for existential risk and AI safety work.
- •They handle administrative complexity (HR, financial management, compliance) so researchers can focus entirely on their mission-critical work.
- •Over 9+ years, BERI has supported 150+ groups/projects, 550+ researchers and staff, and deployed $33M+ in program spending.
- •They support university AI alignment labs, fellowship programs, policy initiatives, and collaborative research hubs globally.
- •BERI acts as an ecosystem enabler, identifying shared challenges and supporting neglected projects to accelerate the field.
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BERI
Catalyzing high-impact work to safeguard humanity’s long-term future.
BERI removes operational barriers to make important work possible.
BERI removes operational barriers to make important work possible.
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Catalyzing high-impact work to safeguard humanity’s long-term future.
BERI removes operational barriers to make important work possible.
What we do
Catalyzing high-impact work to safeguard humanity’s long-term future.
BERI removes operational barriers to make important work possible.
What we do
Who we are
Who we are
BERI is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity with a mission to improve human civilization's long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. We're a small, fully remote team supporting research, policy work, and educational initiatives that advance this mission — currently with a focus on existential risk reduction and AI safety.
What we do
What we do
We handle the operational complexity that slows down important work. Through university collaborations and fiscally sponsored projects, we provide financial management, HR, grant administration, compliance support, and more, enabling teams to focus entirely on their mission-critical work rather than admin and paperwork.
Why it matters
Why it matters
Reducing existential risk requires a thriving ecosystem of researchers, non-profits, think tanks, philanthropists, and other collaborators. BERI serves as the operational hub in this ecosystem by enabling smooth deployment of resources, identifying and solving shared challenges, and supporting neglected projects so that the field can move faster and farther together.
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9+ years
supporting the existential risk field
150+ collabs
groups and projects supported
550+ people
researchers, staff, contractors, and grantees
$33M+ deployed
in program spending since 2017
So researchers can move faster, think deeper, and do more.
9+ years
supporting the existential risk field
150+ collabs
groups and projects supported
550+ people
researchers, staff, contractors, and grantees
$33M+ deployed
in program spending since 2017
So researchers can move faster, think deeper, and do more.
9+ years
supporting the existential risk field
150+
collabs
groups and projects supported
550+ people
researchers, staff, contractors, and grantees
$33M+ deployed
in program spending since 2017
So researchers can move faster, think deeper, and do more.
9+ years
supporting the existential risk field
150+ collabs
groups and projects supported
550+ people
researchers, staff, contractors, and grante
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