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This ProPublica page serves as a financial transparency resource for MIRI, one of the oldest dedicated AI alignment research organizations; useful for researchers tracking funding flows in the AI safety ecosystem.

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ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer page for the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), providing publicly available financial and organizational data filed with the IRS. This includes Form 990 filings showing MIRI's revenue, expenses, executive compensation, and programmatic activities over multiple years.

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  • Provides access to MIRI's IRS Form 990 filings, offering transparency into the organization's finances and operations
  • Shows historical revenue trends, donor contributions, and how funds are allocated across research and administrative costs
  • Includes executive compensation data for MIRI leadership such as Eliezer Yudkowsky and other key staff
  • Useful for tracking MIRI's organizational growth and funding levels as a major AI safety research nonprofit
  • EIN 58-2565917 identifies MIRI as a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization

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# Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc

- Berkeley, CA
- Tax-exempt since April 2001

- EIN: 58-2565917

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## Organization summary

### Type of Nonprofit

**Designated as a 501(c)(3)**Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

**Category**:
Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services /
Computer Science
[(NTEE)](https://nccs.urban.org/search?keywords=NTEE)

**Donations to this organization are tax deductible.**

### Summary charts: organization finances over time

#### Revenue    $1.53M (2024)

20102024$0$10M$20M$30M

#### Expenses    $6.51M (2024)

20102024$0$2M$4M$6M$8M

#### Total Assets    $16.5M (2024)

20102024$0$10M$20M$30M

#### Total Liabilities    $1.25M (2024)

20102024$0$500k$1M$1.5M

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2024

## Tax Filings by Year

**[Form 990](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f990.pdf)** is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS.
Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

### Fiscal Year Ending Dec.  2024

#### Extracted Financial Data

##### Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Revenue

$1,534,913


Expenses

$6,508,701


Net Income

 -$4,973,788


Net Assets

$15,242,215


| Notable Sources of Revenue |  | Percent of Total Revenue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contributions | $595,907 | 38.8% |
| Program Services | $0 |  |
| Investment Income | $619,340 | 40.4% |
| Bond Proceeds | $0 |  |
| Royalties | $0 |  |
| Rental Property Income | $0 |  |
| Net Fundraising | $0 |  |
| Sales of Assets | $274,675 | 17.9% |
| Net Inventory Sales | $0 |  |
| Other Revenue | $44,991 | 2.9% |

| Notable Expenses |  | Percent of Total Expenses |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Executive Compensation | $3,132,826 | 48.1% |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |  |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $1,173,478 | 18.0% |

| Assets/Debt |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total Assets 

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