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This is the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer page for the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), showing its financial filings, revenue, expenses, and key personnel including Executive Director Dan Hendrycks. Useful for understanding the organizational scale and funding of a major AI safety nonprofit.
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Summary
This ProPublica page provides IRS Form 990 financial data for the Center for Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc (CAIS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in San Francisco. For fiscal year 2024, CAIS reported $10.2M in revenue (93.8% from contributions) and $7.16M in expenses. Key personnel include Executive Director Dan Hendrycks and Policy Lead Nicholas Beckstead.
Key Points
- •CAIS had $10.2M revenue and $7.16M expenses in 2024, with net assets of ~$11.6M.
- •93.8% of revenue comes from charitable contributions, indicating heavy donor dependence.
- •Dan Hendrycks serves as Executive Director with $314K compensation; Jaan Tallin is a board director.
- •Tax-exempt since January 2023 under 501(c)(3) as a science/technology research and public policy institute.
- •Nicholas Beckstead (formerly of Open Philanthropy) serves as Policy Lead, reflecting EA/longtermist funding network ties.
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| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Center for AI Safety | Organization | 42.0 |
10 FactBase facts citing this source
| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for AI Safety | Annual Expenses | $816,760 | 2022 |
| Center for AI Safety | Net Assets | $5.8 million | 2022 |
| Center for AI Safety | Net Assets | $11.6 million | 2024 |
| Center for AI Safety | Annual Expenses | $7.2 million | 2024 |
| Center for AI Safety | Revenue | $10.2 million | 2024 |
| Center for AI Safety | Revenue | $6.7 million | 2022 |
| Center for AI Safety | Total Funding Raised | $33 million | 2025 |
| Center for AI Safety | Revenue | $16.1 million | 2023 |
| Center for AI Safety | Net Assets | $8.5 million | 2023 |
| Center for AI Safety | Annual Expenses | $8.1 million | 2023 |
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Center For Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc
San Francisco, CA
Tax-exempt since Jan. 2023
EIN: 88-1751310
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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 /
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis
(NTEE)
Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
Summary charts: organization finances over time
Revenue $10.2M (2024)
Expenses $7.16M (2024)
Total Assets $12.6M (2024)
Total Liabilities $1.03M (2024)
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2022 to 2024
Tax Filings by Year
Form 990 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.
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024
Extracted Financial Data
Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,235,085
Expenses
$7,163,607
Net Income
$3,071,478
Net Assets
$11,609,718
Notable Sources of Revenue
Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions
$9,596,669
93.8%
Program Services
$256,598
2.5%
Investment Income
$384,256
3.8%
Bond Proceeds
$0
Royalties
$0
Rental Property Income
$0
Net Fundraising
$0
Sales of Assets
-$51,175
Net Inventory Sales
$0
Other Revenue
$48,737
0.5%
Notable Expenses
Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation
$671,182
9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees
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