Machine Intelligence Research Institute (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
webThis 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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Summary
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.
Key Points
- •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
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)
Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
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.
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
$16,493,789
Total Liabilities
$1,251,574
Net Assets
$15,242,215
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers
Compensation
Related
Other
Eliezer Yudkowsky
(Chair, Head Researcher)
$599,970
$0
$12,018
Scott Garrabrant
(Employee)
$296,735
$0
$222,834
Malo Bourgon
(Chief Executive Officer)
$241,531
$0
$19,004
Benya Fallenstein
(Research Fellow)
$239,947
$0
$11,351
Nate Soares
(President)
$236,614
$0
$10,635
Lisa Thiergart
(Employee)
$219,947
$0
$8,926
Gretta Duleba
(Employee)
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