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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.

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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