Council On Strategic Risks - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
webThe Council on Strategic Risks is a nonprofit think tank focused on catastrophic and existential risks including biosecurity, climate security, and nuclear threats, which overlap significantly with AI safety concerns around catastrophic risk governance.
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This ProPublica page provides financial and organizational data for the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), a Washington DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on research and policy analysis around strategic and catastrophic risks. CSR had $6.47M in revenue and $5.42M in expenses in 2024, funded almost entirely by contributions. The organization employs researchers and fellows working on biosecurity, climate security, and related catastrophic risk domains.
Key Points
- •Council on Strategic Risks is a DC-based nonprofit research institute focused on catastrophic and strategic risks including biosecurity and climate security.
- •Organization had $6.47M revenue in 2024, with 97.9% from contributions, indicating philanthropic funding model.
- •CEO Christine Parthemore leads the organization with a team including program directors for climate security and biosecurity.
- •Board includes notable figures like Sherri Goodman and Rose Gottemoeller with backgrounds in national security and arms control.
- •Classified as a public policy research institute under NTEE, relevant to governance of existential and catastrophic risks.
18 FactBase facts citing this source
| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $5.3M | 2023 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $1.2M | 2020 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $593K | 2019 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $5.6M | 2022 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $5M | 2022 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $379K | 2018 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $381K | 2018 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $897K | 2019 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $4.1M | 2023 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $685K | 2019 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $3.7M | 2023 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $3.3M | 2022 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $4M | 2021 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Annual Expenses | $2.2M | 2021 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Net Assets | $1.8M | 2020 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $2.3M | 2020 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $4.3M | 2021 |
| Council on Strategic Risks | Revenue | $755K | 2018 |
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Council On Strategic Risks
Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since March 2018
EIN: 82-3106472
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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 :
Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other /
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis
(NTEE)
Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
Summary charts: organization finances over time
Revenue $6.47M (2024)
Expenses $5.42M (2024)
Total Assets $5.44M (2024)
Total Liabilities $321k (2024)
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 to 2024
Tax Filings by Year
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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
$6,468,877
Expenses
$5,418,668
Net Income
$1,050,209
Net Assets
$5,116,446
Notable Sources of Revenue
Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions
$6,335,358
97.9%
Program Services
$0
Investment Income
$133,519
2.1%
Bond Proceeds
$0
Royalties
$0
Rental Property Income
$0
Net Fundraising
$0
Sales of Assets
$0
Net Inventory Sales
$0
Other Revenue
$0
Notable Expenses
Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation
$265,085
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees
$0
Other Salaries and Wages
$2,947,780
54.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets
$5,437,411
Total Liabilities
$320,965
Net Assets
$5,116,446
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers
Compensation
Related
Other
Christine Parthemore
(Ceo)
$265,085
$0
$15,905
John Moulton
(Deputy Director)
$194,508
$0
$11,671
Catherine Dill
(Coo)
$193,920
$0
$18,107
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