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The 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.

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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

 
 
 
 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 
 
 $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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