Grants paid by Future of Life Institute
EIN 47-1052538 · Narberth, MA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U99
Future of Life Institute of Narberth, MA (EIN 47-1052538) reported 40 grants paid totaling $108,890,443 to 25 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$108,890,443
40 grants
Recipients
25
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | $1,000,114 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $38,500 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $13,370,000 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $79,257,050 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $8,938,822 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | $6,285,957 | — |
Top recipients
The 25 recipients receiving the most from Future of Life Institute, by grants paid, out of 25 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightcone Foundation 92-0636259 | A | Sparks, NV | 2 | $56,518,058 | 2023 |
| Future of Life Foundation 88-0926067 | A | Campbell, CA | 1 | $25,025,000 | 2022 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 20-5205488 | A | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $12,470,096 | 2024 |
| Improve the News Foundation 85-3391849 | A | New Castle, DE | 3 | $8,300,000 | 2023 |
| International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Inc 32-0790930 | A | San Diego, CA | 1 | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| Biocomplexity Survival Alliance 88-1628390 | A | Scotts Valley, CA | 2 | $1,282,685 | 2024 |
| Caf America 43-1634280 | A | Alexandria, VA | 2 | $912,125 | 2024 |
| Federation of American Scientists 23-7185827 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $750,000 | 2024 |
| Nonviolence International | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $558,744 | 2019 |
| Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative 81-4820272 | A | Covina, CA | 1 | $365,000 | 2024 |
| Foresight Institute 77-0119168 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $247,000 | 2024 |
| Pax Christi Fund for Peace 46-2407872 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $223,494 | 2019 |
| The Future Society 81-3568099 | A | Boston, MA | 4 | $205,000 | 2023 |
| Good Ventures Foundation 46-1008520 | A | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $161,865 | 2022 |
| Longview Philantrophy USA Inc 93-2664730 | A | Claymont, DE | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Scientists Against Inhumane Weapons 83-3624064 | B | Watertown, MA | 2 | $97,876 | 2019 |
| Yale Law School | U | New Haven, CT | 2 | $50,000 | 2019 |
| Ieee 13-1656633 | A | Piscataway, NJ | 1 | $37,500 | 2020 |
| Future Coalition 82-3045346 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Metagov 85-3442527 | A | Brookline, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Legal Priorities Inc 85-1024198 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Effct 83-3064231 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Center for Applied Rationality 45-3100226 | C | Berkely, CA | 2 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | C | Boulder, CO | 2 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Sapiens Plurum 47-5401953 | A | Peterborough, NH | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 40 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | A | $2,470,096 | paid | SUPPORT SPONSORED PROJECTS ENCODE, TARBELL, THE ELDERS, THE COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE PROJECT, AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INTO THE CONSEQUENCES OF NUCLEAR WAR. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Inc San Diego, CA | A | $1,500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ADDRESSING THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID ADVANCES IN AI | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Federation of American Scientists Washington, DC | A | $750,000 | paid | TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON GLOBAL RISK. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Caf America Alexandria, VA | A | $619,861 | paid | SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INTO THE CONSEQUENCES OF NUCLEAR WAR. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative Covina, CA | A | $365,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR HUMAN-COMPATIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHAI). | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Foresight Institute San Francisco, CA | A | $247,000 | paid | SUPPORT TO DESIGN AND CREATE WORLDBUILDING COURSE AND TOOLBOX. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Wise Ancestors Scotts Valley, CA | A | $169,000 | paid | CONSERVATION OF EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Longview Philantrophy USA Inc Claymont, DE | A | $100,000 | paid | FINDING SOLUTIONS TO COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Future Coalition Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | ADVOCACY FOR A FUTURE WITH HUMAN-CENTERED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Legal Priorities Inc Boston, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION DESIGN. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Metagov Brookline, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION DESIGN. | 202523119349303667 |
| 2024 | Effct Denver, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPERINTELLIGENCE IMAGINED CONTEST AWARD | 202523119349303667 |
| 2023 | Lightcone Foundation Sparks, NV | A | $6,511,558 | paid | GRANT TO FUND LIGHTCONE FOUNDATION | 202521139349301937 |
| 2023 | Improve the News Foundation New Castle, DE | A | $2,100,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT ITNS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE INFORMATIONAL ECOSYSTEM | 202521139349301937 |
| 2023 | Caf America Alexandria, VA | A | $292,264 | paid | TO SUPPORT SPONSORED PROJECTS TEESIDE UNIVERSITY, UQAM FOUNDATION AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS | 202521139349301937 |
| 2023 | The Future Society Boston, MA | A | $35,000 | paid | ADVOCACY TO ALIGN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH BETTER GOVERNANCE | 202521139349301937 |
| 2022 | Lightcone Foundation Sparks, NV | A | $50,006,500 + $112,581,167 non-cash | paid | GRANT TO ESTABLISH THE LIGHTCONE FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION TO FLI | 202510309349301606 |
| 2022 | Future of Life Foundation Campbell, CA | A | $25,025,000 | paid | GRANT TO ESTABLISH AND FUND THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION TO FLI | 202510309349301606 |
| 2022 | Improve the News Foundation New Castle, DE | A | $2,950,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT ITNS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE INFORMATIONAL ECOSYSTEM | 202510309349301606 |
| 2022 | Biocomplexity Survival Alliance Scotts Valley, CA | A | $1,113,685 | paid | SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE WISE ANCESTORS PLATFORM, SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION OF EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY | 202510309349301606 |
| 2022 | Good Ventures Foundation Palo Alto, CA | A | $161,865 | paid | SUPPORT FOR AI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTING PROMISING MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCHERS | 202510309349301606 |
| 2021 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | A | $10,000,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF FLI'S MISSION | 202400669349300240 |
| 2021 | Improve the News Foundation | A | $3,250,000 | paid | IMPROVED TRUTH-FINDING TOOLS | 202400669349300240 |
| 2021 | The Future Society | A | $120,000 | paid | ADVOCACY AROUND THE EU AI ACT | 202400669349300240 |
| 2020 | Ieee Piscataway, NJ | A | $37,500 | paid | SUPPORT RESEARCH AND OUTREACH | 202123199349312107 |
| 2020 | Sapiens Plurum Peterborough, NH | A | $1,000 | paid | SUPPORT OUTREACH | 202123199349312107 |
| 2019 | Nonviolence International Washington, DC | U | $279,372 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Nonviolence International Washington, DC | U | $279,372 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Pax Christi Fund for Peace Washington, DC | A | $111,747 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Pax Christi Fund for Peace Washington, DC | A | $111,747 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Scientists Against Inhumane Weapons Watertown, MA | B | $48,938 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Scientists Against Inhumane Weapons Watertown, MA | B | $48,938 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | The Future Society Somerville, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROJECT ON AI FOR HEALTH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | The Future Society Somerville, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROJECT ON AI FOR HEALTH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Yale Law School New Haven, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT LEGAL RESEARCH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Yale Law School New Haven, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT LEGAL RESEARCH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | University of Colorado Foundation Boulder, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | University of Colorado Foundation Boulder, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Center for Applied Rationality Berkely, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
| 2019 | Center for Applied Rationality Berkely, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATION & OUTREACH | 202043219349312049 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523119349303667 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202521139349301937 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202510309349301606 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202400669349300240 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123199349312107 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202043219349312049 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/471052538.json.
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