Grants paid by Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
EIN 81-4820272 · San Diego, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE M20
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative of San Diego, CA (EIN 81-4820272) reported 20 grants paid totaling $6,408,499 to 14 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
$6,408,499
20 grants
Recipients
14
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | $2,425,936 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $1,231,780 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $531,227 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $91,121 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $66,380 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $2,062,055 | — |
Top recipients
The 14 recipients receiving the most from Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, by grants paid, out of 14 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Fdn 20-5205488 | A | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| Mats Research Inc 99-0648563 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $1,521,400 | 2024 |
| Social & Envir Entrepreneurs 95-4116679 | A | Calabasas, CA | 4 | $1,022,223 | 2022 |
| Ctr for Applied Rationality 45-3100226 | A | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $370,125 | 2022 |
| Machine Intell Research Inst 58-2565917 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $300,000 | 2020 |
| International Association for Safe & Ethical Ai 32-0790930 | A | San Diego, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Stanford University 94-1156365 | A | Stanford, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Centre for Effective Altruism 47-1988398 | A | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $56,316 | 2023 |
| Convergence Analysis 83-2842233 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $39,282 | 2020 |
| University of California at Berkeley 94-6002123 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $26,000 | 2023 |
| Leverage Research 45-3989386 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2019 |
| Securebio Inc 88-3068255 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $24,655 | 2024 |
| Rethink Priorities (fiscal Sponsor of Apollo Research) 84-3896318 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Quantified Uncertainty Resrch 84-3847921 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $7,498 | 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 20 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mats Research Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $1,521,400 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202630279349301778 |
| 2024 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202630279349301778 |
| 2024 | International Association for Safe & Ethical Ai San Diego, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202630279349301778 |
| 2024 | Securebio Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $24,655 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202630279349301778 |
| 2024 | Rethink Priorities (fiscal Sponsor of Apollo Research) San Francisco, CA | A | $16,000 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202630279349301778 |
| 2023 | Centre for Effective Altruism San Francisco, CA | A | $40,380 | paid | NEW PROJECT RESEARCH | 202423169349300132 |
| 2023 | University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA | A | $26,000 | paid | SUB GRANT AWARD | 202423169349300132 |
| 2022 | Ctr for Applied Rationality Berkeley, CA | A | $70,125 | paid | Lightcone infrastructure | 202343129349304714 |
| 2022 | Social & Envir Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | A | $20,996 | paid | Survival and Flourishing | 202343129349304714 |
| 2021 | Social & Envir Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | A | $531,227 | paid | Survival and Flourishing | 202232309349301518 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Fdn Mountain View, CA | A | $500,000 | paid | Survival and Flourishing Fund | 202112999349301231 |
| 2020 | Social & Envir Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | A | $385,000 | paid | Survival and Flourishing | 202112999349301231 |
| 2020 | Machine Intell Research Inst Berkeley, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | General support | 202112999349301231 |
| 2020 | Convergence Analysis Berkeley, CA | A | $39,282 | paid | General support | 202112999349301231 |
| 2020 | Quantified Uncertainty Resrch San Francisco, CA | A | $7,498 | paid | General support | 202112999349301231 |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley Community Fdn Mountain View, CA | A | $2,000,000 | paid | Survival and Flourishing Fund | 202002249349301790 |
| 2019 | Ctr for Applied Rationality Berkeley, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | General support | 202002249349301790 |
| 2019 | Social & Envir Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | A | $85,000 | paid | Global Catastrophic Risk Institute | 202002249349301790 |
| 2019 | Leverage Research Oakland, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202002249349301790 |
| 2019 | Centre for Effective Altruism Berkeley, CA | A | $15,936 | paid | General support | 202002249349301790 |
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 | 202630279349301778 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423169349300132 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343129349304714 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202232309349301518 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202112999349301231 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202002249349301790 |
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/814820272.json.
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