Civic Intelligence

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

EIN 81-4820272 • 501(c)3 • Covina, CA

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To improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. Currently, our main strategy is collaborating with university research groups working to reduce existential risk, by providing them with free services and support.

440 N Barranca Ave 2374Covina, CA 91723

www.existence.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

36th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

25th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

9th percentile

-31%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-13%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-8.4%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets36th percentile

Assets

Down

$4,546,512

Down $2,445,794 (-35%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$237,080

Down $638,604 (-73%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$4,309,432

Down $1,807,190 (-30%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue25th percentileNet Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Down

$5,758,271

Down $1,510,581 (-21%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$7,565,461

Up $612,973 (+8.8%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$1,807,190

Down $2,123,554 (-671%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2017: $7,678,082Liabilities 2017: $67,964Net Assets 2017: $7,610,1182017Assets 2018: $5,875,157Liabilities 2018: $436,493Net Assets 2018: $5,438,6642018Assets 2019: $3,111,458Liabilities 2019: $254,420Net Assets 2019: $2,857,0382019Assets 2020: $2,092,656Liabilities 2020: $88,141Net Assets 2020: $2,004,5152020Assets 2021: $2,447,686Liabilities 2021: $74,980Net Assets 2021: $2,372,7062021Assets 2022: $6,024,691Liabilities 2022: $224,433Net Assets 2022: $5,800,2582022Assets 2023: $6,992,306Liabilities 2023: $875,684Net Assets 2023: $6,116,6222023Assets 2024: $4,546,512Liabilities 2024: $237,080Net Assets 2024: $4,309,4322024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$4,546,512
Liabilities$237,080
Net Assets$4,309,432
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2017: $8,278,780Expenses 2017: $668,662Net Income 2017: $7,610,1182017Revenue 2018: $1,668,068Expenses 2018: $3,839,522Net Income 2018: -$2,171,4542018Revenue 2019: $860,570Expenses 2019: $3,505,219Net Income 2019: -$2,644,6492019Revenue 2020: $1,951,993Expenses 2020: $2,804,516Net Income 2020: -$852,5232020Revenue 2021: $2,796,484Expenses 2021: $2,449,349Net Income 2021: $347,1352021Revenue 2022: $6,862,246Expenses 2022: $3,434,694Net Income 2022: $3,427,5522022Revenue 2023: $7,268,852Expenses 2023: $6,952,488Net Income 2023: $316,3642023Revenue 2024: $5,758,271Expenses 2024: $7,565,461Net Income 2024: -$1,807,1902024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$5,758,271
Expenses$7,565,461
Net Income-$1,807,190
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,546,512
Liabilities
$237,080
Net assets
$4,309,432
Revenue
$5,758,271
Expenses
$7,565,461
Net income
-$1,807,190
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.55$0.24$4.31$5.76$7.57$1.81
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.99$0.88$6.12$7.27$6.95$0.32
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.02$0.22$5.80$6.86$3.43$3.43
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.45$0.07$2.37$2.80$2.45$0.35
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.09$0.09$2.00$1.95$2.80$0.85
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.11$0.25$2.86$0.86$3.51$2.64
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.88$0.44$5.44$1.67$3.84$2.17
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.68$0.07$7.61$8.28$0.67$7.61
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jan 27, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$5,758,271
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our mission is to improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing. Currently, our main strategy is to take on ethical and legal responsibility, as a collaborator, for projects deemed to be important for reducing existential risk. These projects mostly revolve around reducing risk from technologies that may pose significant civilization-scale dangers, as determined by research collaborators who have adopted existential risk reduction as both their primary career ambition and their primary area of intellectual focus.

To improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$4,794,710$2,239,381▼ $2,555,329
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$1,163,772$1,467,103▲ $303,331
Accounts Receivable$53,197$391,591▲ $338,394
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$558,739$385,903▼ $172,836
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$421,888$62,534▼ $359,354
Total Assets$6,992,306$4,546,512▼ $2,445,794
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$875,684$237,080▼ $638,604
Total Liabilities$875,684$237,080▼ $638,604
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$5,419,467$3,417,934▼ $2,001,533
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$697,155$891,498▲ $194,343
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$6,116,622$4,309,432▼ $1,807,190
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$6,992,306$4,546,512▼ $2,445,794

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$385,903$322,605$708,508
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Anthony BarrettSenior Policy AnalystFT$212,733$18,312$231,045
Ian BakerMachine Learning EngineerFT$155,625$15,205$170,830
Sawyer BernathSecretary, Executive DirectorFT$150,352$9,956$160,308
Elizabeth CooperExecutive DirectorFT$127,500$2,155$129,655

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Andrew CritchBoard Chair, President
Charles Jess RiedelBoard Member, Treasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Clearview Studios LLCProfessional Services18 BARTOL STREET 1232, San Francisco, CA 94133$108,834
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$4,943,622
Program Service Revenue
$673,250
Investment Income
$132,996
Other Revenue
$8,403
All Other Contributions
$4,943,622
Change in Net Assets
$-1,807,190

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$5,758,271
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$5,758,271
Total Revenue per Form 990
$5,758,271
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$3,510,289
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$2,541,655
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,513,517
Total Fundraising Expense$4,176
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Orgs$2,062,055--$2,062,055
Fees for Services Other$1,213,800$39,206-$1,253,006
Travel$1,183,119$12,865-$1,195,984
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$546,448$143,317$2,074$691,839
Other Salaries and Wages$515,896$136,901$2,102$654,899
Information Technology$281,387$5,809-$287,196
Foreign Grants$286,000--$286,000
Occupancy$260,862$3,670-$264,532
Grants to Domestic Individuals$193,600--$193,600
Depreciation Depletion$174,545--$174,545
Conferences and Meetings$144,277$3,207-$147,484
Payroll Taxes$78,384$20,581-$98,965
Other Employee Benefits$54,826$12,069-$66,895
Office Expenses$60,866$2,678-$63,544
Fees for Services Legal$37,430$1,209-$38,639
Fees for Services Accounting$31,309$1,011-$32,320
Advertising$19,638--$19,638
Other Expenses$2,933$16,509-$16,509
Insurance-$13,959-$13,959
Pension Plan Contributions$753$166-$919
Total Functional Expenses$7,148,128$413,157$4,176$7,565,461

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$7,565,461
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$7,565,461
Total Expenses per Form 990$7,565,461
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Mats Research IncBerkeley, CA501c3Sub Grant Award$1,521,400
International Association for Safe & Ethical AiSan Diego, CA501c3Sub Grant Award$250,000
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA501c3Sub Grant Award$250,000
Securebio IncCambridge, MA501c3Sub Grant Award$24,655
Rethink Priorities (fiscal Sponsor of Apollo Research)San Francisco, CA501c3Sub Grant Award$16,000

International Summary

Employees
33
Spending
$629,498

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
Europe Including Iceland and GreenlandGrant Making---$254,933
Europe Including Iceland and GreenlandProgram ServicesCollaborations Program-25$171,223
North AmericaProgram ServicesCollaborations Program-3$73,425
East Asia and the PacificProgram ServicesCollaborations Program-5$59,824
South AmericaProgram ServicesCollaborations Program--$20,000
East Asia and the PacificGrant Making---$13,067
Russia and the Neighboring StatesProgram ServicesCollaborations Program--$10,500
Sub-Saharan AfricaGrant Making---$9,200
North AmericaGrant Making---$8,800
South AsiaProgram ServicesCollaborations Program--$8,526
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Federal income taxes-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“After the preparation, the form is reviewed by the executive director. Once they approve the form is distributed to the board of directors, each of whom must individually state that they approve the submission of the document as written.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
EIN
81-4820272
Phone
5104956030
Address
440 N BARRANCA AVE 2374, COVINA, CA 91723

Signing Officer

Name
Elizabeth Cooper
Title
Executive Director
Phone
5104956030
Signed
2026-01-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Elizabeth Cooper
Formed
2017
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
3
Independent Board Members
2
Employees
36
Volunteers
2

Preparer

Firm
Alta CPA Group
Address
59 Franklin St 2nd Floor, Annapolis, MD 21401
Preparer
Jeffrey Griffith
Phone
4103495101
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

“Program fee for service 1,213,800, administrative fee for service 39,206.”

Financial Statement Notes

X 2

“The internal revenue service and the california franchise tax board have determined that the organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under irc 501c3 and california rtc 23701d. The organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of december 31, 2024 and 2023 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The organization tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.”

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