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SEISMIC CATALYST FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $5.2M · expenses $2.8M · assets $2.6M

EIN
33-3325360
Address
211 W 9TH ST 983, WILMINGTON, DE 19801-1619
Website
WWW.SEISMIC.ORG
NTEE code
U41
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN A MANNER THAT IS SAFE, FAIR AND BENEFICIAL FOR OUR SOCIETY AND OUR FUTURE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sander Volten CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2025 $277,853$277,853 1
Alona Elkayam CREATIVE OFFICER2025 $137,958$137,958 1
Philip Trippenbach STRATEGY DIRECTOR2025 $110,766$110,766 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael Mccormick DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 2
Kellie Liket SECRETARY2025 1 $0 reported 5
Maximillian Henderson DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $527K · 11 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SANDER VOLTEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $271,971$0$5,882 $277,8531
ALONA ELKAYAM CREATIVE OFFICER40 $133,170$0$4,788 $137,9581
PHILIP TRIPPENBACH STRATEGY DIRECTOR40 $110,463$0$303 $110,7661
MICHAEL MCCORMICK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MAXIMILLIAN HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLIE LIKET SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $05

Highest-paid independent contractors

2025 · 2 contractors · $1.1M
NameLocationServicePaid
THE CORNER SHOP PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDLONDONMEDIA PRODUCTION$986,944
BLUE STATE UK LIMITEDLONDONRESEARCH SERVICES$150,000

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,248,744$2,781,299 $2,591,930$2,467,445 $5,248,744$0 $277,853113

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATIONORU41 $4,086,997$5,765,854 Security Developer-in-Residence$238,657 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATIONNYU41 $3,113,266$4,015,278 SR. DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS$197,334 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INCORU41 $10,336,769$18,017,578 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT$226,131 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
REAL ESTATE STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONNCU41 $3,271,731$3,260,972 VICE CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ORGANIZATION FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND CURRICULUMORU41 $3,759,949$5,113,808 EXECUTIVE DI$616,823 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
BANYAN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION INCGAU41 $10,000,000$1,000,000 PRESIDENT DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
EMPIRE AI CONSORTIUMNYU41 $10,000,000$649,467 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVESVAU41 $3,094,378$3,362,851 PRESIDENT & CEO$311,605 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
PARTNERSHIP ON AI TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND SOCIETYCAU41 $9,023,889$8,372,133 CEO$368,023 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
FREE CODE CAMP INCTXU41 $2,986,509$1,653,194 Exec Dir/Treas$325,000 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
THE HDF GROUPILU41 $3,045,316$3,150,048 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$208,669 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ELEUTHERAI INSTITUTEDCU41 $2,808,142$2,574,843 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$200,000 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY INCNYU41 $3,214,723$3,805,350 President and Executive Director$241,142 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
EAST ASIAN OBSERVATORYHIU41 $3,014,426$3,967,146 EAO/JCMT DEPUTY DIRECTOR$119,780 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEDCU41 $5,074,737$4,386,058 Executive Director$225,120 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
LUMITYILU41 $2,922,516$2,844,247 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$163,308 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
POWERMYLEARNING INCNYU41 $5,876,922$7,384,489 MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECH. & ARC$252,663 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
KANREN INCKSU41 $6,677,948$5,714,747 EXECUTIVE DI$207,358 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT FUND INCILU41 $2,725,898$2,368,397 VP - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$181,980 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$33,727,53855 162010–2024 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC; CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; THE FREEBSD FOUNDATION; POWERMYLEARNING INC and 12 more
VALHALLA FOUNDATION Private foundation$17,084,0005 12020–2024 WATERFORD INSTITUTE INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$15,933,59824 102014–2024 WATERFORD INSTITUTE INC; AI FOR GOOD FOUNDATION; BEAGLEBOARD ORG FOUNDATION; HACK FOUNDATION and 6 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$12,948,22192 202016–2024 SCRATCH FOUNDATION; WATERFORD INSTITUTE INC; NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; RISEUP LABS and 16 more
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$7,381,26714 72018–2024 SCRATCH FOUNDATION; NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; HACK FOUNDATION; LUMITY and 3 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $2,781,299 spent · pay $845,036 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION EXPENSES $1,213,483$1,213,483-- 43.6%
Other salaries and wages $540,461$474,739$50,448$15,274 19.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $277,853$138,927$83,355$55,571 10.0%
Fees: other services $176,850$96,003$80,847- 6.4%
Other (as described)RESEARCH EXPENSES $150,000$150,000-- 5.4%
Fees: management $113,527$85,341$18,451$9,735 4.1%
Travel $87,247$52,348$13,087$21,812 3.1%
Office expenses $56,792-$56,792- 2.0%
Fees: legal $44,304-$44,304- 1.6%
Occupancy $39,476$29,675$6,416$3,385 1.4%
Other employee benefits $18,604$14,560$2,710$1,334 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $17,727$17,727-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $16,725-$16,725- 0.6%
Information technology $12,077-$12,077- 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $8,118$7,008$825$285 0.3%
Insurance $8,055-$8,055- 0.3%
Total$2,781,299100%

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