ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $5.2M · expenses $9.1M · assets $3.7M

EIN
86-3605182
Address
440 N BARRANCA AVE 9807, COVINA, CA 91723-1722
Website
WWW.ALIGNMENT.ORG
NTEE code
U40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER IS A NON PROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ALIGN FUTURE MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS WITH HUMAN INTERESTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

10 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
Mark Xu RESEARCHER2022-2024 $203,422$796,051 1
Jacob Hilton PRESIDENT2023-2024 $341,265$645,497 1
Kyle Scott TREASURER/SECRETARY2023-2024 $235,704$387,411 2
Eric Neyman RESEARCHER2024 $246,023$246,023 1
David Matolsci RESEARCHER2024 $207,487$207,487 1
Victor Lecomte RESEARCHER2024 $141,263$141,263 1
Lucas Jun Koba Sato MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF2024 $126,696$126,696 1
Elizabeth Barnes (former) EVALS PROJECT LEAD2023 $230,565$230,565 2
Luke Miles (former) MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF2023 $209,289$209,289 1
Hannes Hjalmar Wijk (former) MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF2023 $199,752$199,752 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Buck Shlegeris BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Benjamin Hoskin BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Paul Christiano BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Daniel Dewey BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Holden Karnofsky (former) MEMBER OF THE BOARD (LEFT APRIL 2023)2021-2023 0 $0 reported 2
Holden Karnofsky Sec (former) Treasurer2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 7 paid, $1.5M · 38 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB HILTON PRESIDENT40 $328,284$0$12,981 $341,2651
ERIC NEYMAN RESEARCHER40 $239,060$0$6,963 $246,0231
KYLE SCOTT TREASURER/SECRETARY40 $94,127$141,577$0 $235,7042
DAVID MATOLSCI RESEARCHER40 $200,337$0$7,150 $207,4871
MARK XU RESEARCHER40 $197,284$0$6,138 $203,4221
VICTOR LECOMTE RESEARCHER40 $137,366$0$3,897 $141,2631
LUCAS JUN KOBA SATO MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF40 $122,301$0$4,395 $126,6961
BUCK SHLEGERIS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN HOSKIN BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL CHRISTIANO BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $02
DANIEL DEWEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 6 paid, $1.3M · 28 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB HILTON RESEARCHER40 $298,652$0$5,580 $304,2321
ELIZABETH BARNES EVALS PROJECT LEAD40 $224,576$0$5,989 $230,5652
MARK XU RESEARCHER40 $224,851$0$1,986 $226,8371
LUKE MILES MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF40 $203,601$0$5,688 $209,2891
HANNES HJALMAR WIJK MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF40 $194,290$0$5,462 $199,7522
KYLE SCOTT TREASURER/SECRETARY40 $151,507$0$200 $151,7072
HOLDEN KARNOFSKY MEMBER OF THE BOARD (LEFT APRIL 2023)0 $0$0$0 $02
DANIEL DEWEY MEMBER OF THE BOARD0 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL CHRISTIANO CHAIR OF THE BOARD40 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $366K · 8 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Xu Researcher60 $365,792$0$0 $365,7921
Paul Christiano President60 $0$0$0 $02
Holden Karnofsky Sec Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Dewey Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL CHRISTIANO PRESIDENT60 $0$0$0 $02
HOLDEN KARNOFSKY SECRETARY, TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
DANIEL DEWEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 2 contractors · $240K
NameLocationServicePaid
AARON HOQUEENS, NYENGINEERING SERVICES$127,733
JOSH JACOBSONAUSTIN, TXOPERATIONS SERVICES$112,520

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $4.6M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,219,369$9,054,183 $3,691,533$3,299,798 $5,219,333$0 $435,392386
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,043,597$6,272,135 $7,411,763$7,134,612 $10,043,543$0 $376,083282
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,466,022$1,425,170 $4,716,204$3,363,150 $4,466,000$0 $081
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$475,650$153,352 $323,598$322,298 $475,650$0 $021

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $12,126,830 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$4,172,000 2024$147,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$2,701,000 2024$1,500,000
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EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA Public charity Exact 2022-2023 3$1,654,543 2023$100,000
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GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER” 2021-2022 2$1,515,000 2022$1,250,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$1,451,450 2024$50,450
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$400,000 2023$400,000
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EVERY ORG Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER” 2024 1$132,837 2024$132,837
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$100,000 2023$100,000
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MATS RESEARCH INCCAU40 $6,308,393$2,926,442 CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$123,879 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
OUGHT INCCAU40 $8,185,576$43,510 BOARD MEMBER & CEO$0 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
AQUAYA INSTITUTECAU40 $5,647,416$4,634,532 DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & PROGRAMS$167,114 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
TECHNOLOGY MATTERSCAU40 $4,193,112$3,856,841 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASELO$215,450 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY COUNCILCAU40 $4,434,238$4,478,297 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$392,904 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
THE FORESIGHT INSTITUTECAU40 $9,356,634$3,749,519 CEO$284,435 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTERTXU40 $7,838,125$7,848,486 President & CEO$419,758 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x, similar name
WIRELESS RESEARCH CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINANCU40 $3,663,865$3,644,271 PRESIDENT$203,076 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
PALISADE RESEARCH INCDEU40 $3,232,257$1,508,831 SR RESEARCHER$181,976 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
BASIS RESEARCH INSTITUTENYU40 $4,745,774$2,946,241 PRESIDENT$195,200 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
MILITARY HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMDU40 $5,110,658$5,186,556 PRESIDENT/CE$235,310 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICSILU40 $8,783,704$6,073,124 President CEO$281,000 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
BATTERY INNOVATION CENTER INSTITUTE INCINU40 $3,271,408$4,934,538 SECRETARY/BO$520,625 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
ENGINEERING CONFERENCES INTERNATIONAL INCNYU40 $5,934,887$5,145,218 Exec. Dir./Secr$160,175 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS INCOHU40 $2,799,768$2,469,104 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$166,448 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
LOUISIANA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATIONLAU40 $3,684,037$3,345,313 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
BRINK TECHNOLOGY INCTXU40 $6,733,129$1,839,113 Director, President$100,008 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
LASER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAFLU40 $2,642,681$2,462,386 ED (eff 01/25),GM (thru 12/24)$159,835 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
BUILD CHANGECOU40 $4,595,428$4,475,500 FOUNDER AND CEO$210,013 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
NORTHWEST OHIO INNOVATION CONSORTIUM INCOHU40 $10,151,834$157,746 PRESIDENT$96,000 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
THE ASME FOUNDATION INCNYU40 $5,191,568$3,780,722 DIRECTOR, EX-OFFICIO$2,088,766 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM INCMAU40 $8,709,387$7,014,147 CEO/PRESIDENT$314,504 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS INCDCU40 $8,189,181$8,105,946 EXECUTIVE DIRECT AND CEO$372,374 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
CORTICO CORPORATIONMAU40 $3,634,804$4,831,183 VP OF ENGINEERING$191,141 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
FAR AI INCCAU40 $24,293,765$8,602,996 PRESIDENT/CEO$237,604 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 5x, same state

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$65,928,81660 182010–2024 OPENAI INC; FAR AI INC; INTERNATIONAL FIRST COMMITTEE ASSOCIATION; MATS RESEARCH INC and 14 more
GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$36,454,8809 42016–2024 OPENAI INC; MATS RESEARCH INC; FAR AI INC; OUGHT INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$28,392,21623 92016–2024 FAR AI INC; BUILD CHANGE; PALISADE RESEARCH INC; INTERNATIONAL FIRST COMMITTEE ASSOCIATION and 5 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$23,203,18573 202016–2024 OPENAI INC; CORTICO CORPORATION; BRINK TECHNOLOGY INC; MOZILLA FOUNDATION and 16 more
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$14,623,11225 22011–2024 MOZILLA FOUNDATION; WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM INC
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$13,270,19020 22010–2023 MOZILLA FOUNDATION; CORTICO CORPORATION
ENDOWMENT FOR REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE Private foundation$12,955,0005 12021–2025 HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$11,777,78356 182014–2024 OPENAI INC; 4YOUANDME; MOZILLA FOUNDATION; CORTICO CORPORATION and 14 more
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,552,25020 32011–2024 MOZILLA FOUNDATION; TERC INC; THE FORESIGHT INSTITUTE
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,540,00015 12018–2024 AQUAYA INSTITUTE
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,884,08114 42012–2024 MOZILLA FOUNDATION; AQUAYA INSTITUTE; ENGINEERING CONFERENCES INTERNATIONAL INC; EQUALIZE HEALTH
APHORISM FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,000,0004 22017–2024 OPENAI INC; CORTICO CORPORATION
FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC funds this one Private foundation$4,353,3049 62021–2024 FAR AI INC; PALISADE RESEARCH INC; MATS RESEARCH INC; OUGHT INC and 2 more
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$4,082,23214 82016–2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRST COMMITTEE ASSOCIATION; FAR AI INC; ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY; THE FORESIGHT INSTITUTE and 4 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,111,77057 162019–2025 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS; MOZILLA FOUNDATION; ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY; CHARGING ROBOTICS and 12 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.

2024 · Form 990 · $9,054,183 spent · pay $3,060,609 · grants $4,553,935 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $4,553,935$4,553,935-- 50.3%
Other salaries and wages $2,339,576$2,110,451$226,330$2,795 25.8%
Fees: other services $650,637$629,171$21,466- 7.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $435,392$392,752$42,120$520 4.8%
Occupancy $395,119$365,559$28,839$721 4.4%
Payroll taxes $207,226$182,721$24,351$154 2.3%
Information technology $110,760$87,860$22,900- 1.2%
Other employee benefits $78,415$47,632$30,685$98 0.9%
Fees: legal $72,518$13,512$59,006- 0.8%
Other (as described)RESEARCH AWARDS $62,187$62,187-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $57,624-$57,624- 0.6%
Office expenses $30,202$22,097$8,105- 0.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $20,802$12,866$7,936- 0.2%
Travel $20,046$20,046-- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $19,744$19,744-- 0.2%
Total$9,054,183100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $6,272,135 spent · pay $3,479,531 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,768,613$2,300,133$439,618$28,862 44.1%
Fees: other services $1,546,300$1,383,145$163,155- 24.7%
Information technology $637,981$604,040$33,941- 10.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $376,083$224,576$151,507- 6.0%
Payroll taxes $229,369$177,039$50,281$2,049 3.7%
Occupancy $228,622$175,652$49,315$3,655 3.6%
Fees: legal $143,781$70,098$73,683- 2.3%
Other employee benefits $105,466$75,544$29,922- 1.7%
Office expenses $84,949$56,059$28,890- 1.4%
Fees: management $68,000-$68,000- 1.1%
Travel $41,334$29,649$11,685- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $27,142-$27,142- 0.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $9,490$1,179$8,311- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $3,851$3,851-- 0.1%
Other (as described)OTHER $1,154$1,154-- 0.0%
Total$6,272,135100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,425,170 spent · pay $715,739 · grants $262,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $671,392$630,986$39,910$496 47.1%
Fees: other services $286,244$286,244-- 20.1%
Grants to US individuals $183,000$183,000-- 12.8%
Grants outside the US $74,000$74,000-- 5.2%
Travel $56,017$56,017-- 3.9%
Payroll taxes $39,967$36,310$3,657- 2.8%
Fees: legal $30,778$20,179$10,599- 2.2%
Office expenses $27,050$26,409$641- 1.9%
Information technology $21,709$15,838$5,871- 1.5%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $14,070$12,095$1,975- 1.0%
Occupancy $9,463$9,143$320- 0.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $4,380$3,191$1,189- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $2,100-$2,100- 0.1%
Total$1,425,170100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $153,352 spent · pay $106,436 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $96,497$87,200$9,297- 62.9%
Fees: legal $29,063-$29,063- 19.0%
Office expenses $8,675$7,755$920- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $7,995$6,958$1,037- 5.2%
Occupancy $6,289$5,237$1,052- 4.1%
Other employee benefits $1,944$142$1,802- 1.3%
Fees: other services $1,380$1,295$85- 0.9%
Insurance $777$660$117- 0.5%
Information technology $732-$732- 0.5%
Total$153,352100%

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