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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Forecasting and responding to global catastrophes to protect the public.

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3 programs · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Published at least 50 weekly reports detailing the most urgent global risks, as well as 7 additional briefs on tooling and in-depth coverage. Maintained readiness of a team of 5 forecasters to make sense of risks and produce these briefs.

$107Kprogram expense

02

Increased number of newsletter subscribers on global risks from about 1k to about 5k

$85Kprogram expense

03

Built open source software to parse millions of news items to identify global risk signals.

$56Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$80K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$50K

Manifold for Charity INCFY2024$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$155K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$764K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$744K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K

Investment incomeLn 3$702

Money outPt IX

$284K

Ln 25

Programscol B$248K

Managementcol C$37K

Owns and owesPt X

$683K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$700K

Total assetsLn 16$700K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$744K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K

Investment incomeLn 3$702

Total revenueLn 12$764K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$700K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$700K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$700K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

Net assetsLn 32$683K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$206K	$700K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$206K	$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$17K
Net assetsLn 32	$204K	$683K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$47K	$42K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4K	$3K	$358
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$192K	$179K	$13K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K	$125
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$10K	$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$4K	$4K	$427
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10K	$8K	$1K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$284K	$248K	$37K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$764K	$284K	$480K	$683K	990 PDF
FY2024	$215K	$11K	$204K	$204K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $764,034 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,150$743,960

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$19,372

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$702

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,158$764,034

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$50,246

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,461$234,245

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,461$284,491

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $203,697$479,543

Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $764,034 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $19,372 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$743,960

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$743,960

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $702 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$702

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$764,034

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $284,491 across 8 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,000 · Management $4,667$46,667

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,221 · Management $358$3,579

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,635$15,635

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,125 · Management $13,165$192,290

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,121 · Management $125$1,246

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,101 · Management $1,122$11,223

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $3,840 · Management $427$4,267

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,449 · Management $1,135 · Fundraising $0$9,584

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,857 · Management $36,634 · Fundraising $0$284,491

Part X · Balance sheet $699,824 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,072$699,824

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $206,072$699,824

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,375$16,584

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,375$16,584

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,697$683,240

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,697$683,240

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $206,072$699,824

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $683,240 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$764,034

XI-2 Total expenses$284,491

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$479,543

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,697

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$683,240

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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