Become a leading institution in research and development that focuses on reimagining the relationship between human and ai and preparing for its profound impacts on society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$432K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$234K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$537K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$529K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$101K
FY2025▲ +317%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2022−$4K
FY2023−$20K
FY2024−$46K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.6M Management & general 1% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $432K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Treasurer
$197,091Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Software Engineer
$108,948Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP
$91,242Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Clerk
$34,675Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Xie’s $197K as CEO/Treasurer is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Charles Xie$197,091$193,767$190,072$180,766$154,766
Xiaotong Ding$108,948———$27,720
Dylan Bulesco$91,242————
Shannon Sung————$71,513
Rundong Jiang————$60,597
Dylan Bulseco—$45,769$20,561$3,340$2,506
Kenneth Yang$34,675$3,091$13,563$25,291$23,415
Xudong Huang————$12,533

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Advance research on human-machine relationships and their societal impacts.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Science and engineering education for infrastructure transformation - this project develops the ai-enabled aladdin CAD/CAE software to support scientific inquiry and engineering design for secondary schools.

$505Kprogram expense
02

Developing and Testing Innovations

Connecting indigenous culture and integrated stem in hawaii through smart agtech - this is an initiative that engages high school students in hawaii with hands-on, place-based stem learning centered on traditional hawaiian fishponds, aquaculture, and environmental science.

$358Kprogram expense
03

Educating Generative Designers in Engineering

In collaboration with the university of texas at austin, this project develops generative design software that supports the research and development of generative design thinking.

$244Kprogram expense

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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
Spelman CollegeFY2024$13K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$258K$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K$234K
Net assetsLn 32−$46K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$439K$438K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$339K$339K$7
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$38K$79
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K$48
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K$94
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$1K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$225K$225K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K$475
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$555$538$17
InsuranceLn 23$625$625
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$484K$474K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$55$55
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$147K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$26K−$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$16K−$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M−$11K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $537K$529K$8K$8K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,805,187 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $870,087$1,805,187
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $211,163$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,081,250$1,805,187
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 $564,857$897,424
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $542,893$760,406
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,107,750$1,657,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,500$147,357
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,805,187 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,789,716
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,805,187
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,805,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,657,830 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $437,525 · Management $1,224$438,749
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $338,619 · Management $7$338,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,627 · Management $79$37,706
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,244 · Management $48$27,292
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,957 · Management $94$55,051
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,020$1,020
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,464 · Management $6,619$8,083
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $224,740$224,740
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,675 · Management $475$15,150
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,118$9,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,194 · Management $6$17,200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $538 · Management $17$555
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $625$625
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $474,217 · Management $9,643$483,860
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $55$55
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,637,918 · Management $19,912 · Fundraising $0$1,657,830
Part X · Balance sheet $334,387 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,869$119,496
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $229,566$214,891
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $258,435$334,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $245,420$174,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $304,920$233,515
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$46,485$100,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$46,485$100,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $258,435$334,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,805,187
XI-2 Total expenses$1,657,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$46,485
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,872

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

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