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Connects technical AI-risk work with wider public influence
The Center for AI Safety is a US nonprofit combining technical work on advanced-AI risks with public communication. Its connections include philanthropic grants, scientific and organizational leadership, and creator programmes. Its associated Action Fund is a separate organization with its own funding records.
CAIS works on reducing risks from advanced AI and combines research with public advocacy. Dan Hendrycks is a prominent figure in that work, and FLI’s biography of Jaan Tallinn identifies Tallinn’s CAIS board role. These relationships connect a technical research institution with donors and organizations elsewhere in the AI-risk field.
The historical resources include four Good Ventures awards totaling about $12.49 million between November 2022 and October 2023. The final award was listed as an exit grant. Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s 2023 return also records a $1,455,200 cash grant. These records explain a significant resource base during that period and give the organization a financial history extending beyond its most visible public statements.
CAIS also appears in Frame’s creator-training network. Frame names it as a participating organization and describes contracts involving creators Mikey Posada and Veronica Hylak. This is a practical route by which an organization working on technical risk can gain communication capacity: creators receive access, experience and opportunities while an institution can reach people beyond its specialist audience.
The Center for AI Safety Action Fund should be followed through its separate record. Tallinn’s donor ledger reports $3.221 million associated with that fund across five 2023–2024 entries. Keeping the two organizations legible helps readers understand which body is carrying out which work. The broader significance of CAIS remains the way technical research, philanthropic backing and public communication reinforce one another.
Assessment updated 2026-09-12
Center for AI Safety → CAIS potential-refund reserve
Year ended 2023-12-31
2023 Schedule D Part X uses conditional reserve language; this entry is not a payment receipt. Financial details: value: 5,259,802; currency: USD; kind: potential refund reserve; period: Year ended 2023-12-31 Amount basis: carrying value
Center for AI Safety → CAIS 2024 liability close
Year ended 2024-12-31
2024 return carries $5,259,802 at opening. Closing other liabilities are $483,825, solely an operating lease liability in Schedule D. Cash settlement versus release/reclassification is unspecified.
Aidan O’Gara → Center for AI Safety
2023
Historical author affiliation, not a verified present job or funding relationship.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Center for AI Safety
2023
Filed calendar-2023 grant; upstream donor/account unknown.
Jaan Tallinn → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
FLI official biography supplies CAIS governance bridge.
Dan Hendrycks → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
Current organization biography at cutoff.
Center for AI Safety → FTX debtors / bankruptcy estate
2023-12-16 filing
Court-filed disclosure lists CAIS among completed donation-recovery resolutions. This is a party's filed account; exact agreement, payment mechanics and reserve reconciliation remain missing. Financial details: value: 5,200,000; currency: USD; kind: party-reported settlement resolution; period: 2023-12-16 filing Amount basis: reported settlement
Good Ventures → Center for AI Safety
2023-10
Indexed first-party historical award record; not verified cash received or current sponsorship. Source identifies this as an exit grant. Financial details: value: 1,866,559; currency: USD; kind: exit grant award; period: 2023-10 Amount basis: indexed award
Jaan Tallinn → Board member → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
FLI official biography supplies CAIS governance bridge.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation → $1,455,200 cash grant → Center for AI Safety
2023
Filed calendar-2023 grant; upstream donor/account unknown.
Future of Life Institute → $22,000 recommended grant → Center for AI Safety
2023
Reported by the cited source
2023 general-support recommendation/allocation disclosure; not bank-level receipt proof.
Dan Hendrycks → Executive / research director → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
Current organization biography at cutoff.
Center for AI Safety → was announced as a placement host by → Frame Fellowship
2026-09-07–2026-11-15 (announced)
Reported by the cited source
CAIS participating organization in announced September 7–November 15 cohort; prospective as of original September 5 cutoff.
Center for AI Safety → Creator contract reported by Frame → Veronica Hylak
Before 2026-09-05; exact date unknown
Reported by the cited source
Program-reported outcome; executed contract, amount, terms and date not established.
Center for AI Safety → Creator contract reported by Frame → Mikey Posada
Before 2026-09-05; exact date unknown
Reported by the cited source
Program-reported outcome; executed contract, amount, terms and date not established.
Aidan O’Gara → Affiliation on 2023 paper → Center for AI Safety
2023
Historical author affiliation, not a verified present job or funding relationship.
Good Ventures → $5,160,000 · Historical grant award → Center for AI Safety
2022-11
Reported by the cited source
Indexed first-party historical award record; not verified cash received or current sponsorship.
Financial details: value: 5,160,000; currency: USD; kind: grant award; period: 2022-11
Amount basis: indexed award
Good Ventures → $1,433,000 · Historical grant award → Center for AI Safety
2023-02
Reported by the cited source
Indexed first-party historical award record; not verified cash received or current sponsorship.
Financial details: value: 1,433,000; currency: USD; kind: grant award; period: 2023-02
Amount basis: indexed award
Good Ventures → $4,025,729 · Historical grant award → Center for AI Safety
2023-04
Reported by the cited source
Indexed first-party historical award record; not verified cash received or current sponsorship.
Financial details: value: 4,025,729; currency: USD; kind: grant award; period: 2023-04
Amount basis: indexed award
Good Ventures → $1,866,559 · Exit grant award → Center for AI Safety
2023-10
Reported by the cited source
Indexed first-party historical award record; not verified cash received or current sponsorship. Source identifies this as an exit grant.
Financial details: value: 1,866,559; currency: USD; kind: exit grant award; period: 2023-10
Amount basis: indexed award