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Historical institutional funding
A foundation listed among MIRI’s past contributors.
A foundation listed among MIRI’s past contributors. MIRI credits $1,627,000 cumulatively, with matching support included under its methodology. This does not establish backing for the current communications strategy.
Thiel Foundation → Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Checked 12 September 2026
Thiel Foundation → Machine Intelligence Research Institute: acknowledged past support. MIRI reports $1,627,000; cumulative support credit under its stated matching methodology.
MIRI's contributor acknowledgements, updated April 30, 2026, credit Open Philanthropy with approximately $15.93 million, Vitalik Buterin with $5.41 million, the Survival and Flourishing Fund with $3.37 million and Jaan Tallinn with $1.63 million. The Thiel Foundation appears among past contributors at $1.627 million; the Future of Life Institute is credited with $412,252. These are cumulative institutional support credits, including matching funds leveraged. They are not a September campaign budget, Yudkowsky's income or six receipts for the same political project. The page's “recent” category requires only some qualifying support within five years. MIRI's contributor list
Read the research & sources ↗Thiel Foundation → Acknowledged past support → Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Checked 12 September 2026
Thiel Foundation → Machine Intelligence Research Institute: acknowledged past support. MIRI reports $1,627,000; cumulative support credit under its stated matching methodology. Total institutional support credits including leveraged matching. Not annual spending,personal payment,current campaign allocation or donor control. Thiel listed among past contributors.