Manager connecting pooled capital with projects

JueYan Zhang

Publicly identified as running the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund, a pooled fund supporting AI-safety opportunities.

Fund management

His public biography describes the fund as pooled and supported by multiple donors, and identifies his SFF grantmaking background. Its publication by Schmidt Sciences does not make that organization the fund’s owner.

Visible decisions

The public grant account records documentary and other project financing. Specific agreements, approval criteria and contributor rights remain separate evidence questions.

What the records show

JueYan ZhangAI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund

Runs pooled fund

Checked 12 September 2026

Zhang’s public biography identifies him as running AISTOF, a pooled multi-donor fund.

From the investigation

Jaan Tallinn: funding and the division of labor in AI politics

A further route connects pooled grantmaking with creators. On 27 November 2024, Tallinn's ledger records $786,994 through SFF to Vanguard Charitable, designated for account A2003126, the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund. JueYan Zhang is publicly identified as running that pooled multi-donor fund. Frame's public FAQ names it as a lead funder, alongside the Long Term Future Fund. Frame describes both independent creators and an organization-amplifier track working to briefs. It also says funders have no role in fellow selection or editorial content. The grant agreement and particular downstream allocation were not obtained.

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One new Tallinn/Frame funding result

Frame's public grantmaking.ai profile has an organization-edited “Grants Received” block updated July 13, 2026 . It reports “Jaan Tallin (DAF)” $20,000 , AISTOF/Jueyan Zhang $280,000 , and another AISTOF entry with amount hidden. Preserve the donor spelling in source data; the intended Tallinn identity is strongly supported by context but the specific DAF is unnamed. Akshyae Singh's public reply says the $280,000 was for Cohort 1.0. The profile names Manifold for Charity as fiscal sponsor and describes Frame selecting 13 of 150-plus applicants. These are recipient-side disclosures, not bank receipts, grant contracts, precise payment dates, or evidence of a donor selection veto. Do not infer the hidden amount or collapse the two AISTOF records into a known total.

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Further reading

Jaan Tallinn: funding and the division of labor in AI politics

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What the connections say

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