Vanguard Charitable → AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund
Named payee for designated account
Checked 12 September 2026
The donor ledger names Vanguard Charitable as payee for the AISTOF-designated account.
Intermediary holding a designated charitable account
Vanguard Charitable
The charitable intermediary named as recipient of Tallinn’s November 2024 contribution designated for the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund.
Named account
Tallinn reports $786,994 through SFF on 27 November 2024 to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, for account A2003126: AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund. Account-adviser and grant-approval documents were not obtained.
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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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1 relationshipsVanguard Charitable → Named payee for designated account → AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund
Checked 12 September 2026
The donor ledger names Vanguard Charitable as payee for the AISTOF-designated account. Same upstream transfer, not another donation.