Center for Applied Rationality

BERKELEY, CA EIN: 45-3100226 Website

PERFORM AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO INDIVIDUAL, COLLECTIVE, AND ARTIFICIAL COGNITION. DO THIS RESEARCH BY: A) SEARCHING FOR IDEAS ON HOW TO ALIGN MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, AND FOR USEFUL IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE REASONING OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL HUMANS AND GROUPS OF HUMANS; B) TEST WHETHER THE IDEAS FOR ONE PORT TO THE OTHERS; C) TEST OUR IDEAS THROUGH TARGETED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS, RESEARCH WORKSHOPS, PHYSICAL RESEARCH CENTRES, AND ONLINE RESEARCH FORA; D) COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS IN RELATED FIELDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$23.0M

-17.7% YoY

Revenue

$6.3M

-30.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$372

+370.9% YoY

Expenses

$10.2M

+7.9% YoY

About Center for Applied Rationality

Based on IRS filings

Center for Applied Rationality is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in BERKELEY, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $23.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $372.

Focus Areas

Medical Research

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

California $246K (98%)

Washington $6K (2%)

States

California Washington

Cities

BELLEVUEBerkeleySAN FRANCISCO

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$23,039,646	$28,001,445	$26,094,460
Revenue	$6,329,582	$9,087,409	$11,648,954
Expenses	$10,154,994	$9,407,213	$10,163,623
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$372	$79	$2,134
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
RUBEN BLOOM	TEAM LEAD	40	$165,236
RAFE KENNEDY	TEAM LEAD	40	$169,729
ROBERT MUSHKATBLAT	TEAM LEAD	40	$166,250
BEN PACE	TEAM LEAD	40	$149,154
RAYMOND ARNOLD	TEAM LEAD	40	$135,000
CHARLIE ROGERS-SMITH	TEAM LEAD	40	$145,686
RONNY FERNANDEZ	TEAM LEAD	40	$100,136
OLIVER HABRYKA	TEAM LEAD	40	$93,765
LUCAS TEIXEIRA	TEAM LEAD	40	$109,433
MIRANDA DIXON-LUINENBURG	TEAM LEAD	40	$105,745
JAMES BABCOCK	TEAM LEAD	40	$97,131
ANNA SALAMON	PRESIDENT	20	$51,163
DIVIA CAROLINE EDEN	BOARD MEMBER	1	—
ZVI MOWSHOWITZ	BOARD MEMBER	1	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Medical Research

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Center for Applied Rationality?

Center for Applied Rationality is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in BERKELEY, CA. It holds $23.0M in total assets as of 2024.

How large is Center for Applied Rationality?

As of 2024, Center for Applied Rationality holds $23.0M in total assets with $6.3M in annual revenue.

Where does Center for Applied Rationality operate?

Center for Applied Rationality has awarded grants in California, Washington.

What is Center for Applied Rationality's EIN?

Center for Applied Rationality's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3100226. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.