California · Public charity
BERI Support Fund
BSF is a Type I supporting organization under IRC Section 509(a)(3), making grants to support the mission of the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, which is to improve human civilization's long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2019
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $1.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $600,000
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc | $600,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc | $350,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Future of Life Institute | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Leverage Research Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
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About BERI Support Fund
- How much does BERI Support Fund give?
- BERI Support Fund reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,075,000, out of $1,100,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing.
- What does BERI Support Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2019, its largest causes are Science & Tech (65%), Education (33%), Environment (2%).
- Who are BERI Support Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2019: Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc ($600k), Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc ($350k), Future of Life Institute ($50k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as BERI Support Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is BERI Support Fund based?
- BERI Support Fund is based in CA.
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