Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,948,728 to it, the largest being OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND ($2,948,728). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.2M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2.9M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd does
Mission
Help u.s. Policymakers develop a thoughtful governance framework for rapidly advancing technologies that protects the public from harm while continuing to foster innovation.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
The following programs were added in 2024: - policy research, analysis, and development - communications & coalition
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Advocacy and lobbying - build and maintain relationships with policymakers and their staff both in congress and the executive branch to advocate for policies and actions that advance ari's mission of advancing responsible ai policy.
$1,361,479 spentof which $2,288 as grants65% of program spendingPolicy research, analysis, and development - conduct policy research and analysis to determine, inform, and advance ari's policy agenda. Develop content to contribute and advance ai policy discussions among policymakers and their staff, the policy community, and the public. Advise policymakers and their staff on ai issues, developments, and policies.
$542,431 spentof which $711 as grants26% of program spendingCommunications and coalitions - grow ari's audience and reach through shared content and build coalitions with other organizations and individuals to advance shared goals.
$179,970 spentof which $199 as grants9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,083,880.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $497k to $3.5M (+608%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Eric Gastfriend
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD?
- AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,948,728 to it, the largest being OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND ($2,948,728). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $2,948,728 in grants to AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD?
- OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND is the largest funder on record, with $2,948,728 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing