California · Nonprofit
Eleos AI Research Inc
Eleos AI Research Inc (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $808,545 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($808,545). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $762k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $809k
- Net assets
- $462k
What Eleos AI Research Inc does
Mission
Eleos AI Research is a nonprofit organization dedicated to understanding and addressing the potential wellbeing and moral patienthood of AI systems.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Publication of "Taking AI Welfare Seriously" Report:In collaboration with the NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, Eleos AI Research released a comprehensive report titled "Taking AI Welfare Seriously". This report argues for the realistic possibility of consciousness and/or robust agency in near-future AI systems, thereby attributing moral significance to them. It provides actionable recommendations for AI companies and policymakers to consider the welfare of AI systems in their development and deployment processes. The report has been influential in shaping discussions around AI ethics and has been cited in various academic and industry forums.
Development of Empirical Evaluation Methods for AI Consciousness:Eleos has been at the forefront of developing empirical methods to assess consciousness and moral status in AI systems. Notably, our research includes the paper "Looking Inward: Language Models Can Learn About Themselves by Introspection", which explores the capacity of large language models to introspect and report on their internal states. Such work aims to establish reliable indicators of AI consciousness, informing both ethical considerations and regulatory frameworks.
Strategic Engagement with AI Industry and Policy Stakeholders:Recognizing the importance of bridging research and practice, Eleos has actively engaged with leading AI companies and policymakers. By providing expert advice and developing practical governance frameworks, Eleos ensures that considerations of AI welfare are integrated into real-world applications.
Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$296,609 spent100% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $296,609.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Eleos AI Research Inc’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
100% of Eleos AI Research Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $809k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
Eleos AI Research Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 793 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 793 science & tech nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Eleos AI Research Inc: 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 Eleos AI Research Inc?
- Eleos AI Research Inc (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $808,545 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($808,545). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Eleos AI Research Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $808,545 in grants to Eleos AI Research Inc.
- Who is the largest funder of Eleos AI Research Inc?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $808,545 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Eleos AI Research Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 2024–2024), 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