Center for Applied Rationality
Grantmaking foundation in Berkeley, California · EIN 45-3100226
- Total giving
- $88KTax year 2025
- Total assets
- $23MLatest reported
- Latest IRS filing
- 2025Form 990 / 990-PF
Mission
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.
Giving by year
Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.
Top recipients
| Recipient | Amount | Tax year |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc | $27K | 2021 |
| The Reboot Collective | $6K | 2021 |
Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.
Website: cfar.org
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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.