Organizations Filed Purposes:
The specific and primary purpose of this corporation is to engage in charitable and educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any future United States internal revenue law (the Code), as a supporting organization within the meaning of Section 509(a)(3) of the Code, that benefit, perform the functions of, or carry out the purposes of that class of publicly supported organizations described in Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2) of the Code and governmental units described in 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(v) of the Code, including but not limited to Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (BERI) that (a) engage in charitable activities that are consistent with the charitable purposes of BERI and (b) are not controlled directly or indirectly by a donor to this corporation or any related party to such donor within the meaning of Code Sec
BSF is a Type I supporting organization under IRC Section 509(a)(3), currently making grants to support the mission of the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, which is to improve human civilizations long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.
Grants Program - We investigated and funded charitable organizations working on existential risk reduction. Conducted investigations and awarded $1.1 MM in grants to 6 charities.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Raymond Arnold | Secretary | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mckenzie Ashkie | Treasurer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Andrew Critch | Board Chair | 0.25 | $0 |
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