Americans for Responsible Innovation
ari.us · organization
Washington advocacy nonprofit, ARI, lobbying for public-interest policy on AI and other emerging technologies.
Leadership
- Brad Carson · Co-Founder & President
- Eric Gastfriend · Co-Founder & Executive Director
Team
36 people
source, Oct 2026
AI governance, policy, and advocacyBiosecurity
- Received
- $3,446,500
- from 1 funders
- Grants
- 2
- Funders
- 1
- Years active
- 2024–25
Grants over time
Biggest funders
| Coefficient Giving | $3,446,500 | 100% | 2 |
Reviews
Michael Dickens · mdickens.me · full post · Nov 22, 2025
Classification: Non-tax-deductible; open questions, no position yet
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Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) is the sort of respectable-looking org that I don’t expect to struggle for funding. But I spoke to someone at ARI who believes that the best donation opportunities depend on small donors because there are legal donation caps. Even if the org as a whole is well-funded, it depends on small donors to fund its PAC.
I want to put more thought into how valuable ARI’s activities are, but I haven’t had time to do that yet. My outstanding questions:
- How cost-effective is ARI’s advocacy (e.g. compared to messaging campaigns)? (I have weak reason to believe it’s more cost-effective.)
- How much do I agree with ARI’s policy objectives, and how much should I trust them?
- ARI is pretty opaque about what they do. How concerned should I be about that?
Grants received
| Date ↓ | Funder | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $446,500 | Biosecurity | coefficient_giving | Biosecurity Policy | |
| Aug 2024 | Coefficient Giving | $3,000,000 | Domestic policy, Advocacy | coefficient_giving | General Support |