Improve the News Foundation
www.improvethenews.org · organization
Nonprofit founded by Max Tegmark that runs Verity, a news aggregator designed to show bias and present multiple perspectives.
Leadership
- Max Tegmark · President
- Meia Chita-Tegmark · Treasurer/Secretary
Team
headcount not published
source, Oct 2026
Other
- Received
- $16,303,000
- from 2 funders
- Grants
- 5
- Funders
- 2
- Years active
- 2021–24
Grants over time
Future of Life InstituteLightcone Foundation
Biggest funders
| Future of Life Institute | $8,300,000 | 51% | 3 |
| Lightcone Foundation | $8,003,000 | 49% | 2 |
Grants received
| Date ↓ | Funder | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lightcone Foundation | $4,158,000 | Other | lightcone_990 | Grant reported in Lightcone Foundation’s 2024 Form 990 — Form 990 (2024) | |
| 2023 | Future of Life Institute | $2,100,000 | Other | fli_990 | Grant to support ITN’s efforts to improve the informational ecosystem — Form 990 (2023) | |
| 2023 | Lightcone Foundation | $3,845,000 | Other | lightcone_990 | Charitable work in support of the Future of Life Foundation — Form 990 (2023) | |
| 2022 | Future of Life Institute | $2,950,000 | Other | fli_990 | Grant to support ITN’s efforts to improve the informational ecosystem — Form 990 (2022) | |
| 2021 | Future of Life Institute | $3,250,000 | Other | fli | General support for work toward less hate and more understanding, reasoned compassion, constructive discourse, and well-informed decision-making. — 2021 Grants (Existential Risk Reduction / Institutional Grants) |