Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, Inc.
lasst.org · organization
Legal nonprofit, LASST, that brings lawsuits on catastrophic risk and defends whistleblowers in science and technology.
Leadership
- Tyler Whitmer · CEO/President/Director
- Vivian Dong · Programs Director
- Cortney Busch · Operations Director
Team
5 people
source, Oct 2026
AI governance, policy, and advocacyOther
- Received
- $1,470,000
- from 2 funders
- Grants
- 7
- Funders
- 2
- Years active
- 2024–26
Grants over time
Biggest funders
| Jaan Tallinn | $917,000 | 62% | 6 |
| Dustin Moskovitz | $553,000 | 38% | 1 |
Reviews
Zvi Mowshowitz · nonprofits.zone · full post · Nov 26, 2025
Confidence: Medium, Funding needs: Low
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I wasn’t sure where to put them, but I suppose lawsuits are kind of policy by other means in this context, or close enough?
I buy the core idea of having a legal team on standby for catastrophic risk related legal action in case things get real quickly is a good idea, and I haven’t heard anyone else propose this, although I do not feel qualified to vet the operation. They were one of the organizers of the NotForPrivateGain.org campaign against the OpenAI restructuring.
I definitely buy the idea of an AI Safety Whistleblower Defense Fund, which they are also doing. Knowing there will be someone to step up and help if it comes to that changes the dynamics in helpful ways.
Donors who are interested in making relatively substantial donations or grants should contact tyler@lasst.org, for smaller amounts click here.
Grants received
| Date ↓ | Funder | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $459,000 | Legal | sff | General support |
| Sep 2026 | Dustin Moskovitz | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $553,000 | Legal | sff | General support |
| Sep 2025 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $150,000 | Legal | sff | General support |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $278,000 | Legal | sff | General support |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $10,000 | Other | jaan_online | General support for European Advocates for Safe Science and Technology |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $10,000 | Other | jaan_online | General support for European Advocates for Safe Science and Technology |
| May 8, 2024 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $10,000 | Other | jaan_online | General support |
As fiscal sponsor 1 · $29,000 · $29,000 average
| Date ↓ | Funder | Recipient | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Jaan Tallinn | Legal Safety Lab | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $29,000 | Legal | sff | General support of Legal Safety Lab |