Trace

Lightcone Foundation

projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/920636259 · foundation

AI safety

Received
$56,518,058
from 1 funders
Grants
2
Funders
1
Years active
2022–23

Grants over time

$0$20M$40M$60M20222023

Biggest funders

Future of Life Institute$56,518,058100%2

Biggest recipients

Future of Life Institute$25,300,00045%2
Improve the News Foundation$8,003,00014%2
Beneficial AI Foundation$1,890,0003%2
Civil Liberties Foundation$40,0000%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
2023Future of Life Institute$6,511,558AI safetyfli_990Grant to fund lightcone foundation — Form 990 (2023)
2022Future of Life Institute$50,006,500AI safetyfli_990Grant to establish the Lightcone Foundation — Form 990 (2022)

Grants made 10 · $55,983,000 · $5,598,300 average · 63% coverage

DateRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
2024Unknown RecipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation$8,500,000Otherlightcone_990Granted to a donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; onward recipients not itemized — Form 990 (2024)
2024Improve the News Foundation$4,158,000Otherlightcone_990Grant reported in Lightcone Foundation’s 2024 Form 990 — Form 990 (2024)
2024Beneficial AI Foundation$125,000Technical AI safety researchlightcone_990Grant reported in Lightcone Foundation’s 2024 Form 990 — Form 990 (2024)
2024Future of Life Institute$21,050,000AI safetylightcone_990Grant reported in Lightcone Foundation’s 2024 Form 990 — Form 990 (2024)
2023Beneficial AI Foundation$1,765,000Technical AI safety researchlightcone_990Charitable work in support of the Future of Life Foundation — Form 990 (2023)
2023Unknown RecipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation$2,250,000Otherlightcone_990Granted to a donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; onward recipients not itemized — Form 990 (2023)
2023Future of Life Institute$4,250,000AI safetylightcone_990Charitable work in support of the Future of Life Foundation — Form 990 (2023)
2023Improve the News Foundation$3,845,000Otherlightcone_990Charitable work in support of the Future of Life Foundation — Form 990 (2023)
2023Civil Liberties Foundation$40,000Otherlightcone_990Charitable work in support of the Future of Life Foundation — Form 990 (2023)
2022Unknown RecipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation$10,000,000Otherlightcone_990Granted to a donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; onward recipients not itemized — Form 990 (2022)