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METR

metr.org · organization · Alignment Research Center (Evals Team), ARC Evals, ARC Evals (now METR), Model Evaluation and Threat Research, Model Evaluation & Threat Research (METR)

Technical AI safety research

Received
$121,110,000
from 18 funders
Grants
24
Funders
18
Years active
2023–26

Grants over time

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2023202420252026

Biggest funders

The Audacious Project$17,000,00014%2
Jaan Tallinn$5,845,0005%4
Future of Life Institute$1,401,0001%1
Longview Philanthropy$220,0000%1

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
2026Schmidt Sciences—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Expa—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Effektiv Spenden—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Geoff Ralston—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026UK AI Security Institute—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026David Farhi—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Packard Foundation—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Sijbrandij Foundation—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Unknown Donors~$71,000,000*Evalsorg_reportedCommitments raised February–August 2026, per METR’s funding update
2026Dylan Field—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Steve Newman—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026The Pew Charitable Trusts—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026Astralis Foundation—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
2026LaCentra-Sumerlin Foundation Frontier Fund—Evalsorg_reportedListed as a supporter in METR’s August 2026 funding update; amount not disclosed.
Sep 2025Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$548,000EvalssffGeneral support
2025The Audacious Project$8,500,000Evalsorg_reportedSupport through the Audacious Project
2025Unknown Donors~$20,952,000†Evalsorg_reportedDonations not individually identified
Oct 30, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$204,000EvalssffGeneral support
2024Unknown Donors~$4,692,000‡Evalsorg_reportedDonations not individually identified
2024The Audacious Project$8,500,000Evalsorg_reportedSupport through the Audacious Project
Aug 2023Longview Philanthropy$220,000EvalslongviewStaff costs and possibly compute for assessing whether cutting-edge AI systems pose catastrophic risks before release. Longtermism Fund August 2023 grants report. — Emerging Challenges Fund (formerly Longtermism Fund)
Jun 15, 2023Jaan TallinnFounders Pledge$1,846,000Evalsjaan_onlineGeneral support for ARC Evals Team
Apr 28, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$3,247,000EvalssffGeneral Support of Alignment Research Center (Evals Team)
2023Future of Life Institute$1,401,000EvalsfliFunding for Evals Team building capability and alignment evaluations for advanced ML models. — 2023 Grants (Existential Risk Reduction / Institutional Grants)

* METR reported raising around $71m in commitments in the six months before August 2026; grant-level amounts were not disclosed.

† Estimated total donations to METR of $30m in 2025; the Audacious Project's $8.5m and donations recorded individually in this database are subtracted.

‡ METR's 2024 Form 990 reports $13.6m of total donations; the Audacious Project's $8.5m and donations recorded individually in this database are subtracted.