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US nonprofit · EIN 333325360 · Wilmington, DEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 333325360) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Seismic Catalyst Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.6m
$124k liabilities
Net assets
$2.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
1.4 years on average
Staff
11
3 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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Seismic Catalyst Foundation's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kellie LiketCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Maximillian HendersonDirector2025
1 yr
Michael McCormickDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alona ElkayamCreative Officer2025
Philip TrippenbachStrategy Director2025
Sander VoltenChief Executive Officer2025

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sander VoltenChief Executive Officer40$272k$6k
Alona ElkayamCreative Officer40$133k$5k
Philip TrippenbachStrategy Director40$110k$303
Michael McCormickDirector1$0
Maximillian HendersonDirector1$0
Kellie LiketSecretary1$0

About

Legal name
Seismic Catalyst Foundation
EIN
333325360
Address
211 W 9th St 983, Wilmington, DE, 19801-1619
State
Delaware
Mission
To promote the use and development of articial intelligence technology in a manner that is safe, fair and beneficial for our society and our future. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
U41 Science and technology research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Science & Technology
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2025
Principal officer
Sander Volten (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

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Longest observed on the filings

≥1years on the filingsKellie Liket
≥1years on the filingsMaximillian Henderson
≥1years on the filingsMichael McCormick

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.6m
Total liabilities
$124k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.5m
Contributions and grants received
$5.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
11
Volunteers
3