Alignment Research Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$9.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.7m
$392k liabilities
Net assets
$3.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.6 years on average
Staff
38
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Alignment Research Center's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Hoskin | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Buck Shlegeris | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Daniel Dewey | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jacob Hilton | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Christiano | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Matolsci | Researcher | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Barnes | Evals Project Lead | 2023 |
| Eric Neyman | Researcher | 2024 |
| Hannes Hjalmar Wijk | Member of Technical Staff | 2023 |
| Jacob Hilton | Researcher | 2023 |
| Kyle Scott | Treasurer/Secretary | since 2023 |
| Lucas JUN Koba Sato | Member of Technical Staff | 2024 |
| Luke Miles | Member of Technical Staff | 2023 |
| Mark XU | Researcher | since 2023 |
| Victor Lecomte | Researcher | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Hilton | President | 40 | $328k | $13k | |
| Eric Neyman | Researcher | 40 | $239k | $7k | |
| David Matolsci | Researcher | 40 | $200k | $7k | |
| Mark Xu | Researcher | 40 | $197k | $6k | |
| Victor Lecomte | Researcher | 40 | $137k | $4k | |
| Lucas Jun Koba Sato | Member of Technical Staff | 40 | $122k | $4k | |
| Kyle Scott | Treasurer/Secretary | 40 | $94k | $142k | |
| Buck Shlegeris | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Hoskin | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Paul Christiano | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Dewey | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Alignment Research Center
- EIN
- 863605182
- Address
- 440 N Barranca Ave 9807, Covina, CA, 91723-1722
- State
- California
- Mission
- The alignment research center is a non profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U40 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
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Jacob Hilton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsDaniel Dewey
≥5years on the filingsPaul Christiano
≥2years on the filingsBenjamin Hoskin
≥2years on the filingsBuck Shlegeris
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.7m
- Total liabilities
- $392k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.6m
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 6
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.2m | $9.1m | Deficit $3.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Model Evaluation and Threat Research Inc | Program spin-off | $4.5m |