Organisation·Founded 2022·New York City, United States
“Basis has two goals: (1) advance basic scientific research in artificial intelligence and (2) help solve society’s intractable problems.”In its own words: basis.ai
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Nonprofit applied research institute that builds open-source software, with two goals: to understand and build intelligence, and to advance society's ability to solve intractable problems.

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Received $422k from 1 funder

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Led by Zenna Tavares (Co-founder and Director), Eli Bingham (Co-founder and Director), Emily Mackevicius (Co-founder)Checked 25 Oct 2026

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All grants

2 grants totalling $422k, newest first.

2024 1 grant · $296k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
30 Oct 2024Survival and Flourishing Fund$296kSFF-2024: General support source
2023 1 grant · $126k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
2023Survival and Flourishing Fund$126kSFF-2023-H1: General support source