“GCRI works on the risk of events that could significantly harm or even destroy human civilization at the global scale.”In its own words: gcri.org
Remote think tank founded in 2011 by Seth Baum and Individual #5065, analysing global catastrophic risks including AI, nuclear war and pandemics.
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Led by Seth Baum (Co-Founder and Executive Director)Checked 26 Oct 2026
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23 grants totalling $576k, newest first.
2024 2 grants · $16k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2024 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$13k | Paid by Jaan Tallinn via Founders Pledge (US): General support [AI-safety share est. 30% of $43,000 (range 15–45%): GCRI's 2024 annual report lists 5 publications, 2 on AI ('Assessing the risk of takeover catastrophe from large language models'; 'Manipulating aggregate societal v source |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$3k | SFF speculation grant: General support for Global Catastrophic Risk Institute [AI-safety share est. 30% of $10,000 (range 15–45%): GCRI's 2024 annual report lists 5 publications, 2 on AI ('Assessing the risk of takeover catastrophe from large language models'; 'Manipulating aggre source |
2022 1 grant · $9k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$9k | SFF-2022-H1: General support of Global Catastrophic Risk Institute [AI-safety share est. 60% of $15,000 (range 40–80%): GCRI's 2022 annual report says its research 'has focused heavily on AI risk and related ethics issues, thanks to continued funding from Gordon Irlam', with 'som source |
2021 1 grant · $43k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$43k | SFF-2021-H1: General support of Global Catastrophic Risk Institute [AI-safety share est. 90% of $48,000 (range 75–100%): GCRI's 2021 annual report says its research 'has concentrated heavily on AI, thanks to funding from Gordon Irlam' and 'All of the publications listed below are source |
2020 3 grants · $349k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $209k | SFF-2020-H2: General support; receiving charity Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs source |
| 2020 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $90k | SFF-2020-H1: General support; receiving charity Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs source |
| 2020 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $50k | SFF-2020-H1: General support; receiving charity Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs; funded by Jed McCaleb through the S-Process source |
2019 3 grants · $131k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2019 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$45k | SFF's own grant, paid by Jaan Tallinn: General support for Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 75% of $60,000 (range 50–90%): GCRI's 2019 annual report says 'Our 2019 funding has mainly been for work on AI, so that has been our primary focus', and Gordon Irl source |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$64k | Jaan Tallinn gift (via BERI): General support for Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 75% of $85,000 (range 50–90%): GCRI's 2019 annual report says 'Our 2019 funding has mainly been for work on AI, so that has been our primary focus', and Gordon Irlam's $250 source |
| 2019 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | ~$23k | SFF-2019-Q4: General Support of GCRI; funded by SFF itself through the S-Process [AI-safety share est. 75% of $30,000 (range 50–90%): GCRI's 2019 annual report says 'Our 2019 funding has mainly been for work on AI, so that has been our primary focus', and GCRI's next-year funding source |
2018 2 grants · $20k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2018 | EA Donor Lottery (CEA / EA Funds / Giving What We Can) | ~$10k | So that Seth Baum can continue his work; recommended by Adam Gleave (2017 donor lottery) [AI-safety share est. 50% of $20,000 (range 30–75%): Gleave notes GCRI's work 'intentionally spans a wide range of catastrophic risks' and that 'nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence ar source |
| 24 Jan 2018 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$10k | Jaan Tallinn gift (via BERI): General support for Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 40% of $25,000 (range 25–60%): GCRI's 2018 annual report says 'Our largest 2018 outreach activity was on the national security dimensions of artificial intelligence' and 'R source |
2016 4 grants · $5k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2016 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$1k | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 25% of $5,000 (range 10–40%): 2 of the 7 GCRI publications dated 2016 are on AI ('Tackling near and far AI threats at once'; 'Should we let uploaded brains take over the world?'), an source |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$1k | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 25% of $5,000 (range 10–40%): 2 of the 7 GCRI publications dated 2016 are on AI ('Tackling near and far AI threats at once'; 'Should we let uploaded brains take over the world?'), an source |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$1k | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 25% of $5,000 (range 10–40%): 2 of the 7 GCRI publications dated 2016 are on AI ('Tackling near and far AI threats at once'; 'Should we let uploaded brains take over the world?'), an source |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$1k | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 25% of $5,000 (range 10–40%): 2 of the 7 GCRI publications dated 2016 are on AI ('Tackling near and far AI threats at once'; 'Should we let uploaded brains take over the world?'), an source |
2015 3 grants · $2k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$500 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 10% of $5,000 (range 5–25%): 2 of the 24 GCRI publications dated 2015 are on AI (both on autonomous weapons), the rest mostly on nuclear winter; in July 2015 GCRI announced its FLI-f source |
| 3 Sep 2015 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$500 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 10% of $5,000 (range 5–25%): 2 of the 24 GCRI publications dated 2015 are on AI (both on autonomous weapons), the rest mostly on nuclear winter; in July 2015 GCRI announced its FLI-f source |
| 11 May 2015 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$500 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 10% of $5,000 (range 5–25%): 2 of the 24 GCRI publications dated 2015 are on AI (both on autonomous weapons), the rest mostly on nuclear winter; in July 2015 GCRI announced its FLI-f source |
2014 3 grants · $750
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2014 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$250 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 5% of $5,000 (range 0–15%): of the 12 GCRI publications dated 2014, 1 touches AI (a film review of 'Transcendence'); the rest are on nuclear war, planetary boundaries, environment an source |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$250 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 5% of $5,000 (range 0–15%): of the 12 GCRI publications dated 2014, 1 touches AI (a film review of 'Transcendence'); the rest are on nuclear war, planetary boundaries, environment an source |
| 4 Mar 2014 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$250 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 5% of $5,000 (range 0–15%): of the 12 GCRI publications dated 2014, 1 touches AI (a film review of 'Transcendence'); the rest are on nuclear war, planetary boundaries, environment an source |
2013 1 grant · $250
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
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| 18 Oct 2013 | Jaan Tallinn | ~$250 | Jaan Tallinn gift (direct): Donation to Global Catastrophic Risks Institute [AI-safety share est. 5% of $5,000 (range 0–10%): of the 17 GCRI publications dated 2013, 1 is on AI (the blog review 'Our Final Invention: Is AI the defining issue for humanity?'); the rest are on nuclea source |