Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 52,963,556 | 52,963,556 | ||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 52,963,556 | 52,963,556 | ||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 51,490,824 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,472,732 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 52,963,556 | 52,963,556 | ||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 5,520 | 5,520 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 52,969,087 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 GENERAL NOTE: | THE OPERATING ENTITY, AI2 LLC, WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON JULY 1, 2021. THE ACTIVITY REPORTED ON PARTS VIII AND IX REFLECTS ACTIVITY FROM JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE OPERATING ENTITY REPORTED THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF ACTIVITY IN 2021 ON ITS LAST FILED INCOME TAX RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, PRIOR TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ENTITY INTO THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ("AI2") EXPANDED ITS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH FIVE EXISTING PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AI2'S MISSION OF CONDUCTING HIGH-IMPACT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ("AI") RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING IN SERVICE OF THE COMMON GOOD AND DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS OF AI THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HUMANITY AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: ALLENNLP, MOSAIC, EARTHRANGER, SKYLIGHT, AND CLIMATE MODELING. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR ALLENNLP, MOSAIC, EARTHRANGER, SKYLIGHT, AND CLIMATE MODELING ON PART III, LINE 4A IN SCHEDULE O. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | AI2 IS AN INDEPENDENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO PRODUCING BREAKTHROUGH TOOLS IN THE FIELD OF AI, EMPOWERING THE AI RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND BENEFITING SOCIETY AS A WHOLE THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT AI RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING. AS A MISSION-DRIVEN INSTITUTION, AI2 PURSUES ITS OPEN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO CERTAIN CORE VALUES: - IMPACT: WE AIM TO PRODUCE BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH AND TOOLS THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE IN AI, EMPOWER THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND BENEFIT SOCIETY. - ACCOUNTABILITY: WE TAKE AN EFFICIENT, RESULTS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO OUR WORK. WE DEFINE AMBITIOUS, TIMELY GOALS AND CONTINUALLY MEASURE OUR SUCCESS AGAINST THEM. - COLLABORATION: WE PROACTIVELY DEVELOP DIVERSE TEAMS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND SKILLS TO CULTIVATE THE BEST POSSIBLE IDEAS. WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE RESEARCH GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLECTIVELY ELEVATE THE FIELD OF AI AND ACHIEVE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE IMPACT. - TRANSPARENCY: WE ARE CLEAR AND FORTHRIGHT WITH OUR TEAM ABOUT OUR ACTIONS, OUR DECISIONS, AND THE GOALS OF OUR INSTITUTE. WE PRODUCE AND SHARE NEW RESEARCH, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES OPENLY WITH THE WIDER WORLD. WE SUPPORT OPEN SCIENCE. IN 2021, AI2 PUBLISHED OVER 500 PAPERS IN TOP VENUES, INCLUDING 18 AWARD-WINNING PAPERS. AI2 USES MANY AVENUES TO MAKE ITS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH OVER 8,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND 200 VIDEOS INCLUDING DEMOS, RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS, AND LECTURES FROM VISITING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS; ITS TWITTER CHANNEL WITH OVER 38,000 FOLLOWERS; AND ITS GITHUB ACCOUNT WITH OVER 367 REPOSITORIES. IN 2021, AI2'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING MAIN PROJECTS: ALLENNLP, ARISTO, MOSAIC, PRIOR, SEMANTIC SCHOLAR, INCUBATOR, CLIMATE MODELING, EARTHRANGER, AND SKYLIGHT. EACH OF THESE AI2 PROJECTS MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RESEARCH GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AI2'S MISSION. ALLENNLP -- ALLENNLP FOCUSES ON IMPROVING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ("NLP") SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND OFFERS STATE OF THE ART MODELS AND DEMOS THROUGH A FREE, OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM. THE ALLENNLP TEAM ENVISIONS LANGUAGE-CENTERED AI THAT EQUITABLY SERVES HUMANITY, WORKING TO IMPROVE NLP SYSTEMS' PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING AND UNDERSTANDING THOSE SYSTEMS. THE ALLENNLP TEAM DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH OF OUR OWN AND MASTERFULLY-ENGINEERED OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS TO ACCELERATE NLP RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD. THE ALLENNLP OPEN-SOURCE RESEARCH LIBRARY INCLUDES OVER 700 CITATIONS AND IS CURRENTLY USED BY SOME OF THE LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE. IN 2021, THE TEAM PUBLISHED 26 TOP TIER PAPERS, ONE OF WHICH WON AN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS. ALLENNLP ALSO HOSTS A PODCAST, WHICH RELEASED OVER 20 EPISODES IN 2021. ARISTO -- ARISTO FOCUSES ON BUILDING SYSTEMS THAT CAN SUCCESSFULLY INTERACT WITH USERS, DEMONSTRATE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, AND SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. AT THE END OF 2021, ARISTO'S SYSTEMS INCLUDED OVER 4,000 CITATIONS AND 35 DATASETS, 4 OF WHICH WERE CREATED IN 2021. THE TEAM PUBLISHED OVER 20 PAPERS DURING THE YEAR AND HAS OVER 144 PUBLICATIONS SINCE INCEPTION IN 2014, INCLUDING TWO BEST PAPER AWARDS. MOSAIC -- MOSAIC FOCUSES ON DEFINING AND DEVELOPING COMMON SENSE AND ETHICS FOR AI. IN 2021, MOSAIC PUBLISHED 45 PAPERS, ONE OF WHICH WON AN OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD AT NEURIPS, AND 4 DATASETS. THE TEAM ALSO RELEASED DELPHI, A RESEARCH PROTOTYPE DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROMISES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LIMITATIONS OF MODELING PEOPLE'S MORAL JUDGMENTS ON A VARIETY OF EVERYDAY SITUATIONS. THE GOAL OF DELPHI IS TO HELP AI SYSTEMS BE MORE ETHICALLY-INFORMED AND EQUITY-AWARE. BY TAKING A STEP IN THIS DIRECTION, WE HOPE TO INSPIRE OUR RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO TACKLE THE RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN THIS SPACE HEAD-ON TO BUILD ETHICAL, RELIABLE, AND INCLUSIVE AI SYSTEMS. PRIOR -- PRIOR SEEKS TO ADVANCE COMPUTER VISION TO CREATE AI SYSTEMS THAT SEE, EXPLORE, LEARN, AND REASON ABOUT THE WORLD. TO DATE, THE PRIOR TEAM HAS 94 TOP VENUE PUBLICATIONS, AND 115 PUBLICATIONS USING AI2-THOR. PRIOR'S EMBODIED AI LECTURE SERIES IS A SUMMIT OF INTERACTIVE TALKS HELD EVERY OTHER FRIDAY, AND IN 2021, THE TEAM HELD 12 MEETINGS IN THIS SERIES. THE TEAM ALSO PUBLISHED OVER 15 PAPERS DURING THE YEAR. SEMANTIC SCHOLAR -- SEMANTIC SCHOLAR ("S2") SEEKS TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH VIA AI TOOLS. THE SEMANTIC SCHOLAR TOOL IS A FREE, AI-POWERED RESEARCH TOOL FOR SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ACCELERATING SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS BY PROVIDING A BETTER WAY TO DISCOVER NEW KNOWLEDGE AND KEY INSIGHTS. SEMANTICSCHOLAR.ORG HAS OVER 8 MILLION MONTHLY VISITORS AND COVERS OVER 190 MILLION PAPERS IN ALL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. IN 2021, S2 PUBLISHED 27 PAPERS, TWO OF WHICH WON AWARDS (BEST ARTIFACT AWARD AND OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD). S2 PARTNERED WITH ALLENNLP TO CREATE A DATASET CONTAINING NEARLY 1,600 PAPERS WITH OVER 5,000 INFORMATION-SEEKING QUESTIONS ASKED BY REGULAR READERS OF NLP PAPERS. EARTHRANGER -- EARTHRANGER IS A FREE SOFTWARE SOLUTION THAT AIDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGERS, ECOLOGISTS, AND BIOLOGISTS IN MAKING MORE INFORMED OPERATIONAL DECISIONS FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. EARTHRANGER PROVIDES ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT, PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE COEXISTENCE THROUGH PROACTIVE PLANNING, MONITORING AND REACTION COORDINATION, AND ADVANCES DOMAIN AWARENESS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SECURITY OPERATIONS. EARTHRANGER IS USED BY 180 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS. THE TEAM HAS OVER 175 ENGAGEMENTS AND HAS OVER 75 ACTIVE DEPLOYMENTS IN THE FIELD. SKYLIGHT -- SKYLIGHT IS A WEB-BASED ANALYTICS TOOL THAT HELPS IMPROVE MARITIME TRANSPARENCY AND COMBAT ILLEGAL FISHING BY SURFACING SUSPICIOUS EVENTS AND PROVIDING ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE TO PROTECT OCEANS. BY APPLYING ADVANCED ANALYTICS, INCLUDING STATE-OF-THE-ART AI, TO A COMBINATION OF VESSEL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND VESSEL BEHAVIOR HISTORY WITH REAL-TIME VESSEL TRACKING DATA AND REMOTE IMAGING, SKYLIGHT ENABLES ANALYSTS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING AND ALERT AUTHORITIES WHO CAN TAKE ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ACTION AND CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING FISHERIES TRANSPARENCY. IN 2021, SKYLIGHT WAS UTILIZED BY OVER 30 COUNTRIES AND COVERED 38.53M; THIS INCLUDES 10 ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, FIVE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA, 4 ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS IN EAST AFRICA, AND 4 ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. SKYLIGHT LAUNCHED ITS TWITTER ACCOUNT IN AUGUST 2021: @SKYLIGHTMARINE HAS 200 FOLLOWERS AND GROWING. CLIMATE MODELING -- CLIMATE MODELING FOCUSES ON CREATING FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT, MODERNIZED OPEN-SOURCE MODELS TO ADVANCE THE IMPORTANT RESEARCH IN GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL PROJECTIONS. THE TEAM IS DEVELOPING OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE SO THAT THE BROADER CLIMATE MODELING COMMUNITY CAN EASILY ADOPT AI2'S ADVANCES. AI2 PARTNERS WITH A LEADING CLIMATE MODELING CENTER, NOAA'S GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY ("GFDL"), TO ENSURE AI2'S WORK BUILDS ON GFDL'S VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND HAS THE QUICKEST IMPACT. THE TEAM'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING NOAA'S EXPERIMENTAL FINE-GRID MODEL, SHIELD, WHICH SHARES COMPONENTS WITH THE U. S. GLOBAL WEATHER FORECASTING MODEL. THIS COLLABORATION BRINGS AI2'S INNOVATION TOGETHER WITH GFDL'S CLIMATE MODELING EXPERIENCE AND COMPUTING RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE A QUICKER IMPACT THAT CAN SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CLIMATE MODELING CENTERS TO FOLLOW. IN 2021, CLIMATE MODELING PUBLISHED SIX PAPERS. INCUBATOR -- INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON BRINGING TOGETHER EXCEPTIONAL ENTREPRENEURS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND PROVIDING FOCUSED FINANCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO BRING THEIR AI-FIRST STARTUP IDEAS TO LIFE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BILL HILF, STEVE HALL, DANIELLE HARPER, AND ALISON IVEY HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME FROM AI SQUARED TO THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE POWERS OF APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT OF DIRECTORS OF AI2 ARE RESERVED FOR, AND MAY BE EXERCISED ONLY BY, THE PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE FOLLOWING POWERS ARE RESERVED FOR THE PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION ("PGAFF"): 1) APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, OR REPLACEMENT OF DIRECTORS; 2) APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE DIRECTORS CEO; 3) APPROVAL OF ANY AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR AMENDMENT TO, ALTERATION TO, OR REPEAL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS; 4) APPROVAL OF ANY MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION; REDOMESTICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION; CONVERSION OF THE ORGANIZATION INTO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENTITY; DISPOSITION OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS NOT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS; OR DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION; 5) APPROVAL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT BY THE ORGANIZATION OF ANY SUBSIDIARY, AFFILIATED, OR RELATED CORPORATIONS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, OR OTHER ENTITIES; 6) APPROVAL, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS AS PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD; 7) APPROVAL OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO ANY BUDGET THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY PGAFF; 8) APPROVAL OF ANY EXPENDITURE BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT WITHIN A BUDGET ALREADY APPROVED BY PGAFF; AND 9) APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT, BY THE BOARD OR ANY BOARD COMMITTEE, OF ANY INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM. MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND LEGAL TEAMS REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS ALSO SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE OFFICERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AI2'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (THE "COI POLICY") COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ANY EMPLOYEE IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF AI2 ("COVERED PERSONS"). THE INITIAL DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS IS MADE BY COVERED PERSONS ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE COI POLICY. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS AS FOLLOWS: (1) WHEN THE PERSON FIRST BECOMES A COVERED PERSONS UNDER THE COI POLICY, (2) WHENEVER A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT ARISES, AND (3) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THROUGH A CONFLICTS QUESTIONNAIRE REQUIRED BY THE COI POLICY. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WHERE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY COME UNDER DISCUSSION. ALL DISCLOSURES COLLECTED THROUGH THE INITIAL COI POLICY CERTIFICATION OR ANNUAL COI POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT TIMELY DISCLOSES THOSE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING ALL DISCLOSURES BY COVERED PERSONS UNDER THE COI POLICY. THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE DISCLOSURES INVOLVE ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS FOUND, THE BOARD IS EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES TO REMOVE THE CONFLICT FROM THE SITUATION AND TO SEEK ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CONFLICTING INTEREST. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED BOTH (1) TO DISCLOSE ALL ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS SET OUT IN THE COI POLICY, AND (2) TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE COVERED PERSON HAS A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, THE COVERED PERSON WILL NOT BE PRESENT WHEN ANY SUCH VOTE IS TAKEN. AI2 MAY ENTER INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH A COVERED PERSON HAS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ONLY IF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: (1) THE COVERED PERSON HAS DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COI POLICY; (2) A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT APPROVE THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AT A BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING AFTER DETERMINING, IN GOOD FAITH AND AFTER REASONABLE INVESTIGATION, THAT THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST; (3) ANY COVERED PERSON WHO HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN AND IS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE REGARDING ANY SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT; AND (4) THE BOARD RELIES UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA, SUCH AS AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL OR AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY, IN REACHING ITS DETERMINATION AS TO THE FAIRNESS AND REASONABLENESS OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING BASE SALARY AND BONUSES OF THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING CERTAIN COMPENSATION MATTERS AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION PAID BY AI2 TO THE CEO AND FOR SUCH OTHER EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF AI2 AS THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME (COLLECTIVELY, "SENIOR EXECUTIVES"). ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD BASE SALARY AND BONUSES FOR THE CEO AND REVIEWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CEO AND RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD BASE SALARY AND BONUSES FOR THE OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH ANNUALLY OBTAINING AND REVIEWING MARKET DATA REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARABLE SERVICES TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE CEO AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND REVIEWING AND APPROVING AN OVERALL MERIT POOL FOR BASE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE MADE AT THE BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THIRD PARTY, INDEPENDENT REASONABLENESS OPINIONS INCLUDING COMPARABILITY DATA. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IS REFLECTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. IN 2021, THIS PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED FOR THE CEO, COO, CHRO, AND SEMANTIC SCHOLAR'S GENERAL MANAGER. SPECIFICALLY, AI2 HAS RECEIVED THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION DATA AS OF JUNE 2, 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | THE OPERATING ENTITY, AI2 LLC, WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON JULY 1, 2021. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION A REFLECTS COMPENSATION PAID FROM JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE OPERATING ENTITY REPORTED THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAGES PAID IN 2021 ON ITS LAST FILED INCOME TAX RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, PRIOR TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ENTITY INTO THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. |
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