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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAMBRIDGE BOSTON ALIGNMENT INITIATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,497,763
Total expenses
$1,128,480
Contributions and grants received
$1,497,763
Grants paid
$55,950
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$374,343
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,060
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$369,283
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$841,933
Management and general expenses
$286,547
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$841,933

Program services were 74.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,497,763

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $55,950 · program services $55,950

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $39,452 · program services $29,589 · management and general $9,863 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $218,531 · program services $79,784 · management and general $138,747 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,315 · program services $0 · management and general $21,315 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,384 · program services $0 · management and general $4,384 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,358 · program services $0 · management and general $18,358 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $198,992 · program services $174,407 · management and general $24,585 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,287 · program services $0 · management and general $1,287 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,029 · program services $6,508 · management and general $1,521 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,756 · program services $11,827 · management and general $20,929 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $252,852 · program services $221,408 · management and general $31,444 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $191,851 · program services $189,102 · management and general $2,749 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS

    total $67,113 · program services $65,000 · management and general $2,113 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $17,610 · program services $8,358 · management and general $9,252 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $374,343

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,060

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $369,283

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE IN CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 1986, AS AMENDED, OR THE CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF ANY FUTURE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.

  • WORKSHOPS - CBAI SUPPORTS AND RUNS ONE-OFF WORKSHOPS WITH THE GOAL OF FURTHERING CONVERSATIONS AND NETWORKING IN AI SAFETY. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 WORKSHOPS RUN DURING 2023, INCLUDING A LONGER, MORE INTENSIVE SUMMER WORKSHOP.

    Expenses $305,216

  • GENERAL PROGRAM - CBAI SUPPORTS AND ACCELERATES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN AI SAFETY BY SERVING AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR AND OFFERING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR AI SAFETY STUDENT TEAMS WHO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE INTRODUCTORY FELLOWSHIPS FOR OTHER STUDENTS INTERESTED IN AI SAFETY, AS WELL AS RUN REGULAR READING/DISCUSSION GROUPS TO STRENGTHEN AND BOLSTER NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION AMONG GROUP MEMBERS. IN 2023 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 60 PARTICIPANTS IN THE REGULAR READING GROUPS AND APPROXIMATELY 175 PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTRODUCTORY READING GROUPS.

    Expenses $296,928 · Grants $55,950

  • MIT - FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL MODEL DEVELOPED PRIMARILY FOR AND BY THE STUDENTS IN HARVARD SQUARE, SIMILAR PROGRAMMING BECAME IMPLEMENTED SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS AFFILIATED WITH MIT. A SPECIFIC OFFICE SPACE WAS RENTED FOR THEM IN KENDALL SQUARE, TO PREPARE THEM TO RUN THEIR OWN INTRODUCTORY FELLOWSHIPS AND HOLD REGULAR READING/DISCUSSION GROUPS. THE MIT BOARD/LEADERSHIP TEAM STARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 MEMBERS.

    Expenses $167,309

  • OTHER PROGRAM

    Expenses $72,480

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANNIE BARNETT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $20,952
    From this org
    $20,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • SAM MARKS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $18,500
    From this org
    $18,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • KUHAN JEYAPRAGASAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • TREVOR LEVIN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • XANDER DAVIES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530239349300048

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