2024-08-15T12:19:03-05:00 2023-09-30 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH ST STE 1400 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2022-10-01 843431367 TOPOS INSTITUTE TOPO 9495291429 2140 SHATTUCK AVENUE 610 BERKELEY CA 947041227 BRENDAN FONG CEO 9495291429 2024-08-13 1 0 MEGAN R RYAN P00737884 4254544919 2024-08-13 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ILYAS KHAN 2140 SHATTUCK AVENUE 610 BERKELEY CA 947041227 1973631 0 X WWW.TOPOS.INSTITUTE X 2019 CA TOPOS INSTITUTE ENGAGES IN SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 4 3 15 4 0 0 1444016 1947939 0 8600 68 12110 5246 4982 1449330 1973631 0 0 0 0 746719 1075875 0 0 950 385149 624764 1131868 1700639 317462 272992 808232 1328402 55495 302673 752737 1025729 OUR MISSION IS TO SHAPE TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING SCIENCES OF CONNECTION AND INTEGRATION. 0 0 938418 8600 OUR RESEARCH FOCUSES ON COLLABORATIVE MODELLING, COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ETHICS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2023 INCLUDE WORK ON POLYNOMIAL FUNCTORS, CATEGORICAL SYSTEMS THEORY, DYNAMIC CATEGORIES, NLP AND AI FOR MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH, OPERADIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, COLLABORATIVE PANDEMIC MODELLING, DIAGRAMMATIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, AND GENERALIZED STATISTICAL THEORIES. THIS WORK IS SHARED THROUGH RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, TALKS, AND BLOG ARTICLES. IN 2023, TOPOS RESEARCHERS PRODUCED 18 ARTICLES AND GAVE 23 PUBLIC-FACING TALKS. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND OUR OTHER PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://TOPOS.SITE/WORK/ 189783 TOPOS CO-ORGANISES AND PARTICIPATES IN WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES PERTAINING TO MATHEMATICS RESEARCH, AI, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR MISSION. ACTIVITIES IN 2023 INCLUDED ETHICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EMBRACING THE 21ST CENTURY, FINDING THE RIGHT ABSTRACTIONS 2 AND 3, THE SINGAPORE CONFERENCE ON AI FOR THE GLOBAL GOOD, MODELLING CONSCIOUSNESS, CATEGORIES FOR CONSCIOUSNESS SCIENCE, AND THE MATHEMATICAL METAPHYSICS SYMPOSIA, THE ADJOINT SCHOOL APPLIED CATEGORY THEORY, AND WOMEN IN LOGIC. 37285 OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PRODUCING FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE MATERIALS FOR THOSE LEARNING CATEGORY THEORY AND RELATED TOPICS IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS. WE SEEK TO ADVANCE A MORE INCLUSIVE MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY, PRODUCING MATERIALS TARGETING AUDIENCES HISTORICALLY LESS CENTERED IN THE MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY. WE ALSO SEEK TO SHARE MUCH OF THE CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AS IT HAPPENS. THIS INCLUDES WORK ON OUR WEBSITE, BLOG, AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN 2023, OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND 375 VIDEOS. 1165486 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X BETH WILLIAMS 9495291429 2140 SHATTUCK AVENUE 610 BERKELEY CA 947041227 DAVID SPIVAK SECRETARY & SR. SCIENTIST/FELLOW 40.00 0.00 X X 123451 0 12345 ILYAS KHAN CHAIRMAN 0.30 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WESLEY PHOA TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD KMETT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN FONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 116272 0 19981 EVAN PATTERSON RESEARCH SCIENTIST 40.00 0.00 X 111734 0 5587 351457 0 37913 3 0 0 0 0 871304 1076635 1947939 PROGRAM RESEARCH FEES 541700 8600 8600 8600 12110 12110 REFUNDS 900099 4982 4982 4982 1973631 8600 0 17092 279414 136158 142548 708 662475 536873 125562 40 61671 46721 14941 9 72315 52216 20042 57 25719 25719 46668 46668 121903 5600 116303 5106 2544 2562 15514 8766 6748 107955 87588 20367 71578 69731 1847 400 266 134 2706 1038 1668 EVENTS 148322 148322 PARTICIPANT SUPPORT 49690 49690 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT 10020 6662 3358 PAYROLL SERVICE 3498 2278 1218 2 15685 11299 4386 1700639 1165486 534203 950 193278 295028 360068 600016 0 256195 204020 11906 16894 4043 33972 161214 808232 1328402 8708 112719 46787 189954 55495 302673 X 660892 908590 91845 117139 752737 1025729 808232 1328402 272992 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 256371 699060 1444016 1947939 4347386 256371 699060 1444016 1947939 4347386 1586051 2761335 68 12110 12178 5246 4982 10228 4369792 247600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DEPOSITS 11495 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 149719 161214 GRANT REFUNDING 30000 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 159954 189954 1973631 0 1973631 0 1973631 1700639 0 1700639 0 1700639 FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 6 THE VOLUNTEER COUNT INCLUDES THREE UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ONE VOLUNTEER RESEARCH MENTOR. 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